International Education and Schools: Moving Beyond the First 40 Years

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Over the last forty years, the estimated number of international schools worldwide has increased from under 300 to over 3000 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. Cover Contents Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction PART ONE A Historical Overview 1 International Schools: Antecedents, Current Issues and Metaphors for the Future 2 Charting the Growth of International Schools 3 The Effects of Children’s Education and Supporting Organizational Policy and Practice on Corporate Expatriation PART TWO Emerging Themes 4 Student Diversity: The Core Challenge to International Schools 5 English Language Teaching: The Change in Students’ Language from ‘English Only’ to ‘Linguistically Diverse’ 6 The Pestalozzi Influence on International Education 7 International Education and Global Engagement: Education for a Better World? PART THREE The New Critique 8 Understanding International Education Through Discourse Theory: Multinational, International, Multicultural or Intercultural? 9 The International Baccalaureate and the Role of the ‘Pioneer’ International Schools 10 Dilemmas of International Education: A Bernsteinian Analysis 11 Boundaries and Boundary Management in International Schools: Psychodynamics and Organizational Politics Author Index Subject Index