International Education and Schools : Moving Beyond the First 40 Years

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Notes on Contributors Introduction, Richard Pearce (International School of London, UK) Part I: A Historical Overview 1. International Schools: Antecedents, Current Issues and Metaphors for the Future, Mary Hayden (University of Bath, UK) and Jeff Thompson (University of Bath, UK) 2. Charting the Growth of International Schools, Nicholas Brummitt (International School Consultancy Group, UK) and Anne Keeling (ISC Research, UK) 3. The Effects of Children's Education and Supporting Organizational Policy and Practice on Corporate Expatriation, Susan Shortland (London, Metropolitan University, UK) Part II: Emerging Themes 4. Student Diversity: The Core Challenge of International Schools, Richard Pearce (International School of London, UK) 5. English Language Teaching: The Change in Students' Language from 'English Only' to 'Linguistically Diverse', Maurice Carder (Language Matters in International Education, Austria) 6. The Pestalozzi Influence on International Education, David Wilkinson (education consultant, UK) and Veronica Wilkinson (education consultant, UK) 7. International Education and Global Engagement: Education for a better world?, Boyd Roberts (global education consultant, UK) 8. Understanding International Education Through Discourse Theory: Multinational, international, multicultural or intercultural?, Michael Allan (International School of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Part III: The New Critique 9. The International Baccalaureate and the Role of the 'Pioneer' International Schools, Tristan Bunnell (Copenhagen International School, Denmark) 10. Dilemmas of International Education: A Bernsteinian Analysis, James Cambridge (Global Education Today, UK) 10. Boundaries and Boundary Management in International Schools: Psychodynamics and Organizational Politics, Richard Caffyn (International School Telemark, Norway) References Index