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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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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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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