Teacher Professional Development: Experiences in an International Project on Intercultural Education
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
This article develops an interesting theme for the development of a more comprehensive and inclusive education. However, there are some weaknesses in the article, which I will detail below:
1. The sample used should be more defined. I think it is important to provide information on the country in which each participant in the sample work
2. In the methodology section, the procedure followed to process the data should be explained in greater detail. Once the categories were obtained, was any software used to code and analyse the data? How was the data analysis carried out?
2. The results section needs to be reworded, as it is confusing and does not provide sufficient evidence. In my opinion, the following changes should be made:
- The first section, which appears in the results (7.1. Qualitative Analysis) should be part of the methodology section.
- In the results section, each of the categories found (7.1 Attitudes, 7.2. Teaching approach, etc) should be explained. In each sub-section the category should be explained and more verbatims should be added. With a sample of 8 participants, there should be many more verbatims to show the results obtained. In addition, the verbatims should be separated from the main text.
- Finally, I do not see the point of table 1 in the results section (perhaps it could appear as an Appendix), in my opinion the information it provides is not relevant if the previous sections are written in a more complete way, and more testimonies extracted from the in-depth interviews are added.
Author Response
We would like to thank the anonymous reviewer for his comments and suggestions. We found them to be very helpful in clarifying the aims and improving the quality of the study. We believe that the paper is much improved now. In what follows we respond to each comment in detail. Please note, all changes appear highlighted in the revised document.
Reviewer 1
This article develops an interesting theme for the development of a more comprehensive and inclusive education. However, there are some weaknesses in the article, which I will detail below:
Response: Thank you for your comments about our manuscript and the suggestions for improvement. We really appreciated the time and effort you have spent in helping us to improve the manuscript. We believe I have been able to incorporate all your suggestions that you inserted in the .pdf text file and we feel sure the manuscript is much improved as a result.
Comment 1:
- The sample used should be more defined. I think it is important to provide information on the country in which each participant in the sample work
Response: Thank you for your comments the country of the participants was added.
Comment 2:
- In the methodology section, the procedure followed to process the data should be explained in greater detail. Once the categories were obtained, was any software used to code and analyse the data? How was the data analysis carried out?
Response: Thank you for your comment. We have added details about the software used for data analysis and how the data analysis was carried out.
Comment 3:
- The results section needs to be reworded, as it is confusing and does not provide sufficient evidence. In my opinion, the following changes should be made:
- The first section, which appears in the results (7.1. Qualitative Analysis) should be part of the methodology section.
Response: Thank you for your comment. Part 7.1. Qualitative Analysis) was moved to the methodology section.
Comment 4:
- In the results section, each of the categories found (7.1 Attitudes, 7.2. Teaching approach, etc) should be explained. In each sub-section the category should be explained and more verbatims should be added. With a sample of 8 participants, there should be many more verbatims to show the results obtained. In addition, the verbatims should be separated from the main text.
- Finally, I do not see the point of table 1 in the results section (perhaps it could appear as an Appendix), in my opinion the information it provides is not relevant if the previous sections are written in a more complete way, and more testimonies extracted from the in-depth interviews are added.
Response: Thank you, we have considered this comment and we have integrated the results session with more examples from the interviews. In addition, the categories were explained more in detail. We consider important table 1 as it summaries the data.
Thank you very much for all the suggestions. We really appreciated the time and effort you have spent helping us to improve our submission. We hope to be able to exchange views with you over our current research projects in the near future.
Author Response File: 
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Reviewer 2 Report
Although the theme of the manuscript is very interesting, it is not developed in the text.
The theoretical framework must be broadened by justifying the subject in a more exhaustive way and carrying out an analysis of the studies on the subject.
The number of participants was five women and three men, which seems very low. It should be justified as a case study.
The perceptions of teachers who participated in an international project on intercultural education are investigated, but the results are very poor since there is no confrontation with other results.
The "Qualitative analysis" results section should be called the analysis procedure and placed in the method section.
Only one citation appears in the summary section of the literature review, which seems very insufficient. There is an abuse of self-quotes.
It would be very important to expand the results by trying to triangulate the techniques. Remove citations from results. Expand the discussion with similar studies in the international context. For example:
Parkhouse, H., Lu, C. Y., & Massaro, V. R. (2019). Multicultural education professional development: A review of the literature. Review of Educational Research, 89(3), 416-458.
Alfaro, C., & Quezada, R. L. (2010). International teacher professional development: Teacher reflections of authentic teaching and learning experiences. Teaching education, 21(1), 47-59.
Premier, J. A., & Miller, J. (2010). Preparing pre-service teachers for multicultural classrooms. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 35(2), 3.
Choi, S., & Lee, S. W. (2020). Enhancing Teacher Self-Efficacy in Multicultural Classrooms and School Climate: The Role of Professional Development in Multicultural Education in the United States and South Korea. AERA Open, 6(4), 2332858420973574.
Szelei, N., Tinoca, L., & Pinho, A. S. (2020). Professional development for cultural diversity: the challenges of teacher learning in context. Professional development in education, 46(5), 780-796.
