Ebook: Schooling Internationally: Globalisation, internationalisation and the future for international schools

The number of schools that call themselves international is growing expo-nentially. In addition, many other schools are exploring the concept of international-mindedness and what that might mean in the contemporary world of globalisation.

This book sets out to provide a critical perspective on current issues facing ‘international schooling’, particularly the conf l ict between ‘internationalising’ and ‘globalising’ tendencies and to explore these as they affect teaching and learning, curriculum, pedagogy and assessment as well as to explore the contribution international schools might make to the achievement of global citizenship. It is the fi rst book to critically analyse the ambiguities, tensions and conf l icts that face those involved with, and researching, international schools and their role in global networking. Issues addressed include:
• the political economy of international schools;
• their relations to global and local cultures, global markets and civil society;
• the role of international schools in global networking;
• the micropolitics of such schools;
• the growth, complexity and challenges facing the International Bacca -laureate;
• the future demands for and of teachers in international schools;
• the nature of teaching and learning in international schools;
• the problematic idea of an international curriculum;
• issues facing international assessment;
• the challenge of education for global citizenship.
This provocative book will be essential reading for those teaching in, leading and governing international schools in countries around the world, as well as those who are contemplating entering the rapidly expanding world of international schooling.