INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB)

International Baccalaureate

A Critical Review of the International Baccalaureate (IB)

Introduction

International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) was established in 2008. International Baccalaureate Organization called for the directional growth towards the three IB courses, and greater use of the transfer of the strategic plan. The purpose of this paper is to show how India provides a huge challenge meeting its targets which is the epitome of International Baccalaureate Organization. This involves 16 countries. India relate to "international school" in the region, a relatively small total number of IB activity area. There are currently 48 schools in 60 programs, including 2 percent of the world IB schools. Dubai in particular, seems more for the future development potential. No school offers IB curriculum continuity. This article will provide the required meeting of the International Baccalaureate Organization faced the challenge of the target area of the view. This will allow the International Bureau's strategic plan to assess more fully in the success of 2014. The nature and development in the India, the International Bureau received 40 years in academia, although little attention. This is the first document, the IB program to provide evaluation of strategic resources for future success.

International Baccalaureate and the India

Historical Background

2008 marks the International Baccalaureate Office (IBO) 40 anniversary of the registration agency in Geneva, and the India with the International Baccalaureate (IBDP) in 40 years. IBDP is technically an "experiment" until 1975, but until the program is to collect any of the early 80s is not real growth. The IBDP was in 1994 joined the School Project (School Project), and four years after the program (PYP), primary school years to form a "unity" of international education. Mark was hit in mid-1000, 1999, there are currently (October 2007), almost 2200 IB international school brand in the world, 125 countries, 57 million children. At first glance, the International Education (Peterson, 1972) International Diploma in astonishing experimental success story has been made, largely unhindered one of growth and expansion. However, the IB is still Western-based curriculum, and has been very limited in many parts of the world exists, especially in sub-Saharan Africa and the India, where only 48 schools currently offer a combination of 60 procedures (Table I).

There is considerable concern about the geographical distribution of these programs, as well as the general level of access. "Big four" countries (the United States, Canada, UK, Australia), a full 60 percent of all IB schools. Meanwhile, the U.S. accounted for 37 per cent. In addition, 73 percent of the students are located in high-income countries (International Baccalaureate Organization, 2006).

The author notes that difficulties in the definition of "India", is the need to consider alternative view of the world (Bill King, 2004) realized. This article will take the accepted definition of the aviation industry, as well as by the International Air Transport Association standards body maintenance. This definition (October 2007) includes 16 countries, but does not include 23 schools in Turkey, which is a "Greater India" involving a larger sample of more broadly defined ...