International Schools and International Education

This work tackles the issues that staff and management of international schools need to address in order to ensure that their teaching and organization is of a high standard and quality. It contains a wide range of contributions from international school experts around the world.

Mary Hayden Jeff Thompson

Notes on contributors vii Preface XV 1 Quality in diversity 1 Mary Hayden and JeffThompson PART A:THROUGHTHE CURRICULUM 2 Assessment and educational quality: implications for international schools 15 John Lowe 3 Inclusive education in international schools: a case study from Singapore 29 Gail Bradley 4 Curricular interstices and the Theory of Knowledge 42 John Mackenzie 5 Images of international education in national and international schools: a view from Jordan 51 Samia AI Farra 6 The politics of international education 62 Peter Zsebik PART B:THROUGH HUMAN RESOURCES 7 Student mobility and the international curriculum 73 Anne McKillop-Ostrom 8 Recruitment of teachers for international education 85 Brian Garton vi CONTENTS 9 Professional development and reflective practice 96 William Powell 10 The role ofwomen in senior management in international schools 112 Carol Thearle 11 The international school and its community: think globally, interact locally 124 Keith Allen PART C:THROUGH SCHOOL MANAGEMENT 12 Moving from school effectiveness to school improvement in international schools 143 Michael Fertig 13 Long-term planning in international schools 158 Joseph J Blaney 14 Strategic planning for international schools: a roadmap to excellence 169 Niall Nelson 15 International schools, globalization and the seven cultures of capitalism 179 james Cambridge PART D: CONCLUSION 16 International education: connecting the national to the global 193 George Walker Index