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What is the impact of the international school experience on the children of educators who live and study in close proximity with their parents and parents' colleagues? In this study, educators, who are teachers, counselors, specialists and administrators, describe their impressions of the benefits and challenges of this unique expatriate family experience. Many of the challenges are due to the multiple, and sometimes blurred, roles of both the educator-parents and their children. Raising children overseas within the international school context, however, was evaluated by most participants as a positive and rewarding experience for all members of the family.

French

Quel impact ont les établissements scolaires internationaux sur les enfants des agents d'éducation qui vivent et étudient à proximité de leurs parents et des collÉgues de ces derniers? Dans cette étude, des agents d'éducation, c'est à dire des enseignants, des conseillers pédagogiques et des membres de la direction, partagent leurs impressions sur les avantages et les inconvénients de cette expérience unique parmi les familles expatriées. Plusieurs inconvénients sont dus aux rôles multiples et parfois flous des parents agents d'éducation et de leurs enfants. Cependant, élever des enfants à l'étranger dans le cadre d'un établissement scolaire international a été décrit par la plupart des participants comme étant une expérience positive et enrichissante pour tous les membres de la famille.

Spanish

'Cómo afecta la experiencia de la educación internacional a los hijos de educadores que viven y estudian en estrecha proximidad con sus padres y los colegas de sus padres? En este artículo, varios educadores (profesores, pedagogos, especialistas y directores de colegios) describen'sus impresiones sobre los beneficios y las dificultades de esta experiencia familiar única de vivir y recibir educación en el extranjero. Muchas de las dificultades se deben a los múltiples (y a veces difusos) roles de los educadores-padres y de sus hijos. La'mayoría de los participantes consideraron que educar a hijos en el'extranjero en el contexto de un colegio internacional es una experiencia positiva y gratificante para toda la familia.

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educators family roles global nomads international schools Third Culture Kids

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International school educators and their children

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