The International Baccalaureate: international education and cultural preservation

The International Baccalaureate (IB) is an internationally accepted pre- university qualification which ... is now offered in more than 70 countries worldwide. As a university entrance qualification accepted internationally, it aims not only to provide an appropriate academic curriculum, but also to...

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Published inEducational studies Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 349 - 361
Main Authors Hayden, Mary C, Wong, Cynthia S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dorchester-on-Thames, U.K Taylor & Francis Group 01.11.1997
Carfax Publishing Company
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Abitur
Advanced Placement Programs
Baccalaureate Degrees
College Students
Cultural Awareness
Cultural Education
Culture
Education
Educational Assessment
Educational Programs
Elementary Secondary Education
Empirische Untersuchung
England
Entrance examinations
Foreign Countries
Großbritannien
Higher Education
Interkulturelle Kommunikation
International Baccalaureate
International Education
International Schools
Internationale Erziehung
Internationale Schule
Internationalität
Lernziel
Mobilität
Multicultural Education
Social Bias
Social Influences
Student
Student Attitudes
Teaching Methods
United Kingdom
Universities
United Kingdom
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Summary:The International Baccalaureate (IB) is an internationally accepted pre- university qualification which ... is now offered in more than 70 countries worldwide. As a university entrance qualification accepted internationally, it aims not only to provide an appropriate academic curriculum, but also to support geographic and cultural mobility and to promote international understanding. It claims to do so by both inculcating international attitudes in its students and by encouraging the maintenance and development of their cultural identities. This study examines the extent to which the IB actually appears to achive these aims, by exploring the views of an opportunity sample of ex-IB students, IB teachers and staff at the University of Bath who have direct experience of the IB programme. The findings indicate that the IB can clearly facilitate mobility and can contribute to the development of international understanding, whilst at the same time supporting the preservation of individual cultures and national identities, provided contextual factors are appropriately arranged. ( DIPF/Orig.text)
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ISSN:0305-5698
1465-3400
DOI:10.1080/0305569970230302