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International student teaching: Linkage for change

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This article explores the extent to which an overseas student teaching practicum avoids the problem of assimilation inherent in traditional programs of school practice for preservice teachers. Overseas programs of student teaching may be effective vehicles for cross-fertilization of pedagogical ideas and for fostering innovation and change.

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  1. Leonard Williams
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  2. Royston Kelleher
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Williams, L., Kelleher, R. International student teaching: Linkage for change. Innov High Educ 11, 84–93 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00889766

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