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The Crypto-Growth of "International Schooling": Emergent Issues and Implications
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Bunnell, Tristan – Educational Review, 2022
The diverse arena of International Schooling concerned with schools delivering a non-local curriculum in English largely outside an English-speaking nation, has grown enormously during the current wave of globalisation. Traditionally, the arena of "International Schools" played an intended ideological and pragmatic role, albeit in a…
Descriptors: International Schools, Private Schools, Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
The International Baccalaureate and Its Diploma Programme Online: The Challenges and Opportunities
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Bunnell, Tristan – Journal of Research in International Education, 2008
The International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) celebrated its 40th Anniversary in 2008. Following almost four decades of rapid growth the IBO embarked on a strategic planning exercise in 2004. One outcome is that the IBO seeks to widen access to its Diploma Programme (IBDP), and one avenue being followed is online provision. There have been…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Educational Opportunities, Advanced Placement Programs, Online Courses
The Global Growth of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme over the First 40 Years: A Critical Assessment
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Bunnell, Tristan – Comparative Education, 2008
The year 2007 was a highly significant one for "international education" in an "internationally minded school" context. It marked the fortieth anniversary of the first trial exam of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). This paper charts the rather random global growth of this programme, from it being a…
Descriptors: International Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Development, International Schools