This book addresses issues and challenges arising in the theory and practice of international education. Written by leading international experts in the field, it provides up-to-date scholarship for this burgeoning area of study.

Mary Hayden is Professor of International Education at the University of Bath, UK.

Introduction. International Education: Setting the Scene. Part I: Interpreting International Education: Fundamentals and Concepts. 1. Virtues of Science and Internationalisation in Education. 2. Five Lenses for Interpreting International Education in the 21st Century: Great Expectations or Brave New World? 3. Intercultural Learning as Difficult Knowledge. 4. The Role of Culture and Identity in International Education: A Functional Approach to some Prospective Problems. 5. Educating for Wisdom. 6. Aspirations for International Education: We Live in a Copernican Moment. 7. Academies for Anywheres: International Schools, the Nation State and Identity. 8. No Facts, Only Interpretations? Nietzsche's Perspectivism and Educational Assessment. Part II: Interpreting International Education in Practice. 9. The 'Fundamental Dilemma' of International Education Revisited. 10. Freedom, Innovation and Change: The International Dimension. 11. The Democratisation of International Education. 12. Values Added in International Education. 13. Leadership in International Schools: Tensions and Complexities. 14. Preparing for Leadership? First - Understand your Culture and Context. 15.Where to Next? What Does the Future Hold for International Education? Conclusion- International Education: Moving Forward