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Interculturalism in student and teacher understandings of global citizenship education in three International Baccalaureate international schools 三所国际文凭国际学校师生对全球公民教育的跨文化理解

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Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2024-09-04 DOI: 10.1177/14752409241276293

Caroline Ferguson

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Becoming a new type of teacher: The case of experienced British-trained educators transitioning to the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme abroad 成为新型教师：经验丰富的英国培训教育工作者过渡到国外国际中学文凭课程的案例

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Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2024-09-02 DOI: 10.1177/14752409241275745

Vanessa Walker, Tristan Bunnell

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Characteristics of Effective International School Teachers: A Systematic Review of the Literature 有效国际学校教师的特征：文献系统回顾

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Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2024-08-19 DOI: 10.1177/14752409241271067

Leslie W Grant, James H Stronge, Paola Mendizabal, Amelie Smucker, Yanping Mo

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Professional Learning in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme 国际文凭课程中的专业学习

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Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2024-08-12 DOI: 10.1177/14752409241269389

Rosamund Whaley

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Exploring associations between teacher perceptions of working conditions and immediate professional plans at a Chinese internationalised school 探索中国国际化学校教师对工作条件的看法与近期职业规划之间的关联

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Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2024-08-08 DOI: 10.1177/14752409241269368

Marie P. Himes, Sarah B Bausell

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Glocalising Education: Reflections from an International School in Delhi, India 教育全球化：印度德里一所国际学校的思考

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Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2024-04-06 DOI: 10.1177/14752409241243000

Bianca Daw

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A Qualitative Case Study of Teachers’ Perceptions on a Two-model System; Adhering to Chinese and International Baccalaureate Mandated Standards 教师对 "双轨制 "的看法的定性案例研究；遵守中国和国际文凭组织规定的标准

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Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2024-04-06 DOI: 10.1177/14752409241242688

John Stewart Clark, Matthew Terrett

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Exploring factors associated with student wellbeing in the United Arab Emirates: PISA 2018 探索与阿拉伯联合酋长国学生福祉相关的因素：PISA 2018

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Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2024-04-06 DOI: 10.1177/14752409241243011

Jose Marquez, Louise Lambert, Devi Khanna

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International Schools and De-globalisation: Exploring the tensions during the Covid-19 crisis 国际学校与去全球化：探索 Covid-19 危机期间的紧张局势

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Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2024-04-02 DOI: 10.1177/14752409241241533

Lucy Bailey, Mark T Gibson

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The social reality of working overseas in the ‘Chinese Internationalised School’: Exploring cliques as a precarity and insecurity coping strategy 中国国际化学校 "中海外工作的社会现实：探索作为不稳定和不安全应对策略的小团体

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Journal of Research in International Education Pub Date : 2024-03-30 DOI: 10.1177/14752409241242092

T. Bunnell, Adam Poole

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