Domestic Intercultural Immersion Community of Practice : Embracing the Somali Immigrant Experience in Midwesern Public Schools.

Abstract

Many studies regarding international language- and culture-based immersions are available; research on domestic intercultural immersion experiences are rare. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a domestic intercultural immersion experience for undergraduate pre-service teachers. The Somali Intercultural Immersion is a comprehensive educational program that combines classroom-based instruction, a field placement in schools that serve primary Somali youth, and excursions in and around the Somali community in a large Midwestern city.