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Transnational Governing for the Pedagogical Ideals of K-12 International Education: Contrasting PISA and IB
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Tarc, Paul – Educational Review, 2022
In 2018, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) added to their PISA regime the assessment of "global competence". Given this novel, data-driven approach to governing the internationalisation of K-12 education, this study compares this recent intervention to a longer-standing mode of governing for the pedagogical…
Descriptors: Governance, International Schools, Comparative Analysis, Advanced Placement Programs
Promoting Knowledge Creation Discourse in an Asian Primary Five Classroom: Results from an Inquiry into Life Cycles
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van Aalst, Jan; Truong, Mya Sioux – International Journal of Science Education, 2011
The phrase "knowledge creation" refers to the practices by which a community advances its collective knowledge. Experience with a model of knowledge creation could help students to learn about the nature of science. This research examined how much progress a teacher and 16 Primary Five (Grade 4) students in the International…
Descriptors: Summative Evaluation, Advanced Placement Programs, Scientific Principles, Social Structure
Peace Education: An International Baccalaureate Perspective
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van Oord, Lodewijk – Journal of Peace Education, 2008
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma programme, an internationally recognised pre-university curriculum, is currently offered by approximately 1500 schools in 120 countries. This article will analyse various dimensions of peace education in the IB Diploma programme, with particular reference to its peace and conflict studies course. This…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, International Education, Peace, Civil Rights