scholarly journals In Search of the Ideal Tool for International School Teachers to Increase their Global Competency: An Action Research Analysis of the Global Competency Learning Continuum

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-37
Author(s):  
Adam Carter
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
International Schools ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
International School ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Global Competency ◽  
Intercultural Skills ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Resource Library

It is clear that if international school teachers are to be able to properly prepare students for a 21st century globalized workplace, they must first develop the global competence and intercultural skills needed to implement their students’ development of global knowledge, skills and attitudes. Unfortunately, in many public schools and international schools, teachers do not possess the global competency needed to do so effectively. Since it can be expensive and ambitious to instill global competency in teachers on a school-wide, district-wide or nation-wide level, it may be more feasible for individual teachers to address their global competency deficit and take the necessary steps to improve it. There are several tools that can be used by individual teachers seeking to improve the awareness, skills and dispositions needed to become a truly globally competent teacher. This study focused on an innovative new tool, the Global Competency Learning Continuum (GCLC), which was designed for teachers and offers a resource library to help teachers address their shortcomings in twelve different levels of global competency. The research sought to ascertain whether the Global Competency Learning Continuum is an appropriate tool for international school teachers to use to assess and improve their global competency – or if there is a demand for an entirely new instrument that is more applicable to international school teachers. After reviewing research from surveys of international teachers, the data indicates that the Global Competency Learning Continuum is a promising and effective tool for use by international school teachers. It is the only tool designed specifically for teachers by a highly-respected educational institution, is free of charge and offers a valuable trove of resources for teachers who wish to actively improve their global competency.

scholarly journals Recruitment and Retention of International School Teachers in Remote Archipelagic Countries: The Fiji Experience

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Miguel Dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
International Schools ◽  
Large Population ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
International School ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Managerial Styles ◽  
The Social ◽  
Negative Leadership

In current school environments, teacher recruitment, turnover, and retention present significant problems, particularly for rural and remote international schools in archipelagic countries. Employing the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), this study analyzed international school teachers with teaching experience at a Fijian international school about their career development, retention ideas, and the decision of teaching service. As there is not a large population of international school teachers in archipelagic countries due to the unique environment of the school and country, the researcher employed the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to better understand six international school teachers who have taught and are teaching at one of the Fijian international schools. The study categorized two directions for leaving and staying at a remote location. Participants indicated that the managerial styles, negative leadership, and limited social networking were the most significant challenges while respectfulness and simple living style were the most significant advantages of their Fijian teaching experience. As this study mainly focused on the issues for rural, remote, and archipelagic countries, the result of this study serves as one of the first blueprints for organizational leaders in those regions to improve their management styles in order to recruit and retain their skillful professionals.

scholarly journals PENGEMBANGAN MODEL KURIKULUM PENDIDIKAN EKONOMI UNTUK MENYIAPKAN GURU PROFESIONAL DI SEKOLAH BERTARAF INTERNASIONAL

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Dadang Dahlan ◽  
Neti Budiwati ◽  
Susanti Kurniawati
Keyword(s):  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
International Schools ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
International School ◽  
Economic Education ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Global Level ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Competency Based

This study begins with a consideration of future challenges related to the need for international school teachers (SBI), which raises the question of how to design curriculum with competency-based approach in order to produce the teacher candidates that suit the needs of teachers in international schools (SBI )? The research objective is to be able to: 1) generate a description of strengths and weaknesses of curriculum designs that are being used; 2) produce a description of the implementation of a curriculum that is being implemented; and 3) produce a description of the competency standard (SKL) economics teacher candidates for international school (SBI) .The study was designed for 2 years using Research and Development, for the first year of this descriptive survey method, using the techniques of data collection in the form of documentation, questionnaires and interviews. The source data consists of lecturers, teachers, students and alumni who work at the international school (SBI).  Among other results it was found that department of Economic Education curriculum has weaknesses and strengths. Weaknesses include a) the design curriculum not in accordance with the need to generate international school teachers (SBI); b) the design of the curriculum have not loaded the competencies required of graduates to compete at a global level; c) curriculum design has not adopted the curriculum developed countries that excel in the field of education. While its power is a) curriculum design approach based on scientific disciplines (content based); b) curriculum has been outlined in the syllabus and SAP; and c) curriculum design is flexible. Judging from the implementation of the curriculum, that has not been implemented based learning competency-based curriculum (KBK), but from the aspect of SBI implementation of curriculum-based learning (learning) already contains the necessary aspects of learning in SBI. Starting from the results of this study suggested: in the face of global challenges of the department of  Economic Education is necessary to develop future curriculum design based CBC is consistently (consistently); implementation of the curriculum / learning must use a variety of approaches as expected by the curriculum, as well as to develop a curriculum thatcompliance-oriented international school teachers (SBI) must be rejected on the dotted-oriented curriculum development competency standards (SKL), which allows graduates can work in SBI and compete at a global level. Keywords: curriculum designs, competency-based, economic education

scholarly journals Proposed Perceptions to address reading impairment of Middle School Students from the point of view of their Teachers in Government Schools in the State of Kuwait: التصورات المقترحة لمعالجة ضعف القراءة عند طلاب وطالبات المرحلة المتوسطة من وجهة نظر معلميهم ومعلماتهن في المدارس الحكومية بدولة الكويت

