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Hill, Ian; Saxton, Susan – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2014
The aim of this article is to present the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme and briefly outline its core components, followed by a review of what authoritative reports identify as skills for the future, esteemed by universities and the job market. There is a striking match between these skills and IB outcomes; thus, DP graduates perform…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Access to Education, Higher Education, Global Approach
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Bunnell, Tristan – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2011
The number of schools offering the programmes of the International Baccalaureate (IB) hit 3000 in July 2010. Since 2004 the IB has aimed for further growth within a "wider access" and "greater impact" paradigm. A "further" 7000 schools are expected to be involved by 2020. However, there is now considerable concern about growth, especially within…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Moral Development, International Schools, Advanced Placement Programs
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Tarc, Paul – Journal of Research in International Education, 2009
The International Baccalaureate (IB) emerged in the 1960s after a significant demand arose for an internationally recognized secondary school-leaving diploma among a subset of the international school community. In tension with the practical demands of producing and sustaining a mobile diploma were underlying liberal-humanist visions of a…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Educational History, Secondary Schools, International Programs
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Resnik, Julia – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2009
In the 1970s and the 1980s, multicultural education spread in many countries. However, in the mid-1980s the golden age of multiculturalism came to an end. Neo-conservative political forces attacked multicultural policies and progressively a neo-liberal discourse pervaded economic and social policies, also affecting national education systems. In…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, International Schools, Secondary Schools, Cultural Pluralism
Ashby, Nicole, Ed. – US Department of Education, 2006
"The Achiever" is a monthly newsletter designed expressly for parents and community leaders. Each issue contains news and information about school improvement in the United States. The highlights of this issue include: (1) Report Finds U.S. Higher Education in Need of Change; (2) Meeting a Critical Need: Foreign Languages, Academic Rigor…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Finance, Newsletters, Educational Improvement