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Lineham, Richard – Journal of Research in International Education, 2013
The International Baccalaureate (IB) organisation, through its three programmes (Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme and pre-university Diploma Programme), aims to develop students who contribute to a more peaceful world through promoting intercultural understanding and respect. The aim of the study on which this article is based was…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, International Education, Educational Objectives, Cultural Awareness
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Li, Jiacheng; Chen, Jing – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2013
The issue of education and democracy has become more and more important in China. This paper firstly explains the theory of democracy in Chinese classrooms, and then focuses on the Chinese banzhuren who is responsible for classrooming, an important educational area equal to instruction. We illustrate how Chinese students achieve development…
Descriptors: Democracy, Foreign Countries, Metacognition, Individual Development
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Holst, John D. – Harvard Educational Review, 2006
In this article, John Holst presents findings of his historical research on Paulo Freire's educational work in Chile from 1964 to 1969. Freire's "Education as the Practice of Freedom", which was written in 1965 from notes he brought from Brazil, was informed by a liberal developmentalist outlook. In contrast, his "Pedagogy of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Philosophy, Educational History, Critical Theory