TY - JOUR
T1 - The International Baccalaureate in Australia
T2 - trends and issues
AU - Kidson, Paul
AU - Odhiambo, George
AU - Wilson, Rachel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 British Association for International and Comparative Education.
PY - 2019/5/4
Y1 - 2019/5/4
N2 - The presence of International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes in Australia has grown significantly over the past decade. Despite this, little critical research exists on the IB in Australia. This article provides an analysis of the IB currently in Australia, outlining the trends in growth across the various IB programmes over the last decade and compares this to international trends, including those of the Asia-Pacific region in which Australia is located. This profile is then contrasted against the profile of research that has been conducted into the IB in Australia during this same period. A discrepancy is apparent between implementation of the IB and critical analysis of that implementation. Much of IB practice in Australia therefore remains unresearched. Suggestions for future research to address this discrepancy are offered.
AB - The presence of International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes in Australia has grown significantly over the past decade. Despite this, little critical research exists on the IB in Australia. This article provides an analysis of the IB currently in Australia, outlining the trends in growth across the various IB programmes over the last decade and compares this to international trends, including those of the Asia-Pacific region in which Australia is located. This profile is then contrasted against the profile of research that has been conducted into the IB in Australia during this same period. A discrepancy is apparent between implementation of the IB and critical analysis of that implementation. Much of IB practice in Australia therefore remains unresearched. Suggestions for future research to address this discrepancy are offered.
KW - Australia
KW - curriculum
KW - government and non-government schools
KW - International Baccalaureate
KW - international education
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U2 - 10.1080/03057925.2017.1415751
DO - 10.1080/03057925.2017.1415751
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85040982154
SN - 0305-7925
VL - 49
SP - 393
EP - 412
JO - Compare
JF - Compare
IS - 3
ER -
