The Changing Landscape of International Schooling : Implications for theory and practice /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bunnell, Tristan
Corporate Author:	Ebook Library
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Series:	Routledge research in international and comparative education.
Subjects:	International schools. EDUCATION > Essays. EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions. EDUCATION > Reference. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 An overview of the current situation; 2 The previous landscape as revealed by the literature; 3 The challenges in reporting the changing landscape; 4 Viewing the developments within a globalization framework; 5 Viewing the developments within a capitalism framework; 6 The changes in operation explored in detail; 7 The major implications for theory; 8 The major implications for practice; 9 Concluding remarks and issues of concern; Bibliography; Index.