As the second chapter in the Handbook of Research on Critical Issues and Global Trends in International Education, "Leadership Through Critical Incidents in International Schools: A Study from Across the Greater ASEAN Region" is important to the field of international education through its valuable insights into how leaders in international schools navigate complex challenges. Through a study examining critical incidents, the author discusses outcomes from effective leadership and decision-making in diverse multi-cultural contexts. Additionally, the study contributes to our understanding of leadership dynamics in the rapidly growing and evolving educational landscape of the international school, and serves as a resource for current and aspiring leaders in international schools, equipping them with knowledge and skills to foster a resilient and adaptive school environment.
– Ian Gross
I felt compelled to write this chapter because the challenges facing our planet are mounting, and the soft power of international schools to generate beneficial change is unparalleled and seemingly - untapped. Unfortunately for the world outside them, these schools are often obsessed with the privilege they surround themselves with. They appear in much of the research to be blind to their environment and absorbed in their own image. This is why I used the poetic metaphor of Rilke's Flamingos to reframe their nature, and trouble its imaginary contribution to the world. Like these birds, they appear beautiful, vain, proud, abstracted, and inconsequential. This chapter is notable for its critical engagement with a phenomenon of lapsed moral and epistemological rigor at a time when crises threaten humanity’s ongoing existence.
– Alex Gardner-McTaggart
The Handbook of Research on Critical Issues and Global Trends in International Education edited by Dr’s Barker, Hansen and myself is crucial as it addresses the rapidly evolving challenges and opportunities in the field of international education, providing comprehensive insights into critical issues such as globalization, equity, and intercultural understanding. It serves as an essential resource for educators, policymakers, and researchers, offering evidence-based strategies and innovative practices to enhance educational outcomes globally in the international school ecosystem. This book is one of the few curated international school research handbooks published since Hayden, Levy, and Thomas, and includes chapters from luminaries such as Gardner McTaggart, Springer, and Heyting.
– Liam Hammer
The Handbook of Research on Critical Issues and Global Trends in International Education is a monumental collection of research in international schools. Research in international schools is still scarce even though it is a big field with a geographical representation around the world, enrolling 1.9 million students with almost 160,000 employees. The collection of book chapters is a must have for anyone connected to or interested in international education and research.
– Emilijia Stojanovski