International Schooling and Education in the 'New Era' : Emerging Issues.

Front Cover -- International Schooling and Education in the 'New Era' -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Tables -- About the Author -- Chapter 1 A Projected Decade of Unprecedented Growth -- The Notion of a Field of 'GEMIS' -- The Focus on English-language Medium of Instruction -- The Broader 'Globalisation' Context -- The Academic Positioning of GEMIS -- Internationalised Schooling and National Education -- International Schooling and Education -- Globalised Non-English Medium of Instruction Schools -- Globalised English medium of Instruction Schools -- The Current and Projected Growth Figures -- The Nature of Growth 2000-2017 -- The Historical and Projected Growth Story -- The Expected Growth Period Lasting Until 2027 -- The Growth in the Number of Schools -- The Growth in Fee Revenue -- The Growth in Teaching Staff -- The Growth in the Number of Students -- The Need to Get beneath the Data -- The Lack of Research Attention -- The Lack of Attention towards Theory -- The Lack of Attention towards Reality -- The Historical Context -- The Appearance of the 'Post-ideal' Mode of Activity -- The Birth in 2014 of a Definite 'New Era' -- The Main Thesis of This Book -- Growth Rests on Perceived 'Guarantees' -- The Emergence of a 'Dual-guarantees Thesis' -- The Platform for Growth Is Quite Shaky -- The Sociological Framework of This Book Explained -- Chapter 2 The Characteristics of the Emerging 'New Era' -- An Overview of the 'New Era' -- The Emergent 'Duality of Precarity' -- The Breakdown of the 'Safe Assumptions' -- The Continuous Conceptual Weakening of the Field -- The Emergence of the 'Non-TCK' -- The Emergence of the 'Non-IB Landscape' -- The Emergence of Separate 'Sectors' -- The Emergence of 'Tiers' of GEMIS -- The Emergence of 'Tiers' of Cities -- The Emerging Geo-political Reality -- The Geographical Precarity.

The Political Precarity -- The Emerging Critical Discourse -- The Disparaging of the Nature of GEMIS -- The Disparaging of the Concept of 'Global Citizenship' -- Chapter 3 The Demand-side Factors Driving Growth -- Introduction -- The Personal Aspect of 'Providing Distinction' -- The Structural Aspect of 'Greater Wealth' -- The Major Growth Factors Explored -- The Growth of the 'Middle Class' Globally -- The Desire for an English Medium of Instruction (EMI) Education -- The Continued Growth of Elite English Schooling -- The Growing Appeal of Anglo-American Higher Education -- The Dissatisfaction with National Education -- The Emergence of a New 'Global Middle Class' -- A Capital(s) Accumulation Framework -- The Desire for Symbolic Capital Accumulation -- The Desire for Social Capital Accumulation -- The Desire for Cultural Capital Accumulation -- The 'Human Capital' Factor -- A Case Study: 'The Avenues: World School' in Brazil -- Chapter 4 The Supply-side Factors Driving Growth -- Introduction -- The Growing Appeal to Global Private Equity -- The Growing Access to Internal Markets -- The Financial Side of Growth Explored -- The Ongoing Growth of GEMS Education -- The Growth of the Other Big 'Players' -- The Entry of Sovereign Wealth Funds -- The Emergence of a Short-term Investment Model -- The Emergent 'Middlemen' -- The Economic Side of Growth Explored -- The Deliberate 'Importing' of GEMIS -- The Deliberate Exporting of GEMIS -- The Developing Agenda of the 'Pisa Tests' -- Chapter 5 The Emerging Issues of the 'New Era' -- The Key Aspects of the 'New Era' -- The Reimagining of International Schooling and Education -- The Aligning of Demand and Supply -- The Weakening of the 'Assumptions' behind Growth -- The Foundations for Growth Are Made Up of 'Promises' -- The Foundations for Growth Are Actually Quite Shaky -- The Emerging Controversies.

The Emerging Contradictions -- The Emerging Distortions -- The Emerging 'Truth Prisms' -- The Emergence of 'Global Equity Schooling' -- The Emergence of 'One Field, Two Sectors' -- The Emerging Need for a 'Neo-colonial Lens' -- The Emergence of a 'Values-deficit' -- The Emerging Scope for Inquiry -- The Scope for Moving beyond Bourdieu -- The Scope for Research into Parental Choice -- The Scope for Research into 'Teacher Choice' -- Final Thoughts -- References -- Index.

This book looks to ask critical questions about the driving force behind the growth of 'International Education' and 'international Schooling' and offers an original 'demand-supply' framework for understanding this expansion.

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