@phdthesis{Staab2024,
  author    = {Staab, Monika},
  title     = {International Teaching and Learning Settings in the Academic Professionalisation of Adult Education : An International and Comparative Study},
  series = {Studies on Adult Learning and Education ; 18},
  journal   = {Studies on Adult Learning and Education ; 18},
  publisher = {Firenze University Press},
  address   = {Firenze},
  isbn      = {979-12-215-0287-9},
  doi       = {10.36253/979-12-215-0287-9},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-359613},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  pages     = {327},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {Academic education is seen as an important place for the development of professionalism of (future) adult educators. Since adult education academia, research, and practice is closely intertwined with global and international de- velopments, there is a need for adult education programmes to prepare their students for these interconnections. This can be examined in the context of international teaching and learning settings that integrate international, inter- cultural, or global perspectives into teaching and learning and are part of the internationalisation efforts of higher education. The focus of this international and comparative study is on how international teaching and learning settings contribute to the academic professionalisation in adult education in three mas- ter's programmes with a focus on adult education at the University of W{\"u}rzburg (Germany), University of Belgrade (Serbia) and University of Florence (Italy). International teaching and learning settings are examined on the structural and individual level of academic professionalisation. The aim is to explore the provision of international teaching and learning settings in the master's pro- grammes on the one hand, and to analyse the contribution of international teach- ing and learning settings to the development of students' professionalism on the other. For this purpose, three focus group interviews with programme heads, (academic) staff, and students as well as 22 guided interviews with graduates of the three master's programmes at the three university locations are collected and analysed in an international and comparative study design. The study reveals similarities and differences in the forms, framework con- ditions, and goals of international teaching and learning settings between the three master's programmes. Overarching contexts that guide the internationalisation of the master's programmes become apparent (e.g. education and higher education policy, internationalisation of the university, programme structure). The triangulation of the interview data of the graduates shows that the interna- tional environment, the structural arrangement, and the practical relevance of the international teaching and learning settings support the development of the graduates' professionalism. The results underline the relevance of international teaching and learning settings for the development of professionalism in adult education and point to the requirement for a systematic and comprehensive in- ternationalisation of adult education programmes.},
  subject      = {Erwachsenenbildung},
  language  = {en}
}