Research Handbook on International Schools (Elgar Handbooks in Education)

Bunnell, Tristan (EDT)/ Poole, Adam (EDT)

Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd（2026/10発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 496 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781035346950

Full Description

This comprehensive Research Handbook explores new research on international schools, demonstrating the growing diversity of scholarship in terms of research methods, conceptual approaches and geographic spread.

Leading experts draw on global case studies to illustrate innovative methodological approaches and evaluate the latest trends in the globalisation and commercialisation of education. Contributors pay particular attention to the significant growth of bilingual schools which reject the International Baccalaureate standard to offer a diverse curriculum. Comprising lived, insider sociological experiences, the book bridges the gap between practice and theory to consolidate existing research and present visionary recommendations.

The Research Handbook on International Schools is a crucial resource for scholars of international education, as well as those researching international school policy and administration. Curriculum policymakers and school leaders will also benefit from its astute insights and timely suggestions.

Contents

Contents
1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on International Schools 1
Tristan Bunnell and Adam Poole
PART I THE NATURE OF INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS IN THEORY:
TRADITIONS, TYPES, MODELS, AND TRANSITION
2 International schools as legitimate institutions: the unexpected research
story of the 'Elite Traditional International School' 14
Tristan Bunnell
3 De(con)structing the Chinese internationalised school: a biography of an
academic concept 24
Adam Poole
4 'American but international': the early history of Copenhagen International
School 35
Anne Collignon
5 Global dreams, local realities: a Sino-Australian case study of international
education in China 48
Jennifer Cutri
6 The internationalist approach in practice: the case of the United World
Colleges and fostering 'empathy' 62
Tristan Bunnell and Nicola Savvides
7 British international schools: 'internationally-national'? 75
Sarah Pearce
8 The unexpected growth of the elite English private school overseas 94
Ian Gross
9 What does a school need to be an Elite Traditional International School?
A framework from Canada based on Existence, Relatedness, and Growth
needs 104
Damion Walker
10 Changing educational landscapes in India: the 'glocalised' international
school scenario 114
Bianca Daw
PART II THE NATURE OF INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS IN PRACTICE:
PARENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATION, AND LEADERSHIP
11 The challenge of leading the international school in transition: the view
from mainland China 126
Ian Lee
12 Passport-based pay: why do split salaries persist in international schools? 139
Liam Hammer
13 'How do international school senior leaders cope and survive?' The
evidence from British Satellite Colleges in Asia 149
Eleanor Prescott
14 Host nation parental perspectives and motivations in choosing international
schooling: the case of Hong Kong 165
Nicolas Forde
15 The 're-birth' of teacher identity in international schools: the evidence
from IB MYP teachers in Switzerland 179
Vanessa Walker
16 The expansive metamorphoses of education's internationalization:
reflections on a scholarship agenda for K-12 international schools 189
Rebecca Stroud
17 Well-being and resilience of early career teachers under diverse skies: a
critical duo-ethnography of two former international teachers 201
Shamiga Arumuhathas and Rebecca Stroud
18 The barren landscape: a critical investigation of academic research into the
business operations of international schools 215
James MacDonald
19 Staying the same in a rapidly changing field: how accreditation in Saudi
Arabia's international schools contribute to institutional isomorphism 227
Karl Coutet
20 International school governance and Schrödinger's cat: complex,
amorphous, inscrutable 239
James Smith
21 International school institutional legitimacy and accreditation: a case study
from Germany 253
Richard Eaton
22 The challenges of leadership in 'well-established elite traditional
international schools': an institutional logistics perspective 265
Paul Churchill
23 Safeguarding children in international schools: using student focus groups
to explore key challenges 275
Leila Holmyard
24 Factors affecting the recruitment and retention of locally hired teachers in
international schools: the evidence from Brazil 288
Daniel Warner
25 The appeal of teaching abroad: it ain't (just) about the 'cha-ching cha-
ching' 301
Cherry Atkinson
26 Developing international mindedness in the Chinese context: the important
modelling role of local teachers 313
David Whitmarsh
27 The wellbeing of expatriate teachers in international schools: research
evidence from Hong Kong 325
Mark Harrison
28 Parent-teacher relationships in international schools in Cyprus 337
Hila Hagage Baikovich
PART III EMERGENT CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES
29 The uneven terrain of international schooling: capital conversion, national
sovereignty, and whiteness 355
Tiago Bittencourt
30 Leadership in international schools for international mindedness: a novel
Jungian lens 366
David S. Suits
31 'British Satellite Colleges' in Asia: privileged consumption of a theatrical
experience 376
Tyrone Ruth
32 The challenge of leadership in international schools for social and cultural
justice: the case in England and Qatar 388
Nidal Al Haj Sleiman
33 The increasing institutional precarity of 'Elite Traditional International
Schools': the view from an experienced expatriate educator 401
Daniel Cowan
34 Beyond the elite international school experience: the evidence from
Switzerland 415
Mary Beth Romö
35 Neo-colonialism, post-colonialism and international schooling 428
Mark Gibson and Lucy Bailey
36 Decolonising the history curriculum in international schools: the case of
schools in Kenya 439
Sarah Black
37 Conclusions: emerging research trends and gaps 452
Tristan Bunnell and Adam Poole