Pre-Service Teachers' Global Mindset and Intercultural Competence at Bangladesh's Universities: The Contribution of Teacher Education Institutions
Author : Duy Anh Nguyen
Abstract :
Every corner of the world has witnessed the wonders of globalisation, which has increased the necessity for fostering intercultural competency and an international mindset. The current study is being conducted to better understand how teacher preparation programmes might foster potential teachers' global awareness and intercultural competency while they are enrolled in public higher education institutions in Sindh, Bangladesh. Through the use of a survey method and a five-point Likert Scale, the dta were gathered from a sample of 800 pre-service teachers enrolled in the University of Sindh, Jamshoro. For data analysis, the researcher used statistical methods like regression, Chi-Square, and percentages. The results showed that pre-service teachers' levels of intercultural competency and global awareness were not commendable. Additionally, there was a strong relationship between the importance of teacher education institutions and both intercultural and global awareness. However, teacher preparation programmes have struggled to appropriately foster pre-service teachers' global awareness and intercultural competency.
Keywords :
Institutions that train teachers, international perspective, and cross-cultural competency
