Reviews what international education is and what it should aspire to be. Includes the defining features of international education and ways in which they can be realized in practice. Defines international versus internationalist education. Discusses global citizenship as the most important outcome for international school students. (AUTH/NB)

Second in a two-part series, this article focuses on the internationalization of the Advanced Placement (AP) Program. Once exclusively American, the AP program has expanded to 100 countries. Includes information about the expansion of the AP Program abroad, the AP International Language examination, and AP international professional development…

Discusses internationalism and globalization as contexts for international education. Argues that the values of the British-style international schools include a commitment to world peace and understanding between nations. States that the globalist perspective sees education as a product subject to global quality standards. (Contains 11…

Argues that understanding how values operate, both in individual and cultural contexts, could help educators to determine what can and should be achieved with students and to build an appropriate program. Stresses that values specific to the international school's situation must be considered. (AUTH/NB)

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)

Argues that the purported educational benefits of technology, particularly the computer, have been exaggerated. Asserts that the distinction between science and technology has been dangerously blurred in the process of promoting the incorporation of technology in education. (Contains 10 references.) (AUTH/NB)

Discusses two programmes for international schools that have emerged in the past several years: the IGCSE and the IB Middle Years Programme. Describes the differences between a two-year programme of discrete subjects undertaken in preparation for externally assessed formal examinations, and the five-year holistic programme which is internally…

Discusses the issue of ESL and mother-tongue teaching in international schools. Contends that these programs cannot be successful without administrator involvement. Cites the fact that only one international school administrator attended a recent conference on the issue--an indicator of the strides that still must be made. (NB)

Reports on a task force convention in the U.S. that discussed updating the legislation known as Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA '97). Analyzes the implications that its deliberations will have for English-language international schools throughout the world. (Contains 14 references.) (NB)

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)

Suggests that a differentiated salary scale--in which teachers who are hired and brought in from overseas are paid more than locally hired teachers--is the most divisive issue in schools grappling with staff morale and is endemic in many parts of the world, particularly in Africa and the East. Recommends ways to minimize the negative impact this…

Presents the second part of a response to the finding that there is sufficient overlap between the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (IBMYP) to allow the two programs to coexist. Argues that the two programs are incompatible and the two together place undue…

Reports that in international schools, a second language is usually taught only if the second language is English. Argues that the students missing out in this approach are monolingual native speakers of English. Concludes that British and American students are most in need of bilingual education. (NB)

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)

Asserts that teachers find it hard to accept that cultural and political stereotyping does shape their teaching strategies and behaviors. Describes several studies of American schools that indicate that education remains sexist. States that, in teaching literature in particular, teachers must ensure there is a balance of writings by men and women,…