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Maire, Quentin; Windle, Joel – Educational Review, 2022
International education options have expanded in most school systems around the world with promises of curricular innovation. However, there has been limited attention given to the consequences of this shift for social inequalities embedded in pre-existing institutional hierarchies. The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, a two-year high…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Equal Education, Secondary School Curriculum, High School Students
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Nicky Dulfer; Merryn Dawborn-Gundlach – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2024
The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a market leader in international education however, research suggests that it predominantly serves elite populations (Bunnell, T., M. Donnelly, H. Lauder, and S. Whewall. 2020. "International Mindedness as a Platform for Class Solidarity." "Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Advanced Placement Programs, Advantaged, Marketing
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Dickson, Anisah; Perry, Laura B.; Ledger, Susan – Journal of Research in International Education, 2017
This study examines access to International Baccalaureate schools in Australia. It is important to examine whether, as a highly regarded form of rigorous academic education, IB programmes are available to a wide range of students. We examine the location of schools in Australia that offer one or more of the IB Primary Years Programme, Middle Years…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Advanced Placement Programs, Access to Education, School Location
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Doherty, Catherine; Luke, Allan; Shield, Paul; Hincksman, Candice – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2012
The International Baccalaureate's (IB) branding and reputation targets academic high achievers aiming for university entrance. This is an empirical examination of the growing popularity of this transnational secondary credential amongst local populations in Australia, focusing on its uptake across the community, and the discourses underpinning its…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Advanced Placement Programs, Social Attitudes, Foreign Countries