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9780812695052

Schools Across Frontiers The Story of the International Baccalaureate and the United World Colleges

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  • ISBN13:

    9780812695052

  • ISBN10:

    0812695054

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-05-01
  • Publisher: Open Court
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List Price: $36.95

Summary

The International Baccalaureate (IB) is an internationally recognized diploma that is increasingly offered by schools in America. Schools Across Frontiers is a history of a phenomenon that now encompasses more than 1,200 schools throughout the world -- a great success story in global education. This edition includes two new chapters and an expanded appendix listing every IB school worldwide.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgements
Glossary
The Founding of Atlantic Collegep. 1
The Founding of the International Baccalaureatep. 15
From Educational Aims to a Curriculum and Examinationp. 33
The Six-Year Experiment with the International Baccalaureatep. 61
Mountbatten and the Expansion of the United World Collegesp. 99
The International Baccalaureate in North Americap. 131
The Second Decade and Todayp. 161
Some Issues for the Futurep. 193
The United World Colleges in the New Millenniump. 219
Phenomenal Growth of the IBp. 239
The People Who Made the IBOp. 281
Looking Aheadp. 301
Schools Offering the IB Programp. 323
Schools Offering the Middle Years Programp. 361
Schools Offering the Primary Years Programp. 373
Indexp. 381
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