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (39) ◽  
pp. 158-138
Author(s):  
Bandar Manshed Mohammad Aldhafeeri Bandar Manshed Mohammad Aldhafeeri
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Middle School Teachers ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Poor Reading ◽  
The State Of Kuwait

The aim of the research is to identify the proposed perceptions to address poor reading among middle school students from the point of view of their teachers and teachers in public schools in Kuwait, and the research sample consisted of (350) teachers, selected in the random class way from middle school teachers in The 2, 512 public education schools in Mubarak al- Kabir governorate (Kuwait) were adopted, and the analytical descriptive curriculum was adopted, and the questionnaire was adopted as a data collection tool consisting of (32) paragraphs spread over three integrated fields as follows: Proposed perceptions to address poor reading related to the role )family and teacher, technical guidance and school curriculum, school and major educational institution). The research resulted in a series of results, the most important of which is that the degree of appreciation of middle school teachers for the proposed perceptions to address poor reading among middle school students in all its integrated areas came to a large extent, the most important of which is the provision of a scientific and cultural stock among the teacher qualifies him to address the reading weakness of students, take into account the family's various problems and stand with him to overcome them, provide modern educational and technological means in the school, provide the major educational institution for all ways to address the problems of students, especially reading weakness, monitor guidance Technical commitment of teachers to the treatment plans provided to students, in addition to the existence of statistically significant differences between the responses of the members of the study sample towards the proposed perceptions to address poor reading in middle school students from the point of view of their teachers and teachers in public schools in Kuwait at all fields and the tool as a whole due to the sex change and the differences came in favor of male teachers. In the light of the results the research made a number of recommendations, the most important of which Taking into account the importance of the diagnostic calendar for students at the beginning of the year and semester, and educating teachers and following them up by their supervisors through regular visits to them during the academic year to identify the weaknesses and strengths of each student, and qualify and prepare Arabic teachers through training courses on addressing poor reading among students .

Exploring Teacher Identity in International Schools: Key Concepts for Research

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-141
Author(s):  
Lucy Bailey ◽  
Lucy Cooker
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Identity ◽  
International Schools ◽  
International School ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Teacher Shortages ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Postgraduate Studies ◽  
Key Aspects

This paper explores the identity of teachers in international schools who are embarking on postgraduate studies in education. Based on semi-structured interviews with 20 teachers starting an international qualification, it establishes key aspects of their identity and notes that they feel distinct from teaching professionals in their passport countries. From this discussion, a tool-box of concepts for understanding the identity of international school teachers is suggested, together with a typology of international school teachers echoing Hayden & Thompson’s (2013) typology of international schools. It is suggested that these concepts require further exploration and empirical substantiation in order both to understand their implications for addressing teacher shortages and to understand the knowledge, skills and attitudes that teachers with non-conventional qualifications and backgrounds may offer to schools.

scholarly journals An Exploratory Study of Hong Kong Mathematics Education of International Schools and Public Schools

CONVERTER ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 170-180
Author(s):  
Xiaoyu Xu, Chi-Wai Yu
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Middle School Teachers ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
International Schools ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
The Relationship

This study explored the difference in the belief on mathematics teaching between teachers of International and public schools; In particular, it considered the beliefs of middle school teachers with regard to mathematics. This study also soldiered the relationship between teachers ‘conceptions and students’ attitude of learning mathematics. It employed the mixed method and design to identify the three different types of questionnaires were designed for 19 teachers, and 107students from five different schools. All statistical analysis were implemented by an open-source package, R. Some characteristic features affecting on teachers’ belief, conceptions, and students’ attitude were observed. Hence, there is a sightly effective relationship between the students’ personality relate with the teachers’ belief.

Constructing International School Teacher Identity from Lived Experience: A Fresh Conceptual Framework

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-171
Author(s):  
Adam Poole
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Teacher Identity ◽  
International Baccalaureate ◽  
International Schools ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
A Priori ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
International School ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
School Teachers

This paper responds to Bailey and Cooker’s (2019) paper entitled ‘Exploring Teacher Identity in International Schools: Key Concepts for Research’ in which the authors offer a typology of international school teachers based on interviews with non-qualified teachers. This paper builds upon the typology of international school teachers by offering a framework for researching international school teacher identity. The framework is illustrated by interview data with an expatriate teacher in a Chinese Internationalised School, both of which remain under-researched. Chinese Internationalised Schools typically cater to local middle-class elites and offer some form of international curricula, such as the International Baccalaureate Diploma, alongside study of the Chinese national curriculum. Rather than utilising a priori teacher types derived from existing typologies, the framework utilises teachers’ lived experiences to inductively construct a ‘snap-shot’ of their teacher identity. Drawing upon postmodern approaches to teacher identity, identity is conceptualised as an ongoing dialogic process. Interview data with an international school teacher called Tyron (a pseudonym) is utilised in order to take the reader through how the framework is intended to be put into practice. The framework is an alternative approach to researching international school teachers that guides researchers away from labelling teachers by observation and instead looks at what they do and their histories. Moreover, this approach involves both the researcher and the teacher, and not, as is typically the case, only the researcher.

