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Caffyn, Richard – Peabody Journal of Education, 2018
Bram Stoker talks about the beguiling nature of the vampire; the manipulation, the desire, and the threat. This article looks to outline some of the factors in international schools that impact the organization, especially leadership, and that drain energy. It utilizes the folkloric and literary metaphor of the vampire to illustrate, understand,…
Descriptors: International Schools, Instructional Leadership, Folk Culture, Figurative Language
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Tarc, Paul – Peabody Journal of Education, 2018
In many of the most highly regarded international schools, international mindedness (IM) represents an overarching value orientation and a "mindset" to be developed in students. Over the last 2 decades, there has been increasing attention to both understanding and supporting IM in the explicit and formal curriculum in international…
Descriptors: International Schools, International Education, Cultural Awareness, Hidden Curriculum
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Bunnell, Tristan – Peabody Journal of Education, 2018
The diverse body of international schools continues to grow and develop. Yet, the realities of being a leader in such a school continue to be neglected by discussion and research. It is acknowledged that international schools are complex organizations to lead and manage, with numerous boundaries, transient stakeholders, and opposing priorities.…
Descriptors: Social Media, Web Sites, International Schools, Teacher Attitudes
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Hill, Ian – Peabody Journal of Education, 2018
Greenfield's subjectivist approach to the construction and interpretation of social reality is examined and applied to school organizations in an attempt to demonstrate that such organizations may be advantageously viewed as entities constructed and sustained by ideas in people's minds. The path to understanding schools and their administration…
Descriptors: School Organization, Educational Administration, International Schools, Instructional Leadership
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Lin, Warangkana; Lee, Moosung; Riordan, Geoff – Peabody Journal of Education, 2018
This study aims to illuminate how professional interactions among teachers form different types of teacher leadership in schools, which, in turn, shape different levels of teachers' involvement in activities related to their professional learning community (PLC). To investigate certain patterns of teachers' interactions that contribute to the…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Advanced Placement Programs, Social Networks, Faculty Development
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Lee, Moosung; Walker, Allan; Bryant, Darren – Peabody Journal of Education, 2018
This article explores what leadership practices are associated with International Baccalaureate (IB) student achievement. Using a combined data set of Diploma Program (DP) exam scores and teachers' survey responses about school leadership from 29 schools in Southeast Asia, the article reports certain leadership practices (i.e., strategic…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Academic Achievement, International Schools, Outcomes of Education