Floating on the Dead Sea: Constructing Knowledge in a Cross-Cultural Project
Floating on the Dead Sea: Constructing Knowledge in a Cross-Cultural Project

Summary/Abstract: In this article constructivist theory is used to examine a cross-cultural project that 5th grade students in the US and in Israel participated in during one academic year, focusing on the participants from school in the U.S. Although the teacher attempted to create a broad enrichment experience for the students, this project fell short of the goal of being an in-depth learning activity about another society and culture in order to promote tolerance. Using mixed method research methodology this study examines teacher and student experiences and perceptions to determine what the students learned from the experience and how student learning could have been facilitated at a deeper level.

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