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McKeering, Phillipa; Hwang, Yoon-Suk; Ng, Clarence – Journal of Research in International Education, 2021
Growth in the international school sector continues, with significant expansion of the sector in Asia. Whilst substantial research has been conducted on the adjustment experience of tertiary-aged students, limited research attention has been given to school-aged students in international schools. The environment, conditions and challenges…
Descriptors: Well Being, Learner Engagement, Resilience (Psychology), Early Adolescents
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Wright, Ewan; Mulvey, Benjamin – Journal of Research in International Education, 2022
The term 'international school' encompasses a broad array of institutions offering a range of different programmes. However, the differences between these programmes have scarcely been explored in the existing literature. This article focuses on three popular international high school programmes (Advanced Levels, Advanced Placement, and…
Descriptors: International Schools, High School Students, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
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Poonoosamy, Mico – Journal of Research in International Education, 2018
This paper uses part of the data from a larger qualitative inquiry in two International Baccalaureate schools, one in Australia and one in an Indian Ocean Island Nation (a pseudonym), to identify the factors and forces that contribute to the sense of self and understanding of and engagement with the notion of international mindedness in two 'third…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Awareness, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries
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Howard, Adam; Maxwell, Claire – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2021
Drawing on a multi-sited global ethnography of elite schools, this article explores how these institutions work to produce subjects that will thrive in a globalized world. We examine how despite a similar commitment to global citizenship education and a cosmopolitan orientation across all schools, the intersections between the transnational and…
Descriptors: Advantaged, Citizenship Education, Student Mobility, Cultural Awareness
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Doherty, Catherine; Mu, Li; Shield, Paul – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2009
This paper reports on a study of students choosing the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma over state-based curricula in Australian schools. The IB Diploma was initially designed as a matriculation certificate to facilitate international mobility. While first envisaged as a lifestyle agenda for cultural elites, such mobility is now widespread…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Focus Groups, Labor Force Development, Foreign Countries
Senier, John – 1978
A survey was conducted to assess the various forms of articulation practiced by the Pennsylvania community colleges, including horizontal articulation (involving the movement of students from a program at one institution to another at the same level), vertical articulation (involving movement of students from one competency level to a higher…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, Community Colleges