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Exploring factors associated with student wellbeing in the United Arab Emirates: PISA 2018 Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Jose Marquez, Louise Lambert, Devi Khanna
Interest in how to promote student wellbeing in schools is growing. Research shows that some drivers of wellbeing are universal, but others are country-specific. No prior study has investigated this question in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where geographic, socio-demographic and school type differences in student wellbeing are substantial. We address this gap by using multilevel regression to analyse
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Glocalising Education: Reflections from an International School in Delhi, India Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Bianca Daw
This article documents, describes and discusses the dynamics of an international school located in south Delhi, India. It discusses the means and ways via which the international school designs and delivers its curricular and pedagogic content that tend to shape and reinforce an element of ‘internationalism’ among its pupils. The international school form of education primarily embeds teaching and
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International Schools and De-globalisation: Exploring the tensions during the Covid-19 crisis Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Lucy Bailey, Mark T Gibson
This paper explores the thesis of de-globalisation in relation to international education. Through interrogating accounts of international school leadership during the Covid-19 crisis, the tension between international expectations and localised realities is charted, with four central tenets of internationalism undermined by the pandemic experience. It is argued that the Covid-19 crisis, ostensibly
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Deficit Beliefs and Cultural Responsiveness in a Bilingual International School Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2024-03-30 Jessica Albrent, Honorine Nocon
International schools exist in almost every country of the world, and international school educators come from a variety of countries, often teaching students from cultural and linguistic backgrounds different from their own. This article reports on a study that examined English-speaking educator beliefs about their Arabic-speaking students in a bilingual, international elementary school in the Middle
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Industrialisation and internationalisation of education in the context of Economy 4.0: A case study of Penang Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2023-04-12 Dorothy De Witt, Anton Sukhoverkhov
The globalisation of science, industry and commerce has resulted in the internationalisation of education. In this context, ‘a global citizen’, representing the Humboldtian educational model, has t...
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Riding the global wave of elite English private schools Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2023-04-05 Ian Gross
Demand for elite English private schools overseas is increasing and their numbers have risen rapidly in the first two decades of this century. With little research focussed on this type of internat...
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The heavy weight of COVID leadership: an analysis of one international school’s leadership during the pandemic Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2023-04-05 Sarah Pearce
The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented chaos all over the world, and schools and their leaders have not escaped its impacts. This article analyses the leadership actions of the team from o...
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International or Internationalised? Exploring issues faced by international schools in local markets: a Cyprus case study Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2023-03-31 Martyna Elerian, Emilios A Solomou
The growing popularity and diversity of international schools worldwide has resulted in the identification of several typologies of such schools based on different factors of significance. The larg...
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Sustainable Leadership in Private International Schools: Lessons from Kuwait Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2022-11-28 Mary Ellen Kelly
The rapid, global growth of the private international school sector has raised demand for qualified school administrators to lead schools in that sector. Many administrators hired into that sector ...
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Learner Profile Attributes in IB Teaching: Insights from a Continuum School in Turkey Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2022-11-18 Özlem Keser, Servet Altan, Jennie F Lane
This article presents findings from a case study of a K-12 school in Turkey where teachers shared perceptions of how the International Baccalaureate Learner Profile attributes related to their own ...
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Grief as an Integral Part of the Third Culture Kid Transition Experience: A Position Paper Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2022-11-14 Tracy Trethewy, Michelle Vanderburg, Jose van den Akker
Arising from increasing globalization, growing numbers of families may find themselves relocating internationally because of work, while children in these families, often referred to as Third Cultu...
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Parenting in the time of COVID-19: Insights and lessons from parents of international school children Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2022-11-11 Kathleen Doll, Gerard Calnin, Moira Ragan, Sarah Mason, Kevin House
The closure of school buildings due to COVID-19 and the resulting rapid transition to online education dramatically altered the lives of educators, students and parents. While previous literature d...
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Adolescents’ perceptions of how teachers encourage creativity in the context of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2022-11-09 Éanna O’Boyle
This article describes findings from a case study that aimed to understand adolescents’ perceptions of how teachers encourage creativity across the curriculum. Four broad categories of creativity-f...
