This dissertation investigates the significant issue of principal turnover in K-12 international schools, focusing on the predictive role of cultural intelligence (CQ) in cross-cultural adjustment (CCA) and principal longevity. The departure of school principals challenges school stability and student achievement. Despite the critical role of…

Given the rapid rise in recent years of British international education for local, rather than expatriate, students in Asia, this paper considers this fast-growing sector in the context of the history of British-style and English language education in Asia. Specifically using a post-colonialist framework as a means of critique of the notion of a…

Qualities of effective teachers matter because teachers are the number one school-related factor that impacts on student achievement. Although researchers in the United States have studied frameworks for evaluating teacher effectiveness, these frameworks are not focused on teachers working in international schools. Thus, they may not reflect the…

This article addresses the question of how global citizenship, often an aim of international schools, is conceptualised as interculturalism by students and teachers. It presents selected findings of global citizenship expressed as interculturalism and perceptions of learning through interculturalism, from a larger empirical study which…

This article examines how local, social and cultural knowledges were disrupted by global flows of human and non-human things in an international private Middle Eastern school. The study examined how the interplay of local and globally transient knowledges recursively influenced the sociomaterial actions of teachers in classroom learning. Critical…

International school leaders face distinct cultural challenges in schools where expatriate leaders serve local students. As a practitioner-researcher in a participatory action and activist research (PAR) study at an international school in Taiwan, I determined the elements for building a school leadership team committed to educational equity…

International schools encourage international mindedness, which in turn supports global citizenship education (GCE). This article responds to the notion that GCE fits into the narrative of international schools, yet not much information indicates how it is being approached in practice. Although the international curriculum provides opportunities…

International teachers and schools are a tremendous part of globalization, creating opportunities for cross-cultural exchange and understanding, innovative educational practices, and technological advancements. These schools offer educators from various countries the chance to share their expertise and collaborate on developing and improving the…

This study explored international school teachers' views and experiences on how the teachers' and students' intercultural communicative competence perceptions could be developed. In the study, nine teachers working in international schools in Iran were selected through purposive sampling to be part of a semi-structured interview. The interview…

This study highlights the importance of providing a global education so that students are prepared for and aware of the wider world. The study explored the lived experiences of Adult Cross-Cultural Kids within education, and their cross-cultural perspectives on how the intersectionality of race, skin colour and class impacts life in and out of…

The process of internationalization requires people to have higher intercultural communicative competence, which refers to a person's ability to successfully communicate in different cultural environments. It consists of cognition, emotion, and behavior. The study of intercultural sensitivity actually focuses on the emotional factor in…

This article examines the educational strategies of Shanghai Chinese middle-class parents who intend to raise their children to be cosmopolitans. It is based on a 2-year interview study of a group of Chinese parents who send their children to accredited international bilingual schools in Shanghai. Drawing on the concept of ordinary…

The purpose of this Dissertation in Practice was to explore the relationship between cultural intelligence and burnout in teachers. This purpose was rooted in a growing trend of teachers reporting a significant degree of burnout and education frequently being noted as one of the most stressful professions in the job market (Johnson et al., 2005;…

In a globalised world, study and work options have become vast. The complexity of this for young people with an international upbringing can be considerable. This qualitative interview study aims to explore how different cultural experiences in childhood may influence career decision making behaviours, career preparedness and mental health in late…

This study explores the experiences and perceptions of 13 Australian early childhood, primary and secondary pre-service teachers who undertook a two-week international service-learning immersion in an educational setting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Qualitative data were collected pre-immersion through an anonymous questionnaire, and post-immersion…