This study reports on the impact of international visiting faculty’s teaching experiences in the United States on their personal, professional, and intercultural development. It is based on the principles of qualitative research and can be described as a case study. Data collection involved a questionnaire, a written narrative, and a semi-structured interview with each of a number of teachers. Participants included a group of 22 visiting faculty. Three main categories, each of which can be subdivided into benefits and challenges, emerged from the analysis: intercultural matters, professional matters, and personal matters. A wide range of benefits was identified, suggesting that the participants adapted to new life styles, became more mature, obtained a deeper understanding of themselves, reaffirmed their own educational values and philosophies, raised cultural awareness, became more flexible, and developed attitudes that involved tolerance and respect. Conversely, visiting faculty reported that they faced challenges related to language barriers, interaction with native speakers, classroom management, lack of support from school administrators, and separation from family.

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在国际上生活和教学：教师谈论个人经历、好处和挑战

本研究报告了国际访问教师在美国的教学经历对其个人、专业和跨文化发展的影响。它基于定性研究的原则，可以被描述为案例研究。数据收集涉及问卷调查、书面叙述和对每位教师的半结构化访谈。参与者包括 22 名访问教师。分析中出现了三个主要类别，每个类别都可以细分为好处和挑战：跨文化事务、专业事务和个人事务。确定了广泛的好处，表明参与者适应了新的生活方式，变得更加成熟，对自己有了更深入的了解，重申了自己的教育价值观和哲学，提高了文化意识，变得更加灵活，并形成了宽容和尊重的态度。相反，访问教师报告说他们面临与语言障碍、与母语人士互动、课堂管理、缺乏学校管理人员的支持以及与家人分离等方面的挑战。