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Jason Beech; Pablo Del Monte; Jennifer Guevara – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2024
The influence of the International Baccalaureate (IB) has grown impressively on a global scale. In Latin America, the IB has been mainly introduced in private schools that cater for the most affluent sectors of society and, consequently, has been mostly interpreted as contributing to processes of social reproduction and the widening of…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Public Schools, Foreign Countries, Advantaged
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Ewan Wright; Chrysa Keung – Educational Review, 2025
This article interrogates the purpose of the International Baccalaureate (IB), which is becoming an increasingly prominent feature of education systems worldwide. It specifically explores the enduring tensions between claims of a distinctively well-rounded education aimed at the whole person and the more instrumental function of enabling students…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Educational Objectives, Educational Attainment, Foreign Countries