1. International Baccalaureate Research Charlottetown Rural April 21, 2008

2. Literature review Very few studies of IB Some issues/points raised: Gender School within a school Race, socioeconomic status Does it help students after high school?

3. More questions: How does it affect the school School climate Gifted Practices that encourage success No longitudinal research so far

4. My research interests School culture Teaching practice School-home-public connections Capital inclusion

5. This study’s questions 1. How does IB change schools and island education? 2. How do the participants involve themselves in this process? 3. What is effect on students and all other stakeholders?

6. Methods Case study: interview, observations, document analysis Longitudinal Ethnography

7. Time line 2007/08: planning year 2008/09: grade 10 2009/10: grade 11 2010/11: grade 12 and graduation

8. 2007/08: Planning year Collect data from previous years Planning (eg training, curriculum plans, parent and junior high meetings, etc.) Interview stakeholders from dept. and schools Observe school-based meetings Interview parents and students

9. School as participant Interviews Observations Document analysis ethics

10. Me as participant Former teacher, 15 years Parent Former student Mentor and professor Curriculum design

11. Integrity and participation in research Acknowledge bias Ethical at all times Public exposure Use of data

12. Interview voluntary Confidential Unidentifiable Checks See all sides

13. More info cdigiorgio@upei.ca 566-0365