Hill, Ian

Abstract: This article posits that world-class education is international education, as defined by UNESCO, and presents International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes as examples of this phenomenon. It begins with the IB's 1960s origins in international schools, which educated the children of globally mobile parents who worked principally in the UN and its agencies, and in embassies and multinational companies. Its origin led to its perception as elitist, but it has since been democratized in public (state) schools in quite a number of countries, notably in North America; starting in 2012, the IB offers the IB Career-related Certificate (IBCC) programme for students following vocational courses. Then follows an overview of the four education programmes of the IB, in order of creation: Diploma Programme (1970), Middle Years Programme (1994), Primary Years Programme (1997), and the IB Career-related Certificate (2012). Attributes of a world-class education are suggested: the concept of interdependence between nations, the shaping of attitudes, the relevance of curriculum content and teaching methods, and the importance of including an international perspective. The article concludes with a list of competencies for a world-class education based on the IB Learner Profile.

Key words: International Baccalaureate International education; International mindedness Intercultural education; Global education; Peace education; World-class education

总 结：

1、本文认为世界级的教育是国际教育,按照联合国教科文组织的定义,提出了国际学士学位(IB)项目为这种现象的例子。它开始于1960年IB的起源在国际学校,教育孩子们的全球流动的父母在联合国及其机构,主要工作和大使馆和跨国公司。

2、IB已相当多的国家进行公共学校民主化在,特别是在北美,从2012年开始,IB提供IB与证书(国际工商局)项目为学生的职业课程。然后遵循IB的四个教育项目的概述,以创建:文凭课程(1970),中年计划(1994),小学项目(1997)、IB相关事业的证书(2012)。

3、一个世界级的教育建议:国家之间的相互依存的概念,态度的形成,课程内容和教学方法的相关性,包括一个国际视角的重要性。

4、IB给了最贫困地区参与世界精英教育的机会，同时，挑战学校最有天赋的学生。

来源：Prospects. Sep 2012, Issn 0033-1538, p341-359. 18p. 3 Diagrams.