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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.
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Alec D. Peterson (1908-1988) was Deputy Director of Psychological Warfare in Southeast Asia, Director-General of Information Services for the Federation of Malaya, Director of Education at Oxford University, and Director-General of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva. His works include The Far East (1948), Educating Our Rulers (1957), The Future of Education (1968), and The International Baccalaureate (1972). He was awarded the Order of the British Empire and made an Honorary Doctor of Pedagogy by the University of Trieste. Foreword by Prince Charles, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Dr. Ian Hill, author of the new chapter on the IB, is the Deputy Director General of the International Baccalaureate Organisation in Geneva, Switzerland. David B. Sutcliffe, author of the new chapter on the UWC, is the Executive Director of the UWC international Secretariat, a member of the UWC Executive Board, and the Headmaster of the UWC of the Adriatic in Italy.
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.
About the Author
Alec D. Peterson (1908-1988) was Deputy Director of Psychological Warfare in Southeast Asia, Director-General of Information Services for the Federation of Malaya, Director of Education at Oxford University, and Director-General of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva. His works include The Far East (1948), Educating Our Rulers (1957), The Future of Education (1968), and The International Baccalaureate (1972). He was awarded the Order of the British Empire and made an Honorary Doctor of Pedagogy by the University of Trieste. Foreword by Prince Charles, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Dr. Ian Hill, author of the new chapter on the IB, is the Deputy Director General of the International Baccalaureate Organisation in Geneva, Switzerland. David B. Sutcliffe, author of the new chapter on the UWC, is the Executive Director of the UWC international Secretariat, a member of the UWC Executive Board, and the Headmaster of the UWC of the Adriatic in Italy.
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In 1954, I returned from Malaya, where I had been summoned from my normal job, as headmaster of a Shorpshire grammar school, to direct the Information Services under General Templer in "winning the hearts and minds of the people". Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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In 1954, I returned from Malaya, where I had been summoned from my normal job, as headmaster of a Shorpshire grammar school, to direct the Information Services under General Templer in "winning the hearts and minds of the people". Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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North America, New York, United World Colleges, Council of Foundation, Middle East, South East Asia, Desmond Hoare, Alec Peterson, Council of Europe, Eastern Europe, International Council, Latin America, Pearson College, Robert Blackburn, Federal Germany, Prince of Wales, Regional Director, Buenos Aires, International School of Geneva, John Goormaghtigh, Kurt Hahn, Ford Foundation, College Board, Ruth Bonner, South Africa New!
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- Reforming of General Education by Daniel Bell on page 39, and page 59
- Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell by George Orwell on page 217
- France 1848-1945: Intellect & Pride by Theodore Zeldin on page 217
- World War Two: An Illustrated History in Colour, 1939-1945 by Robert J. Hoare on page 282
- George Orwell: An Age Like This 1920-1940: The Collected Essays, Journalism & Letters (Collected Essays Journalism and Letters of George Orwell) by George Orwell on page 217
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- The International Baccalaureate Diploma by Tim Pound on 5 pages
- The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme by Tim Pound on 5 pages
- International Education in Practice: Dimensions for Schools and International Schools by Mary Hayden on 4 pages
- Supertest: How the International Baccalaureate Can Strengthen Our Schools by Jay Mathews on page 19, page 50, and page 66
- Dreams & Promises: The Story of the Armand Hammer United World College : A Critical Analysis by Theodore D. Lockwood in Back Matter
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