International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes are growing rapidly worldwide, driven in part
by their global reputation and concept-driven, inquiry-based approach to teaching and …

This article points to international education in elementary and post-elementary schools as
an emerging and promising field of enquiry. It describes the state of art of this new field and …

What are the usual social purposes of elite schools? The sociological research about such
schools in England (Walford 1986), the USA (Khan 2011; Gaztambide-Fernández 2009; …

This book examines the practices and effects of emerging international curriculum programs
established by Chinese elite public high schools and supported by China's New Curriculum …

In recent decades, accelerating processes of globalization and an increase in economic
inequality in most of the world's countries have raised the question of the emergence of a …

The definitions of identity (who I am, and who I am not) and mobility have been intriguing to
me since my early childhood. I was raised in a small town in the Ukraine, just near the city of …

Background: Embedding the concept of 'international mindedness' in teaching across a
range of subject matter is seen as increasingly important in today's education …

This study explores the rationale and aims of European Commission (EC) mobility
programmes for schools and higher education systems, namely the Comenius and the …

This article attempts to bridge a divide between the empirical use of Bourdieu's concepts
and the theoretical discussion of field theory with regard to education. I ask how a school …

This article examines the ways in which cosmopolitanism is imagined and planned for by 91
young women attending four private (elite) schools in one area of England. Despite many …