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Analysing Biographies in Transnational Educational Spaces: Transitions to Higher Education of Alumni from an IB School in Lisbon
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Anne Schippling; Pedro Abrantes – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2024
Taking the example of educational biographies of alumni of an IB World School in the Lisbon region, the article aims to explore the potential of the concept of transnational educational spaces for biographical research. We focus on the biographical stage of transition to higher education as a crucial phase of students' biographies where we can…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Biographies, International Education, Higher Education
Defining and Cultivating International Mindedness: Perceptions and Perspectives of Students in the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program
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Jurasaite-O'Keefe, Elena – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2022
This article explores how international-mindedness is defined and cultivated in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Program (MYP) schools in different regions of the world as young adolescents face their main developmental task of identity development. An online survey that contained demographic and open-ended questions was…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, International Education, Middle School Students, Advanced Placement Programs
Global Citizenship: Changing Student Perceptions through an International Curriculum
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Hayden, Mary; McIntosh, Shona; Sandoval-Hernández, Andrés; Thompson, Jeff – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2020
The extent to which education has a long-term impact on the way students view themselves and the world is a key question, not least when curricula with an international character claim to develop attributes aligned with global citizenship. To our knowledge, there have been few, if any, longitudinal studies that assess the impact of curricula that…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Citizenship, Attitude Change, Student Attitudes
The Impact of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program on Student Performance in College as Perceived by IBDP Alumni College Students
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Marlaine W. Ells – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The purpose of the study was to find if there was a correlation between International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) alumni's satisfaction and their willingness to recommend the program to high school students. The purpose was also to measure whether these alumni perceived that the rigorous curriculum of full IBDPs in high school benefited…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Alumni, Satisfaction, Correlation
Re/Producing the Global Middle Class: International Baccalaureate Alumni at 'World-Class' Universities in Hong Kong
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Wright, Ewan; Lee, Moosung – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2019
This research investigated educational pathways into a Global Middle Class characterised by professional or managerial careers and cosmopolitan sensibilities. The focus was International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) alumni with upper-middle-class backgrounds at 'world-class' universities in Hong Kong. The first objective was to…
Descriptors: Middle Class, Advanced Placement Programs, Reputation, Universities
Participating in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme: Developing International Mindedness and Engagement with Local Communities
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Belal, Susie – Journal of Research in International Education, 2017
Although the rapidly expanding International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is a well-recognized program perceived to offer best practices in education, including developing international mindedness in students and engaging with the local communities, there is little empirical evidence to support these outcomes. This mixed methods case…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Case Studies, Cultural Awareness, Outcomes of Education