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From the BRIC to the MIST: . Transnatıonal Imaginings and Migratory trends of International Baccalaureate Students Alliance for International Education Doha 2012 Judith Guy, ENKA Schools, Turkey John Switzer, Zurich International School, Switzerland. A story in 4 sections.
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From the BRIC to the MIST: Transnatıonal Imaginings and Migratory trends of International Baccalaureate Students Alliance for International Education Doha 2012 Judith Guy, ENKA Schools, Turkey John Switzer, Zurich International School, Switzerland
A story in 4 sections Setting the scene: typology of IB students The emerging economies of the BRIC and MIST countries Global IB trends in emerging economies Global Tertiary Patterns, selected data of the MIST Country Destinations and Aspirations
Section 1 : Setting the scene Typology of IB diploma students
IB DP migration trends Global typology for IB Migration Guy & Switzer 2010 Based on tertiary destination data
DP student migration categorized by: Country of passport* Country where IB diploma was completed Country where student went for university 6 categories identified * 12% of IB diploma students register with 2 passports
Type 1 Returning Globalist Student returns home for university after obtaining IB abroad Frequent when university in home country is high quality (US, Canada, Western Europe)
Type 4 Local globalist Common in countries where IB is in state schools – US, UK, Canada, Australia Not allowed in some countries where IB is not recognized for local population (Korea)
Type 5 Aspiring globalist IB schools in countries where host nationals can attend. National education system is not preferred or too difficult to gain admission to tertiary study (China)
SECTION 2 : The BRICs and the MISTs Economic Patterns : According to World Bank data(May 2011), the four BRICcountries plus South Korea and Indonesiawill lead the world's economy producing more than a half of all global growth by 2025. MIST nations each account for at least 1 percent of global GDP During the last decade, (Bloomberg), the MIST economies have more than doubled. MIST stockmarketscontinue surging despite widespread global economic concerns. Mexico’s IPC Index has climbed 11% this year, and Turkey’s ISE National 100 gained 28%
Section 3: IB Trends in the Influence of and Engagement with ‘ International Education’ in Emerging Economies “India has entered a new era of economic growth, and with that comes an increased need for providing world class, international education, within the country”.Sonny Varkey, GEMS Founder, 2008
Global Drivers for Engagement with ‘ International Education’
Growth in the numbers of IB Diploma Students from the MIIST Countries
Numbers of IB Diploma Schools and Students in the MIIST Countries (mid 2012)
Sectıon 4 : Global Tertiary Patterns, selected data of the MIST Country Destinations and Aspirations
Global tertiary landscape 180 million people 2012 est. http://www.worldmapper.org
International Students in US http://www.iie.org/en/Research-and-Publications/Open-Doors
China Gaokao (big test) in June 10 million students One test (9 hours) “It is like a stampede of “thousands of soldiers and tens of thousands of horses across a single log bridge” (Chinese proverb)
Li Taiboscored perfect on the Gaokao …but all of Li's applications to 11 US universities - including Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford and MIT - ended up being rejected
Available at: http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/statistics.html Accessed Aug 23, 2012
India Engineering All students write A “Joint Entrance Examination” 6 hour multiple choice test Part 1Chem/Physics/Math Part 2 Chem/Physics/ Math You can only take the test twice In 2010: 450,000 students 6,000 available seats
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Suneung (수능) Second Thursday in November
Domestic Tuition is a hot topic UK domestic tuition cap lifted 2010 (was £3,290, now £9,000) Canada (Quebec) 2012 protests (ongoing) Current tuition: $2100 Proposed: $3800 by 2017
Focus Group Interviews Surveys sent to IB schools in Indonesia and Turkey Follow up interviews with 33 Turkish students (decision making, motivation, tertiary imaginations)
IB Students in Turkey and Indonesia 2011 Selected Data Turkey: n = 472 Indonesia: n = 897
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