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Self-Regulated Learning in the IB Diploma Programme: A qualitative comparison of strategy use by IB Diploma students with learning difficulties and those with a history of high achievement Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2022-09-16 Sandra Forrest
This investigation set out to explore the self-regulated learning strategies implemented by high-achieving International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) students and those with learning d...
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Evaluating the impact of the International Baccalaureate: an analysis in Ecuador Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2022-09-15 Juan Ponce, Ruthy Intriago
This study provides an evaluation of the impact of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme introduced in 2006 to 200 public schools in Ecuador. Using a combination of different methodolog...
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Fields, Habitus and the International Baccalaureate’s Interpretation of International Mindedness Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2022-09-09 David Whitmarsh
International Mindedness (IM) is recognised as being a key component of an international education (Hill, 2015). However, IM is also acknowledged as an ‘under-reported and under-researched aspect o...
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A Phenomenological Study of Teachers’ First-Year Experiences of Curriculum Development in Christian International Schools Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2022-08-30 Rachel Morgan Pedigo, Samuel Smith
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the experiences of eight American teachers in Christian international schools during the process of developing curriculum during their firs...
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International school accreditation: An isomorphic force against creativity in a growing competitive market Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2022-08-24 Karl Coutet
Despite the large number of new international schools opening each year, very little innovation is evident in the market. DiMaggio and Powell (1983) use institutional isomorphism to explain the phe...
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Student Satisfaction In Secondary Education: An Empirical Study Of Indian Expatriate Students Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2022-04-27 V K Gokuladas, S K Baby Sam
Children who live abroad with their parents are exposed to a wide diversity of cultural and educational influences. They face various challenges as they live in a different country and experience a...
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Education and the UN Development Goals Projects (MDGs and SDGs): Definitions, Links, Operationalisations Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2022-04-26 Iryna Kushnir, Ana Nunes
The United Nations (UN) has orchestrated a mobilisation of the world community over the past 20 years, to tackle a range of global problems via two consecutive development projects: the Millennium ...
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International School Teachers in Iran and Their Intercultural Communicative Competence: Does Sociocultural Background Make a Difference? Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2022-04-26 Masoomeh Estaji, Sarvenaz Tabrizi
This research study examined international school teachers’ perceptions of Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC), and whether or not the teachers’ sociocultural background could predict thei...
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The PISA performance gap between national and expatriate students in the United Arab Emirates Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2022-04-20 Jose Marquez, Louise Lambert, Natasha Y Ridge, Stuart Walker
In most education systems, students with an immigrant background perform worse academically than do native students. However, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) differences emerge in the opposite di...
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MYP Coordinators: Differences in Job Satisfaction Levels based on the Number of IB Programmes Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2022-04-12 Megel R Barker
The Middle Years Programme (MYP) is one of four programmes offered by the International Baccalaureate, together with the Diploma Programme, Career-related Programme and Primary Years Programme. This study investigated the difference in job satisfaction levels of MYP Coordinators based on the number of IB programmes delivered in the school. Schools offering the MYP are required to appoint a member of
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The role of British Schools Overseas in promoting and upholding British values: using transmission context in policy analysis Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2021-11-23 Sarah Pearce
With their central position in society as facilitators of information, schools and teachers play a key role in the articulation and embedding of government-driven policy targeted at school-age children; under the British government, this key role extends beyond the borders, to British Schools Overseas. In the last decade, this has been especially prevalent in the dissemination of anti-terrorism rhetoric
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Characteristics that Define an Exceptional International School According to Stakeholder Perspectives. A Thai Case Study Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2021-11-23 Matthew Fahey, Henriette van Rensburg, Rahul Ganguly
Research in international schools has lagged behind the growth of such schools (Lee et al, 2012). This paper offers support to international school leaders by identifying the ten most important characteristics of international schools as reported by three significant stakeholder groups (administrators/teachers, parents and students) in one case study international school. An initial phase utilised
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Multilingualism and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP): An Analysis of Language Learning in the IBDP in Light of the ‘Multilingual Turn’ Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2021-11-20 Jacob Huckle
