Effects of International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme on Teacher Philosophy, Perceptions of Efficacy, and Outlook on Education

<p>Our nation, if it is going to keep a competitive edge versus the rest of the world, must reform the current system of educating children. The purpose of this study is to provide evidence that implementation of one increasingly popular reform effort, the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IBPYP), changes teachers’ perceptions of what is important about education, the need for international understanding for all students, and the future of education, in general. This dissertation helped answer those questions through an extensive study of relevant literature and the use of an on-line survey to analyze results. This research produced a number of key findings: teachers positively reported that implementation of the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme impacted their philosophy, influenced their view for international education, influenced teachers’ view of what a students’ education will look like in future years, and impacted teacher efficacy. In particular, the survey found positive mean, median, and mode scores for the IBPYP’s impact on teacher’s philosophy of education. Further studies in different settings need to be conducted to determine whether implementation of the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme positively impacts teachers. If American schools wish to better prepare their students for their world of the future, then studies need to continue to focus on the strategies, programs, and philosophies that will aide them in that quest.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Year dc:date.available

2010

Author dc:creator

• Getchell, Leroy Alfred

Contributors dc:contributor

• George Straface, Ed.D.
• Roger Salters
• Kent Seidel
• Elinor Katz

• International Baccalaureate
• International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme
• Education systems
• Competitive education
• Education
• Elementary Education

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• <p>Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.</p>

Language dc:language

en

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/238

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.du.edu:etd-1237