Notes on contributors vii Preface XV 1 Quality in diversity 1 Mary Hayden and JeffThompson PART A:THROUGHTHE CURRICULUM 2 Assessment and educational quality: implications for international schools 15 John Lowe 3 Inclusive education in international schools: a case study from Singapore 29 Gail Bradley 4 Curricular interstices and the Theory of Knowledge 42 John Mackenzie 5 Images of international education in national and international schools: a view from Jordan 51 Samia AI Farra 6 The politics of international education 62 Peter Zsebik PART B:THROUGH HUMAN RESOURCES 7 Student mobility and the international curriculum 73 Anne McKillop-Ostrom 8 Recruitment of teachers for international education 85 Brian Garton vi CONTENTS 9 Professional development and reflective practice 96 William Powell 10 The role ofwomen in senior management in international schools 112 Carol Thearle 11 The international school and its community: think globally, interact locally 124 Keith Allen PART C:THROUGH SCHOOL MANAGEMENT 12 Moving from school effectiveness to school improvement in international schools 143 Michael Fertig 13 Long-term planning in international schools 158 Joseph J Blaney 14 Strategic planning for international schools: a roadmap to excellence 169 Niall Nelson 15 International schools, globalization and the seven cultures of capitalism 179 james Cambridge PART D: CONCLUSION 16 International education: connecting the national to the global 193 George Walker Index