This article adopts a non-rational, existential, subjective approach to school leadership, on the assumption that rational models provide useful pointers on mechanics such as time management, coaching and staff evaluation, but are less appropriate for grasping the essence of leadership which resides in managing interpersonal relationships and the…

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…

This article posits that world-class education is international education, as defined by UNESCO, and presents International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes as examples of this phenomenon. It begins with the IB's 1960s origins in international schools, which educated the children of globally mobile parents who worked principally in the UN and its…

The paper commences with an attempt to define multicultural education (also referred to as intercultural education) with reference to its historical development and current uses of the term. The rise of international schools is then addressed as a necessary preamble to a definition of international education from an historical perspective; a…

States that international education is not necessarily exclusive to international institutions. Describes a number of national and government-funded schools that offer "internationally minded" programs. Contends that intercultural understanding is an essential aspect of any school providing international education. (Contains 15 references.) (CW)

Briefly describes the little-known ISA international primary education and its link with Desmond Cole-Baker. Also details contributions of UNESCO and other organizations to the continuing development of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme from 1960 to the present. (Contains 19 references.) (AUTH/NB)

Documents the history of the development of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. Reports that the International Schools Association (ISA) created the International Schools Examination Syndicate (ISES), which produced the first draft profile of an IB diploma program in 1964. Offers a brief biography of Desmond Cole-Baker, who was…

Reviews the history of international education from 1950 to 1962. Covers early proposals for international programs and university entrance qualifications, the founding of United Nations International School, and the development of the European Baccalaureate. (Contains 18 references.) (NB)

Explores activity in the 1960's that marked the beginnings of the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma. Identifies key players, such as Alec Peterson and Robert Leach, and discusses standards development. Describes the genesis of international education at Atlantic College in Wales, an institution that opened in 1962 and was the first of the…

Outlines the history of the international education movement, from the inception of the International School of Geneva in 1924, to UNESCO's contributions to international education in the 1940s, to the founding of the Conference of Internationally Minded Schools in 1951. (Contains 13 references.) (NB)