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Direct linkTiago Bittencourt; Paula Samaniego – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2025
The article examines cosmopolitan nationalism within the context of imposed internationalization in Ecuador's education, focusing on Unidad Educativa Carlos Tobar (UECT) and its integration of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). It explores the teachers' use of 'vincular' -- linking global curricula to local realities -- as a…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Nationalism, Global Education, Public Schools
Wright, Ewan; Lee, Moosung – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2019
This research investigated educational pathways into a Global Middle Class characterised by professional or managerial careers and cosmopolitan sensibilities. The focus was International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) alumni with upper-middle-class backgrounds at 'world-class' universities in Hong Kong. The first objective was to…
Descriptors: Middle Class, Advanced Placement Programs, Reputation, Universities
Windle, Joel; Maire, Quentin – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2019
The global middle class (GMC) is a theoretical construct that seeks to globalise a set of attributes identified in studies of school choice in the global north, and to a lesser extent in developing nations in Asia. As theorised by Ball a mobile middle class with cosmopolitan sensibilities drives international education options in global cities.…
Descriptors: Middle Class, Educational Strategies, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
Yemini, Miri; Dvir, Yuval – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2016
This study comprises a comprehensive attempt to reveal the power relations and conflicting interests within the local-global nexus of the Israeli public education system. The perceptions of different stakeholders were explored, in regard to the implementation of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program as an example of a globally oriented…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conflict, Power Structure, Advanced Placement Programs
Bunnell, Tristan – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2010
The International Baccalaureate (IB) examination system in early 2010 was on offer in 2700 schools in 139 countries. Since 1999, the Geneva-registered IB has created a platform for image consolidation, product standardization, and technological linkage. Out of this has emerged a globally branded "IB World", educating the "IB Learner", using an…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Social Class, Global Approach, International Education
Doherty, Catherine – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2009
In Australia there is growing interest in a national curriculum to replace the variety of matriculation credentials managed by State Education departments, ostensibly to address increasing population mobility. Meanwhile, the International Baccalaureate (IB) is attracting increasing interest and enrolments in State and private schools in Australia,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Advanced Placement Programs, Curriculum Development
