The Changing Landscape of International Schooling : Implications for Theory and Practice

Tristan Bunnell

ISBN 10: 0415737982 / ISBN 13: 9780415737982

Published by Taylor & Francis Jul 2014, 2014

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Neuware - In this book Tristan Bunnell explores the changing landscape of international schooling and discusses the implications of these changes, both in terms of theoretically conceptualizing the scale, nature and purpose of the field, and in terms of practically serving and administering the growing industry that international education is becoming.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Changing Landscape of International Schooling : Implications for Theory and Practice
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Jul 2014
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415737982
• ISBN 13: 9780415737982
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 155H x 20D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 499 grams

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Synopsis

The number of English-medium international schools that deliver their curriculum wholly or partly in the English language reportedly reached 6,000 in January 2012. It is anticipated this number will rise to over 11,000 schools by 2022, employing over 500,000 English-speaking teachers. The number of children being taught in these schools reportedly reached 3 million in March 2012. Alongside this phenomenal growth the landscape of international schooling has changed fundamentally, moving away from largely serving the children of the expat and globally mobile business community and Embassies, towards serving the ‘local’ children of the wealthy and emerging middle-class. This has been reflected in the shift away from non-profit ownership by the school community towards ownership by for-profit companies and proprietors.

In this book, Tristan Bunnell explores the changing landscape of international schooling and discusses the implications of these changes, both in terms of theoretically conceptualizing the scale, nature and purpose of the field, and in terms of practically serving and administering the growing industry that international education is becoming.

The Changing Landscape of International Schooling will be worthwhile reading for researchers, academics and students of international schooling, leaders and teachers in international schools, and those interested in the broader development of international education.

About the Author

Tristan Bunnell has been Head of Economics at the Copenhagen International School, Denmark, since 2004, following a 14-year period at the International School of London, UK. He is currently a part-time Teaching Fellow at the University of Bath, UK.