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Student types, school types and their combined influence on the development of intercultural understanding

Ian Hill

International Baccalaureate Organization, Geneva

English

The article focuses on students' exposure to intercultural understanding in a number of educational settings. The effect of that exposure depends very much on the nature of the schools, the programmes they offer, and their location. It also depends on the ‘nature’ of the students and how that affects their interaction with the school and its cultural context both within and without. The variables are many, the lines of influence are complex, and the whole process is full of nuances. Typologies of schools and students are used in an attempt to overcome these difficulties and arrive at some conclusions, including the need for an improved nomenclature of school types, which may form the basis for testing through future empirical research.

French

Cet article s'intéresse à l'exposition des élèves à la compréhension interculturelle dans différents contextes éducatifs. L'impact de cette exposition dépend en grande partie de la nature des établissements scolaires ainsi que des programmes qu'ils offrent et du lieu où ils sont implantés. Il dépend également de la 'nature' des élèves et de la manière dont cela affecte leur interaction avec l'établissement et son contexte culturel dans son enceinte tout comme à l'extérieur. Les variables sont multiples, les lignes d'influence complexes, et l'ensemble du processus est très nuancé. Des typologies des établissements et des élèves sont utilisées pour tenter de surmonter ces difficultés et d'arriver à des conclusions (y compris le besoin d'une nomenclature plus complète des types d'établissements) qui peuvent constituer la base d'expérimentations lors d'une future recherche empirique.

Spanish

El documento se centra en las experiencias de los alumnos con otras culturas (y el entendimiento intercultural derivado de las mismas) en varios ámbitos de la educación. El impacto de estas experiencias varía en función de la naturaleza del colegio, los programas que ofrece y su ubicación. También depende de la 'naturaleza' de los alumnos y de cómo afecta ésta a su interacción con el colegio y su contexto cultural tanto dentro como fuera del colegio. Las variables son muchas; las influencias, complejas, y el proceso en su conjunto, un cúmulo de matices. La clasificación de colegios y de alumnos se utiliza para intentar superar estas dificultades y llegar a algunas conclusiones (entre las que se incluye la necesidad de mejorar la nomenclatura para designar los tipos de colegios) que puedan servir de base para futuras investigaciones empíricas.

Key Words: intercultural understanding • international schools • student variables • school typology

Journal of Research in International Education, Vol. 5, No. 1, 5-33 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1475240906061857


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