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Schools Across Frontiers
A. D. C. Peterson
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Description for Schools Across Frontiers
Paperback. Num Pages: 414 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNFR; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 578.
This is the story of two initiatives in international education, one originating in Switzerland, the other in Britain, but both now established in most countries of the world, including especially the United States and U.S. schools overseas. The International baccalaureate (IB) is a college entrance examination which can be taken in any country and is recognized by universities in any country. Adoption of the IB curriculum in a school ensures tht the school is brought up to international standards. Currently, for example, nearly 400 U.S. schools offer the IB, and the number is rapidly growing. The United World Colleges (UWC) ... Read more
This is the story of two initiatives in international education, one originating in Switzerland, the other in Britain, but both now established in most countries of the world, including especially the United States and U.S. schools overseas. The International baccalaureate (IB) is a college entrance examination which can be taken in any country and is recognized by universities in any country. Adoption of the IB curriculum in a school ensures tht the school is brought up to international standards. Currently, for example, nearly 400 U.S. schools offer the IB, and the number is rapidly growing. The United World Colleges (UWC) ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cricket Books, a division of Carus Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
395
Condition
New
Number of Pages
414
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9780812697612
SKU
V9780812697612
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About A. D. C. Peterson
A. D. C. Peterson (1908-1988) was an expert on comparative education, the author of numerous books on education, and the recipient of the Order of the British Empire and an Honorary Doctor of Pedagogy at the Univesity of Trieste.
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