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Peter Mesker is a lecturer at Utrecht University, where he teaches in the international honours track of the Graduate School of Teaching, specifically in the UTEAch teacher training program. This program is tailored for pre-service teachers interested in working in bilingual education and international schools. His research primarily focuses on the impact of cross-cultural interdisciplinary experiences on the professional development of beginning teachers. He explores how boundary experiences can enhance teachers' awareness of their personal interpretative frameworks. Key research themes include world citizenship, bildung, vocational secondary education, professional learning communities, and Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL). Peter's PhD study employed case studies of international teaching internships, investigating their effects on pre-service teachers’ professional development within an intercultural context. This research highlighted the influence of boundary experiences during international internships on beginning teachers’ beliefs and teaching practices during their induction phase. In addition to his role at Utrecht University, he is a senior lecturer at the Archimedes University of Applied Sciences and is involved in a research group focused on Sustainable Communities.
Utrecht University • Utrecht, Netherlands
Lecturer in the international honours track and UTEAch Graduate School of Teaching, focusing on bilingual education and international schools.
Archimedes University of Applied Sciences • Utrecht, Netherlands
Senior lecturer involved in teacher training and research in sustainability.
Department of Psychology