This article analyses various International Baccalaureate policy documents to establish whether the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme has undergone what is described as a multilingual turn. After defining multilingualism and the multilingual turn, it outlines three main implications of what might be considered this paradigm shift for educational policies related to curriculum, pedagogy
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Investigating inclusive practice in international schooling: a case study of two schools Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2021-11-20 Hendra Y Agustian
Although the underlying principles and the founding history of international schools supposedly advocate the notions of providing equal opportunities, catering for diversity, and promoting global citizenship, the dimensions of inclusive education might not be self-evident. Findings from this qualitative case study show that the understanding of inclusion in the context of international schools goes
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Being and becoming internationally minded: Snapshots of novice Canadian teachers in international schools Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2021-11-20 James Budrow
This paper examines the experiences of three Canadian teachers beginning their formal careers in international schools. International mindedness is taken up as a sensitivity that international schoolteachers both bring to their international teaching assignments and further develop in the transnational spaces of international schools. As such, the internationally minded teacher is able to respond and
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Educational Leadership and the Impact of Societal Culture on Effective Practices Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2021-08-11 Darlene Fisher
Research into what is effective leadership in different cultures provides guidance for leaders moving from one culture to another (House et al, 2014). There is a paucity of empirical research into how culture impacts effective educational leadership in culturally diverse communities, which provides the direction and focus for this study. The cultural backgrounds of staff can impact what they expect
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Adapting and Enduring: Lessons Learned from International School Educators During COVID-19 Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2021-07-28 Kathleen Doll, Moira Ragan, Gerard Calnin, Sarah Mason, Kevin House
With the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020, school buildings across the globe closed, leading educators, students and families to transition rapidly to online education. It is clear that schools will in the future continue to employ online learning, even as students and educators return to school buildings. While the education community has over a number of years generated a range of practical tips
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Bourdieu’s Theory of Practice and the OECD PISA Global Competence Framework Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2021-07-27 Therese Andrews
Globalisation has become increasingly important in education, and national systems are no longer defined only by the nation-state. The role of intergovernmental organisations such as the OECD has also become increasingly important, particularly through the development of the PISA tests and the publication of international comparison tables. With a growing recognition of educating for an international
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Understanding EAL: International Secondary School Teachers’ Experiences and Attitudes in Ukraine and Eastern Europe Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2021-07-23 James Spencer
This article highlights the need to understand mainstream international secondary school teachers’ attitudes to and experiences of accommodating English as an Additional Language (EAL) learners, and what current collaborative relationships there are between mainstream and EAL teachers in terms of co-teaching and co-planning. The article draws on data collected from a questionnaire sent to secondary
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Book Review: Is Assessment Fair? Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2021-07-15 Susan Martin
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Do learning support assistants’ perceptions of their role support the capability approach? A small-scale study in a Jordanian international school Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2021-04-27 Matthew Lee
This article reports on a small-scale study which explored the perceptions of learning support assistants (LSAs) about how they facilitate learner agency and wellbeing, two key facets of the capability approach. Interviews were conducted with ten LSAs working in an international school to investigate whether LSAs support aspects of this theoretical framework within their role, where their efficacy
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Understanding Teacher Identity as an International Teacher: An Autoethnographic Approach to (Developing) Reflective Practice Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2021-04-27 Julia Sahling, Roussel De Carvalho
The teaching profession in England and Wales has been experiencing a steady decline in its workforce, with a significant number of teachers making the decision to move abroad and teach in international schools. Teachers cite working conditions, institutional pressures and pay and conditions at home as reasons to seek employment elsewhere. Meanwhile, exploring teachers’ experiences of teaching abroad
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Host-Country Parent Perspectives on International Schooling: A study from Bahrain Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2021-04-27 Lucy Bailey
Despite the rapid growth in international schooling worldwide, little attention has been paid to understanding why parents choose this kind of schooling and what they believe their choice has meant for their child. Most saliently, the extant literature has not considered the views of Arab parents, although a number of GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries are seen as hubs of international schooling