Miled, N. (2019). Educational leaders’ perceptions of multicultural education in teachers’ professional development: A case study from a Canadian school district. Multicultural education review, 11(2), 79-95.
Whitaker, M. C., & Valtierra, K. M. (2019). Professional development. In Schooling Multicultural Teachers. Emerald Publishing Limited.
Author Response
We would like to thank the anonymous reviewer for his comments and suggestions. We found them to be very helpful in clarifying the aims and improving the quality of the study. We believe that the paper is much improved now. In what follows we respond to each comment in detail. Please note, all changes appear highlighted in the revised document.
Reviewer 2
Comment 1:
Although the theme of the manuscript is very interesting, it is not developed in the text.
Response: Thank you for your comments about our manuscript and the suggestions for improvement. We really appreciated the time and effort you have spent in helping us to improve the manuscript. We believe I have been able to incorporate all your suggestions that you inserted in the .pdf text file and we feel sure the manuscript is much improved as a result.
Comment 2:
The theoretical framework must be broadened by justifying the subject in a more exhaustive way and carrying out an analysis of the studies on the subject.
Response: Thank you for your comment. We have added papers and broadened the theoretical framework
Comment 3:
The number of participants was five women and three men, which seems very low. It should be justified as a case study.
Response: Thank you for your comment. The study was justified as a case study
Comment 4:
The perceptions of teachers who participated in an international project on intercultural education are investigated, but the results are very poor since there is no confrontation with other results.
Response: Thank you, we have considered this comment and we have added some confrontation with previous studies.
Comment 5:
The "Qualitative analysis" results section should be called the analysis procedure and placed in the method section.
Response: Thank you for your comment. Part 7.1. Qualitative Analysis) was moved to the methodology section.
Comment 6:
Only one citation appears in the summary section of the literature review, which seems very insufficient. There is an abuse of self-quotes.
It would be very important to expand the results by trying to triangulate the techniques. Remove citations from results. Expand the discussion with similar studies in the international context. For example:
Parkhouse, H., Lu, C. Y., & Massaro, V. R. (2019). Multicultural education professional development: A review of the literature. Review of Educational Research, 89(3), 416-458.
Alfaro, C., & Quezada, R. L. (2010). International teacher professional development: Teacher reflections of authentic teaching and learning experiences. Teaching education, 21(1), 47-59.
Premier, J. A., & Miller, J. (2010). Preparing pre-service teachers for multicultural classrooms. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 35(2), 3.
Choi, S., & Lee, S. W. (2020). Enhancing Teacher Self-Efficacy in Multicultural Classrooms and School Climate: The Role of Professional Development in Multicultural Education in the United States and South Korea. AERA Open, 6(4), 2332858420973574.
Szelei, N., Tinoca, L., & Pinho, A. S. (2020). Professional development for cultural diversity: the challenges of teacher learning in context. Professional development in education, 46(5), 780-796.
Miled, N. (2019). Educational leaders’ perceptions of multicultural education in teachers’ professional development: A case study from a Canadian school district. Multicultural education review, 11(2), 79-95.
Whitaker, M. C., & Valtierra, K. M. (2019). Professional development. In Schooling Multicultural Teachers. Emerald Publishing Limited.
Response: Thank you for your comment. Self quotes were limited and the papers you suggested were inserted and discussed in the manuscript.
Thank you very much for all the suggestions. We really appreciated the time and effort you have spent helping us to improve our submission. We hope to be able to exchange views with you over our current research projects in the near future.
Author Response File: Author Response.docx
Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
First of all, we would like to thank the authors for the changes made to the manuscript. As a minor change, it would be necessary to separate the verbatims of the teachers interviewed from the main text. They should be placed in a new paragraph with indentation and without inverted commas.
Author Response
Reviewer 1
First of all, we would like to thank the authors for the changes made to the manuscript. As a minor change, it would be necessary to separate the verbatims of the teachers interviewed from the main text. They should be placed in a new paragraph with indentation and without inverted commas.
Response: Thank you for your comment, the verbatims of the teachers were separated from the main text, placed in a new paragraph with indentation and without inverted commas. In any case this depends on the style of the journal.
Thank you very much for all the suggestions. We really appreciated the time and effort you have spent helping us to improve our submission. We hope to be able to exchange views with you over our current research projects in the near future.
Author Response File: Author Response.docx
Reviewer 2 Report
An effort of theoretical justification of the investigated subject has been made.
The organization of the methods section has been improved.
The limitations of the study should be expanded.
The texts with the contributions of the interviewees should be identified with codes to facilitate the understanding of the results.
Author Response
Reviewer 2
Comment 1:
Comments and Suggestions for Authors
An effort of theoretical justification of the investigated subject has been made.
The organization of the methods section has been improved.
The limitations of the study should be expanded.
The texts with the contributions of the interviewees should be identified with codes to facilitate the understanding of the results.
Response: Thank you for your comments about our manuscript and the suggestions for improvement.
We expanded the limitations of the study and we inserted codes to facilitate the understanding of the results.
We really appreciated the time and effort you have spent in helping us to improve the manuscript. We believe I have been able to incorporate all your suggestions that you inserted in the .pdf text file and we feel sure the manuscript is much improved as a result.
Author Response File: Author Response.docx
