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Wright, Ewan; Lee, Moosung – International Review of Education, 2014
There is a growing body of research suggesting that schools need to respond to changing social and economic dynamics by prioritising "21st-century skills". Proponents of this view, who have been termed "the 21st century skills movement", have called for greater emphasis on cognitive and non-cognitive skills development,…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Foreign Countries, Advanced Placement Programs, Selective Admission
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Wright, Ewan; Lee, Moosung – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2014
The number of International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) schools has increased rapidly in China in recent years. However, access to schools offering the IBDP remains restricted to a relatively elite minority of China's population due to enrolment barriers for Chinese nationals and relatively high school fees. An implication is that…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Foreign Countries, Access to Education, Barriers