Schools Across Frontiers: The Story of the International Baccalaureate and the United World Colleges - Softcover

Peterson, A. D. C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812697618 ISBN 13: 9780812697612

Publisher: Open Court, 2011

Synopsis

This is the story of two initiatives in international education, one originating in Switzerland, the other in Britain, but both now established in most countries of the world, including especially the United States and U.S. schools overseas. The International baccalaureate (IB) is a college entrance examination which can be taken in any country and is recognized by universities in any country. Adoption of the IB curriculum in a school ensures tht the school is brought up to international standards. Currently, for example, nearly 400 U.S. schools offer the IB, and the number is rapidly growing.
The United World Colleges (UWC) are a chain of schools in many countires, where young people of all nations and backgrounds can live and learn together. There are now ten United World Colleges, each drawing students from all over the world. Schools Across Frontiers is an inspiring, sometimes amusing, highly personal and anecdotal history of the IB and the UWC by the late Alec Peterson, who played a pioneering role in forming them. This second edition has additional chapters by Ian Hill and David Sutcliffe, bringing the story of the IB and the UWC up to date.

About this title

About the Author:

A. D. C. Peterson (1908-1988) was an expert on comparative education, the author of numerous books on education, and the recipient of the Order of the British Empire and an Honorary Doctor of Pedagogy at the Univesity of Trieste.

About this edition

• Publisher: Open Court
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0812697618
• ISBN 13: 9780812697612
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 414