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The nature of hybrid governance: A case study of a large and well-established European international school Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2021-04-27 Leila Holmyard
The number of international schools is growing rapidly and existing data points to great diversity of their governance structure. The nature of hybrid governance, in which a board comprises both elected and appointed governors, was investigated through a case study of an international school in western Europe and triangulated with interviews with nine experts in international schooling. Hybrid governance
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A study into wellbeing, student engagement and resilience in early-adolescent international school students Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2021-04-27 Phillipa McKeering, Yoon-Suk Hwang, Clarence Ng
Growth in the international school sector continues, with significant expansion of the sector in Asia. Whilst substantial research has been conducted on the adjustment experience of tertiary-aged students, limited research attention has been given to school-aged students in international schools. The environment, conditions and challenges experienced by school-aged international students can differ
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Book Review: Understanding & Using Challenging Educational Theories (2nd Edition) Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2021-04-01 Conrad Hughes
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Book Review: Perspectives on Educational Practice Around the World Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2021-03-30 Robert Harrison
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Book Review: Hypersanity: Thinking beyond thinking Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2021-03-30 Malcolm Nicolson
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Book Review: Navigating Teacher Education in Complex and Uncertain Times Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Terry Haywood
As I opened the pages of this book for the first time, I was tempted to reflect on how many works on teacher education published in 2019 might already be out of date. If it is true that the Covid-19 experience will be a watershed in our perception of schooling (a proposition that I am not entirely convinced by, although I’d like to be!), then we need a more profound rethinking of professional training
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Book Review: Certification Counts: recognizing the learning attainments of displaced and refugee students Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Hana Kanan EdD
Levy J R and Fox R (2015) Pre-service teacher preparation for international settings. In Hayden M, Levy J and Thompson J (eds). The SAGE Handbook of Research in International Education, 2nd ed. London: SAGE, pp. 275–297. NCATE (2011) InTASC: Model Core Teaching Standards: a Resource for State Dialogue. Available at: http://www.ncate.org/~/media/Files/caep/accreditation-resources/intasc-teacher-standards
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Book Review: The Bloomsbury Handbook of Global Education and Learning Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Jack Levy
The fact that the research and focus is from a US perspective does not reduce in value or importance the core message of the book to all multicultural societies – that the world needs more interculturally aware teachers and students, and that there are effective ways of building these competencies. The book would be valuable for educators at both school and college levels, preparing students in any
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Challenges impacting student learning in the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Anisah Dickson, Laura B Perry, Susan Ledger
While the International Baccalaureate’s Middle Years Programme (MYP) is growing in popularity in Australia and across the globe, few studies have examined the benefits and challenges of this IB programme for supporting student learning. Using a qualitative case study design of three Australian schools that formerly offered the MYP, we investigated teacher and school leader perceptions of the MYP for
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International Mindedness: A Revised Conceptual Framework Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Akın Metli, Jennie F. Lane
This paper suggests a revised framework for explaining, developing and assessing international mindedness (IM). A review of the literature – that presents initiatives, challenges, and debates regarding IM – concludes with an overview of selected conceptual frameworks that have been used to develop a shared understanding of IM. When the authors applied one of these frameworks in a previous empirical
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Factors Influencing Saudi Parents’ Choice of International Schools in Saudi Arabia Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Hamdah Abdullah Alfaraidy
The Saudi Ministry of Education has recently begun to allow all Saudi families to enroll their children in international schools. The international curriculum offered by such schools represents a notably different choice compared with Saudi traditional public and private schools, both of which teach the same state-mandated curriculum. As a result of the change, there has been a surge in demand for
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The cultural group in intercultural understanding: implications for teaching from a social identity theory perspective Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Debra Williams-Gualandi
Learning about one’s own cultures as well as other cultures is a central aspect of the cognitive dimension of intercultural understanding, focusing the individual on cultural group affiliations, belonging and questions of ‘who one is’. Using a social identity lens, with a particular focus on self-categorisation theory to explore how individuals view themselves in relation to the groups to which they
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Exploring enduring employment discrimination in favour of British and American teachers in ‘traditional international schools’ Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Tristan Bunnell, Cherry Atkinson
