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The interconnected world has influenced notions of aglobal learning society in a global village, and manyinternational schools around the world have embracedthe concept of international-mindedness to guidetheir educational aims and goals so that they arealigned with a global culture. This case study willresearch the interpretations ofinternational-mindedness among a select number ofstakeholders at one international school in Cairo,Egypt, in order to understand how they view anddefine international-mindedness. By analyzing schooldocuments, collecting field notes, and interviewing asmall number of stakeholders, this qualitative casestudy will crystallize its findings to see ifinternational-mindedness is a shared social constructor a number of shared social constructs. The findingsfrom this intrinsic case study will interesteducators and scholars who are concerned with howglobalization and globalism have intersected with theinternational school or international-mindedness. Thedata from a natural setting of an actualinternational school could point to areas for futurestudies and articulations of international-mindednessin an interconnected world.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Education

• Full title: International-mindedness in Education - A Case Study of an International School
• Author: Hurley Theresa
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168
• EAN: 9783639013979
• ISBN: 3639013972
• ID: 04333877
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
• Weight: 244 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 154 × 9 mm
• Date of publishing: 28. August 2008

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