英文摘要 |
The objective of this study was to explore the effectiveness of problembased learning (PBL) in helping students in the department of early childhood education and care (ECEC) create overseas ECEC service projects, improve their global mobility, and engage in professional transformation. The study participants were 53 senior students in the ECEC department of a private university of science and technology. The PBL-based global mobility course employed in this study focused on expanding students' international horizon, improving their ability to adapt to living overseas, and facilitating their professional transformation. Specifically, one comprehensive goal and three secondary goals were established for the course, which involved three topics entitled ''Going Out,'' ''Staying Alive,'' and ''Fun ECEC Activities'' and 12 teaching activities. Qualitative analysis was performed on data collected from student personal assignments (weekly reflection, end-of-term reflection, and end-of-term teaching plan), group reports (midterm reports), and teachers' teaching logs to determine students' learning outcomes. The results indicated that the proposed novel teaching design based on global mobility helps students gain further insight into globalization, allows them to embrace the challenges brought by globalization, and encourages them to work overseas. Through cross-cultural contextual teaching plan design and discussion, the students created ECEC service projects to be implemented in other countries. Finally, this study further explored the teachers' reflection and the proposed global mobility course. The results can provide a reference to subsequent thinking of developing and improving relevant courses. |