International Schools and Education Futures in China and Beyond

Nicola Sum is Senior Lecturer in Globalization, Education and Leadership, Faculty of Education, School of Education and Culture, Monash University, Australia.Philip Wing Keung Chan is Senior Lecturer in Globalization, Policy, Governance and Artificial Intelligence in Education, Faculty of Education, School of Education and Culture, Monash University, Australia.Jun Teng is Professor in the Institute of International and Comparative Education, Beijing Normal University, China.Simon Beaumont is Regional Principal, OneSchool Global, Australia.Grace Xuecong Ji is Assistant Lecturer, School of Education and Culture, Monash University, Australia.

• Foreword 1Xiaodong ZengForeword 2Catherine MontgomeryIntroduction: Social contracts, cultures and complexities of international schoolingNicola Sum, Philip Wing Keung Chan, Jun Teng, Simon Beaumont, Grace Xuecong Ji1. Re-imaging the international schools in China in the retreating globalization era: A historical perspectiveJun Teng, Jiaxin Zhou 2. Understanding Chinese teachers’ CPD in international schools: A case study of teachers’ belief and classroom instruction change through CPDWu DanLu 3. How to develop a globally-competent Chinese adolescent at an international school?Lucheng Wang 4. Improving teaching practice through the development of strategies of instructional leadership in the International Bilingual schools in ChinaSong Jing5. Students’ experiences of global competence in international schools in ChinaTeng Jun, Stephanie Hollings 6. A review of teacher quality in Chinese international schools: Context, challenges, and strategiesJing Qu, Yuan Qu, Grace Xuecong Ji, Philip Wing Keung Chan 7. Lessons from the burning mountain: Dünya and critical global citizenship education in an Azerbaijani International Baccalaureate International SchoolNicholas Palmer, Gulnara Gaforova 8. Teaching practical subjects through online in an Australian global schoolLu Yang, Simon Beaumont, Philip Wing Keung Chan 9. Market positionings of English Medium Schools in the international school sector in Bangladesh: Strategies of purpose, image or identityNicola Sum 10. Global pandemic effects on parents’ choice of international schools in Malaysia Mien Wee Cheng, Preedha R. Govindasamy, Sarah Sook Yian Chan 11. Integration curriculum and international schools: Illustrating the policy implications for the future of the sector in VietnamNguyễn Thi Quỳnh Lâm, Nicola Sum12. The viewpoints of Australian independent school leaders, teachers and students on assisting international studentsPhilip Wing Keung Chan, Hongzhi Zhang, Grace Xuecong Ji