Volume 2 of this journal included an article (Canterford, 2003) which discussed ‘segmented labour markets’ in ‘international schools’. Using an economics lens, that paper investigated the predominance of British and American educators, concluding that a form of discrimination existed which was driven by demand-side factors. In particular, Canterford identified a labour market dominated by British and
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Book Review: Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2020-08-01 Debra Williams-Gualandi
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Book Review: Pathways to Belonging: Contemporary Research in School Belonging Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2020-08-01 Richard Pearce
(Research Informed Teaching), LTN (Learning Through Networks), LTC (Learning Through Cases), LTI (Learning Through Immersion) and MICS (Motivation for Internationalization Curriculum Scale) distract from the book’s main purpose. And a worthwhile purpose it is: to explore and examine effective education. Today, the COVID-19 crisis presents us with alternative (technological) ways of teaching internationally
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Book Review: Building Global Education with a Local Perspective. An Introduction to Glocal Higher Education Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2020-08-01 Boris Prickarts
consideration of how racial and ethnic identity, culture, class, sexuality and gender intersect with power and privilege. Though no single road map exists, with practice we can navigate through the discomfort of losing our bearings towards a stance of open listening and being present. The idea of breathing into the moment as a powerful tool for transformation may appear overly simplistic, but Taranath
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Indonesian parental perspectives of international school partnerships involving millennial learners Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2020-08-01 Ahmad Bukhori Muslim, Herli Salim, Sri Setyarini
Despite being long-standing practice among schools across the world, most studies on international school partnerships focus on its benefits and challenges as perceived by teachers and students. Little emphasis has been given to parental perspectives and support, particularly among low-income families. With the increase of community involvement in education, how this partnership program may benefit
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Social class and the construction of international mindedness: A comparative study of International Baccalaureate Schools in Ecuador Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2020-08-01 Tiago Bittencourt
The purpose of this paper is to examine how students inhabiting distinctive social spaces and experiencing considerably different material realities define, value and problematize the concept of international mindedness. Drawing on a larger multi-sited ethnographic study of two International Baccalaureate schools in Ecuador, the study found that while students from distinct social backgrounds provided
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Teacher Leadership Development: Building Bridges not Borders between Israeli Jewish and Palestinian Educators Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2020-08-01 Dua Jabr Dajani, Hila Katz-Berger, M. Bruce King, Laura Lang, Ariel Levy, Yael Pulvermacher
Teacher leadership development receives considerable attention in many educational reforms across the globe. This article reports on a unique partnership in Jerusalem that brings Israeli and Palestinian educators together to cultivate teacher leaders who facilitate professional communities and support continual improvement in teaching and learning. The research design involves participatory action
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The practice of choice-making: applying Bourdieu to the field of international schooling Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2020-08-01 Lina Khalil, Anthony Kelly
This paper presents findings from a recent study on choice-making among teachers, school leaders and parents in a for-profit British international school in Kuwait. Using a Bourdieusian field analysis, the choice-making of the various stakeholders is investigated to reveal their positionality within the school’s social space, to examine the resources they hold and the capitals in which they are willing
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In Search of the Ideal Tool for International School Teachers to Increase their Global Competency: An Action Research Analysis of the Global Competency Learning Continuum Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2020-04-01 Adam Carter
It is clear that if international school teachers are to be able to properly prepare students for a 21st century globalized workplace, they must first develop the global competence and intercultural skills needed to implement their students’ development of global knowledge, skills and attitudes. Unfortunately, in many public schools and international schools, teachers do not possess the global competency
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A User-Centric Design Approach to Understand International Education in the Contemporary World: Motivations and Gender Preferences for Studying in Europe Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2020-04-01 Felix Kwabena Donkor, Ram Krishna Mazumder, Saeed Hosseinzadeh, Someshwar Roy
Education holds promise as a vehicle for sustainable global development and human capacity development, as reflected in the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations. International education has become a prominent feature in contemporary times on the educational landscape as students become increasingly mobile in pursuit of their right to education. This study investigates the key factors
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Studying Abroad in Britain: Advantages and Disadvantages Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2020-04-01 Y Grace Chien
There are two sides to every door. This research investigated the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad at a university in south west England through a sequential exploratory mixed methods design. Except for slight differences in ranking of the perceived top study abroad benefits, interview and survey findings regarding advantages were mostly consistent, suggesting that study abroad issues