How well are secondary social studies teachers prepared to teach global education? Pre-service teacher and faculty’s perspectives of the implementation of global education in teacher education programs in Taiwan

This mixed method study investigated "How well are secondary social studies teachers prepared to teach global education?Pre-service teacher and faculty's perspectives of the implementation of global education in teacher education programs in Taiwan."Survey questionnaire and document analysis were employed in this study.A total of 275 survey questionnaires were collected from pre-service teacher participants and 11 survey questionnaires were collected from the faculty participants.Survey data were analyzed using SPSS software.Qualitative findings were organized around emerging themes throughout the study.The pre-service teacher participants reported that the effectiveness of teacher education programs in preparing them to teach global education is closer to but less than "Average."The faculty participants reported the effectiveness of the teacher education programs they taught in to be "Average" and better.However, around half of the preservice teachers had no experience taking courses related to global education such as those that: 1) discuss global issues, conditions, or development, 2) introduce different countries, cultures or people, 3) teach global connections, the impact of globalization on local communities, or the interconnectedness between the local and the globe, and 4) deal with the power conflict or discrimination of different countries, people, and cultures.4.32.Courses that Helped Pre-service Teacher Participants in Developing a Global Worldview or Perspective…………………………………………….…....…155 4.33.Courses that will Help Pre-service Social Studies Teacher to Develop a Global Worldview or Perspective (n=275)…………………………………………...157 xvi