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The growing momentum and legitimacy behind an alliance for international education

Tristan Bunnell

Copenhagen International School, Denmark

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Within the diverse universe of internationally minded schools there is currently much momentum behind the creation of some form of ‘alliance’. Although the movement behind this can be traced back to the early 1990s, this article proposes that the current momentum can be largely understood within a fundamental paradigm shift emerging within education generally, towards greater collaboration, networking and partnership. This arguably gives the ‘alliance’ project a much greater deal of legitimacy than has previously been implied. At the same time, a further set of complex factors can be identified within the universe of internationally minded schools.

French

Il existe actuellement une grande aspiration en vue de créer une certaine forme 'd'alliance' au sein de la diversité d'établissements scolaires sensibles à la réalité internationale. Bien que ce mouvement remonte au début des añes 90, cet article suggère que l'impulsion actuelle s'inscrit en grande partie dans le cadre d'une mutation profonde qui voit le jour dans l'éducation en général, en vue de renforcer les collaborations et de développer les réseaux de contacts et les partenariats. Ainsi, ce projet 'd'alliance' a sans doute une plus grande légitimité aujourd'hui qu'on ne le supposait auparavant. Parallèlement, l'article permet d'identifier un ensemble supplémentaire de facteurs complexes au sein des établissements scolaires sensibles à la réalité internationale.

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En estos momentos, en el universo variopinto de los colegios con orientación internacional, se hace mucho hincapié en crear algún tipo de 'alianza'. Aunque esta tendencia se puede remontar a principios de los años 90, en este estudio se sugiere que se puede comprender esta tendencia en el marco de un cambio de paradigma fundamental que empieza a surgir en el sector de la educación en general. Este cambio consiste en buscar más colaboraciones, redes de contacto y asociaciones, y le da al proyecto de 'alianzas' un grado de legitimidad mayor que el que ten'a anteriormente. Además, dentro del universo de los colegios con orientación internacional, puede identificarse también otro grupo de factores complejos.

Key Words: alliance • collaboration • competition • networking

Journal of Research in International Education, Vol. 5, No. 2, 155-176 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1475240906065600


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