Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Laura Pardo, Education
Document Type
Poster
Event Date
4-12-2024
Abstract
This study was designed to discover how students in an immersive educational experience in Liverpool, UK, made sense of and learned from a comparative analysis of British and American schools. Our first goal was to determine education students' beliefs about American and British schooling at the beginning of the experience. The second goal was to collect data from various sources, including surveys, observations, journals, and recorded conversations during the two-week clinical experience. Students used their lived experiences in the schools to construct a comparative analysis Google chart. The third goal was to analyze students' understanding at the Liverpool experience’s conclusion. Findings indicate that students knew a bit about British education prior to the trip, although those beliefs were superficial and contained misconceptions. Analysis of the Google chart revealed that students' daily journals produced new levels of understanding about British schools and allowed them to compare and contrast the two educational systems.
Recommended Citation
Repository citation: Ralston, Max, "Comparative Analysis of British & American Schools" (2024). 23rd Annual A. Paul and Carol C. Schaap Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (2024). Paper 69.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/curca_23/69
April 12, 2024. Copyright © 2024 Hope College, Holland, Michigan.
Comments
This research was supported by the Evert J. and Hattie E. Blekkink Endowed Professorship.