What is Global-Mindedness

This chapter presents a case study using ethnographic research methods to examine prospective teachers' experience in educational fieldwork in Havana, Cuba and its impact on them. Triangulation of multiple sources of evidence validate the findings. The primary student goals of the program based on immersion in family, student, and local Havana neighborhood life were 1) to develop a cultural and historical understanding of Cuba and its people, 2) to learn about and become immersed in the Cuban educational system, and 3) to expand the participants' pedagogical knowledge and skills. Findings point to considerable growth in knowledge and understanding of the Cuban people, a substantial involvement in the Cuban educational system, and a more limited development of pedagogical knowledge and skills.