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Title International schools : current issues and future prospects / Edited by Mary Hayden & Jeff Thompson
Published Didcot, Oxford Symposium Books, 2016

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Description 240 pages ; 24 cm
Series Oxford studies in comparative education, 0961-2149 ; volume 26, number 2
Oxford studies in comparative education. 0961-2149 ; volume 26, number 2
Contents Contents: Mary Hayden & Jeff Thompson. Introduction. International Schools: the developing agenda -- Nicholas Tate. What Are International Schools For? -- George Walker. International Schools and International Curricula -- Tristian Stobie. The Curriculum Battleground -- Martin Skelton. What Should Students Learn in International Schools? -- Judith Fabian. A Pedagogy for International Education -- Michael Fertig & Chris James. The Leadership and Management of International Schools: very complex matters -- Margaret Halicioglu. International Education: the role of the residential school experience -- Neil Richards. 'Rage, Rage against the Dying of the Light' -- Sally Booth, Malcolm McKenzie & Edward Shanahan. Lessons Learned from Opening a World School -- Mark Waterson. The Corporatisation of International Schooling Tristan Bunnell. International Schooling: implications of the changing growth pattern
Summary The foundation of the first international schools of the modern era well over a century ago, and their burgeoning growth over recent years, provides the context in this book for a series of personal perspectives written by some of those who have been involved centrally in their development. As the schools themselves have increased not only in number and geographical distribution but also in diversity of style and ownership, so has a range of complex issues arisen relating to their fundamental purposes, the curricula that they choose (what should be taught and what should be learned), the nature of their organization (including leadership and management), and their potential contributions in responding to a perceived global need and in influencing the promotion of international education in national systems of schools. The authors contributing to this volume identify the current issues surrounding the rapid evolution of international schools and likely future directions of development, based on their own personal and professional experience of the sector. [Publisher website, ed]
Notes Includes bibliographical references
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes In English
Subject Global method of teaching.
International education.
International schools.
Multicultural education.
Author Hayden, Mary, editor
Thompson, J. J. (John Jeffrey), 1938- editor
LC no. 2016417213
ISSN 0961-2149
ISBN 9781873927922 (paperback)