International schools: current issues and future prospects. Edited by Mary Hayden and Jeff Thompson
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DOI: 10.1080/00071005.2017.1354536
Abstract: Mary Hayden and Jeff Thompson bring us a timely and interesting set of contributions in their edited collection, International Schools: Current Issues and Future Prospects. Noteworthy in their intr... read more here.
Keywords: schools current; current issues; jeff thompson; international schools ... See more keywords
“Walking the Talk”: A Conceptualization of International Mindedness to Inform Leadership in International Schools
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DOI: 10.1080/0161956x.2018.1515835
Abstract: Abstract In many of the most highly regarded international schools, international mindedness (IM) represents an overarching value orientation and a “mindset” to be developed in students. Over the last 2 decades, there has been increasing… read more here.
Keywords: international mindedness; conceptualization; walking talk; international schools ... See more keywords
Departing from the beaten path: international schools in China as a response to discrimination and academic failure in the Chinese educational system
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DOI: 10.1080/03050068.2017.1360566
Abstract: ABSTRACT International schools are commonly depicted in the academic literature and popular press as offering elite educational credentials to an elite, oftentimes international, student body. In this paper, I draw on a case study of… read more here.
Keywords: international schools; international school; chinese educational; educational system ... See more keywords
From Bastions to Models: Deutsche Schulen in Den Niederlanden as Tools of German Cultural Policy
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DOI: 10.1080/03096564.2019.1656854
Abstract: ABSTRACT Successive German governments in the twentieth century used the system of German International Schools to achieve their cultural policy goals in the Netherlands. Prior to the Nazi assumption of power, the Weimar government and… read more here.
Keywords: german international; cultural policy; policy; international schools ... See more keywords
The promise of advantage: Englishness in IB international schools
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DOI: 10.1080/13603108.2018.1456491
Abstract: ABSTRACT For the ‘global middle classes’, cultural reproduction increasingly involves the international school as they promise considerable distinction [Bourdieu, P. 1984. Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press]… read more here.
Keywords: international schools; promise advantage; cambridge; englishness international ... See more keywords
The personal struggles of ‘national’ educators working in ‘international’ schools: an intercultural perspective
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DOI: 10.1080/14767724.2016.1195728
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper looks at how personal struggles associated with the overseas setting caused changes in the intercultural perspective of 30 Anglophone educators working in international schools. Situated within a social constructivist framework, interview methods… read more here.
Keywords: struggles national; intercultural perspective; international schools; educators working ... See more keywords
Negotiating the tensions: A critical study of international schools’ mission statements
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DOI: 10.1080/14767724.2018.1512047
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper examines how international schools negotiate the competing demands set forth by the discourses of ideological ‘internationalism’ and ‘market-driven’ multinationalism. This was accomplished through a critical discourse analysis of the mission statements of… read more here.
Keywords: mission statements; international schools; critical study; tensions critical ... See more keywords
International schools’ leadership and Christianity
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DOI: 10.1080/14767724.2018.1558047
Abstract: ABSTRACT The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a secular educational franchise, educating the globally advantaged and potential future leaders. Drawing on Bourdieu, this article involves original interpretivist research, reviewing data surrounding the international IB school and… read more here.
Keywords: leadership; schools leadership; international schools; christianity ... See more keywords
Sustainable Leadership in Private International Schools: Lessons from Kuwait
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DOI: 10.1177/14752409221140628
Abstract: 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 face particular challenges when coming from… read more here.
Keywords: leadership private; sector; private international; international schools ... See more keywords
Disrupting conventional conceptions of parental engagement: Insights from international schools
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DOI: 10.1177/17454999211038423
Abstract: Recently, increases in numbers of international schools have been fuelled by a growth in numbers of aspirational families selecting them. The perception that international education affords children access to social advantages has been established in… read more here.
Keywords: international schools; international school; international education; parental engagement ... See more keywords