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OverviewOver the last forty years, the estimated number of international schools worldwide has increased from fewer than 300 to 6400 in 2012. This explosion is a response to the needs of a world in which borders are being traversed with ever greater ease and children increasingly need to be prepared for the global opportunities that await them. In this book, international school specialists reflect on where the movement has come from, how it stands and where developments are heading, offering insightful observations on these unique institutions. This is a comprehensive resource for students, researchers and professionals with an interest in the future of education in a globalized world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard PearcePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.424kg ISBN: 9781472510747ISBN 10: 1472510747 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 24 October 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsThis collection takes a long, hard look at international schooling and how such branding has been stretched, compromised, challenged and changed over the last forty years while appetites for its services have flourished. Authors with a variety of perspectives and stakes look both backwards and forwards, reflecting on how this sector has become a victim of its own success, its idealism prey to the market logics currently at play across all educational sectors. The book reveals a maturing field of enquiry asking more difficult and searching questions, in particular around the politics of language, curricular enactment and the place of international curricula such as the IB in globalising times. Teachers and school leaders in this sector will find this a valuable tool to help reflect on what the changes underway might mean for their practice and mission. Catherine Doherty, Senior Research Fellow, School of Cultural and Professional Learning, Queensland University of Technology, Australia 'We are entering an era that has not only witnessed the exponential rise of international schools worldwide, but the simultaneous interest in international and global education being embraced by more and more schools in the public sector. Pearce and his colleagues have compiled an invaluable resource that provides essential reading for both those new to the field as well as the practicing international educator. An exceptional array of contributing authors present, in one concise volume, a forty-year retrospective of the evolution of international schools, major historical developments and challenges facing the field, current research, and latest thinking in the field of international education and schooling. A must-read for anyone interested in the field of international education.' Kenneth Cushner, Professor of Education, Kent State University, USA This collection takes a long, hard look at international schooling and how such branding has been stretched, compromised, challenged and changed over the last forty years while appetites for its services have flourished. Authors with a variety of perspectives and stakes look both backwards and forwards, reflecting on how this sector has become a victim of its own success, its idealism prey to the market logics currently at play across all educational sectors. The book reveals a maturing field of enquiry asking more difficult and searching questions, in particular around the politics of language, curricular enactment and the place of international curricula such as the IB in globalising times. Teachers and school leaders in this sector will find this a valuable tool to help reflect on what the changes underway might mean for their practice and mission. Catherine Doherty, Senior Research Fellow, School of Cultural and Professional Learning, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Author InformationRichard Pearce is an Education Consultant for the International School of London, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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