The impact of studying abroad on developing Faculty teaching assistants' professional development and global mindedness

نوع المستند : المقالة الأصلية

المؤلفون

Faculty of Education Ain Shams University

المستخلص

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of studying abroad in developing the professional development and global mindedness of teaching assistants in the Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University. Based on the literature review and related previous studies to studying abroad, professional development and global mindedness, the researchers designed two main instruments to measure both professional development and global mindedness for the participants of the study. Data were collected via professional development scale and interviews conducted on the participants who were involved in studying abroad programs in Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University. Results indicated that both professional development and global mindedness were significant for the participants due to studying abroad.