A Qualitative Study on International Education Experiences of Foreign Teachers Working in International Schools in Istanbul

This study aims to try to understand the perceptions, opinions, thoughts and experiences of foreign teachers working in primary schools that provide international education in Türkiye. This research was conducted using qualitative method and in-depth interview technique. The study group comprised 10 foreign teachers working in an international school in Istanbul, none of whom were Turkish citizens. The interviews were conducted between April and June 2023 and lasted from 60 to 120 minutes. According to the findings; all the teachers had at least seven years of teaching experience in both national and international curriculums, were between the age of 34-44, mostly married with kids. Teachers defined international education as an educational philosophy that raised multicultural, multilingual, tolerant, openminded, respectful world citizens. Finally, these results were discussed in the context of different studies in the literature. Some suggestions were presented for both educational institutions and further researches about the field.