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Wright, Ewan; Lee, Moosung – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
Across East and Southeast Asia, the International Baccalaureate (IB) is expanding and diversifying. More students from affluent families are 'opting out' of mainstream schooling to take the IB's Diploma Programme (DP), which is marketed as a distinctive skill-based education that prepares students for university. This research investigated how DP…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Nontraditional Education, College Students, Student Attitudes
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Dickson, Anisah; Perry, Laura B.; Ledger, Susan – Journal of Research in International Education, 2018
International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes are growing rapidly worldwide, driven in part by their global reputation and concept-driven, inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning. This thematic review of a range of literature sources examines the impact of IB programmes on teaching and learning, highlighting trends, challenges, and benefits.…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Stress Variables, Creative Teaching, Reputation
Martinez, Tony P.; Martinez, Alison P. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2005
United World College of the American West (UWC-USA) which was founded in 1982 by the Occidental Petroleum magnate and philanthropist, Armand Hammer, is an upper-secondary school with 200 students and two dozen faculty from 80 countries or more. Situated amid traditional Hispanic settlements in New Mexico's scenic Sangre de Cristo Mountains,…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Global Education, Acculturation, Secondary Schools