Integrating UNSDG in International School’s Curriculum: Nurturing a Sustainable Society in Malaysia

GIS Business ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-212
Author(s):  
Urish Wynton Pillai Thomas ◽  
Dr. Syriac Nellikunnel Devasia ◽  
Dr Parameswaran Subrmanian ◽  
Dr Maria Josephine Williams ◽  
Dr Hanim Norza Baba
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
International Schools ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
International School ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Sustainable Society ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Nonparametric Correlation

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of integrating Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) into International School Curriculum, and to adapt Education for Sustainable Development using Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour, Roger’s diffusion of innovation theory and Stern’s value belief norm (VBN) theory to nurture a sustainable society. The study narrowed five development goals; Zero Hunger (SDG 2), Clean Water and Sanitation (SDG 6), Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11), Climate Change (SDG 13) and Life on Land (SDG 15) to evaluate the impact towards international school’s curriculum in order to nurture a sustainable society. Data was collected from 105 teachers from 5149 full time teachers in International Schools in Malaysia. The questionnaire focusses on indicators from Sustainable Development Goals and funnelled down to understand whether these indicators will impact the objective of these research, which is to nurture a sustainable society through integrating SDGs in International School Curriculum. The data was analyzed through SPSS application where correlation test were conducted and produce nonparametric correlation results in p<0.001 which indicate a very high significant of relationship between SDGs and sustainable society.

scholarly journals Delaying sexual onset: outcome of a comprehensive sexuality education initiative for adolescents in public schools

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dolores Ramírez-Villalobos ◽  
Eric Alejandro Monterubio-Flores ◽  
Tonatiuh Tomás Gonzalez-Vazquez ◽  
Juan Francisco Molina-Rodríguez ◽  
Ma. Guadalupe Ruelas-González ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Sexuality Education ◽  
Sexual Debut ◽  
Unplanned Pregnancy ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Unprotected Sex ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Innovative Techniques

Abstract Background A common risk behavior in adolescence is the early initiation of unprotected sex that exposes adolescents to an unplanned pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections. Schools are an ideal place to strengthen adolescents’ sexual knowledge and modify their behavior, guiding them to exercise responsible sexuality. The purpose of this article was to evaluate the knowledge of public secondary school teachers who received training in comprehensive education in sexuality (CES) and estimate the counseling’s effect on students’ sexual behavior. Methods Seventy-five public school teachers were trained in participatory and innovative techniques for CES. The change in teacher knowledge (n = 75) was assessed before and after the training using t-tests, Wilcoxon ranks tests and a Generalized Estimate Equation model. The students’ sexual and reproductive behavior was evaluated in intervention (n = 650) and comparison schools (n = 555). We fit a logistic regression model using the students’ sexual debut as a dependent variable. Results Teachers increased their knowledge of sexuality after training from 5.3 to 6.1 (p < 0.01). 83.3% of students in the intervention school reported using a contraceptive method in their last sexual relation, while 58.3% did so in the comparison schools. The students in comparison schools were 4.7 (p < 0.01) times more likely to start sexual initiation than students in the intervention schools. Conclusion Training in CES improved teachers’ knowledge about sexual and reproductive health. Students who received counseling from teachers who were trained in participatory and innovative techniques for CES used more contraceptive protection and delayed sexual debut.

Antiracist Curriculum and Digital Platforms: Evidence from Black Lives Matter

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saharsh Agarwal ◽  
Ananya Sen
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
The United States ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Public School Teachers ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Marginalized Communities ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Null Effect ◽  
The Impact

In this paper, we examine the impact of racially charged events on the demand for antiracist classroom resources in U.S. public schools. We use book requests made by teachers on DonorsChoose, the largest crowdfunding platform for public school teachers, as a measure of intent to address race-related topics in the classroom. We use the precise timing of high-profile police brutality and other racially charged events in the United States (2010–2020) to identify their effect on antiracism requests relative to a control group. We find a significant increase in antiracism requests following the killing of George Floyd in 2020 and a null effect for all other events in the decade. We also find an increase in requests for books featuring Latinx, Asian, Muslim, and Jewish cultures, suggesting that a focus on equality for one group can spill over and yield culturally aware dialogues for other groups as well. Event studies suggest that local protests played a role in motivating some of the teachers to post these requests. In just four months following George Floyd’s death, $3.4 million worth of books featuring authors and characters from marginalized communities were successfully funded, reaching more than half a million students. Text analysis of impact notes posted by teachers suggests that hundreds of thousands of young students are being engaged in discussions about positive affirmation and cross-cultural acceptance. This paper was accepted by D.J. Wu, information systems.

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