Further Reading and Resources
Resources
Globally Grounded by Jane Barron/ Roots with Boots by Valérie Besanceney
Reading recommendations:
Safe Passage: How mobility affects people & what international schools should do about it by Douglas W. Ota (2014)
Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds by David C. Pollock, Ruth E. Van Reken, and Michael V. Pollock (2017)
Life is in the Transitions by Bruce Feiler (2020)
Growing Up in Transit: The Politics of Belonging at an International School by Danau Tanu (2020)
For resources, please visit: https://www.spanschools.org/resources
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For PD opportunities, please visit: https://www.spanschools.org/training-courses
Books can be purchased at https://www.rootswithboots.com/books
Research
Hattie, J. (2018). Hattie Ranking: 195 Influences and Effect Sizes Related to Student Achievement, URL: https://visible-learning.org/hattie-ranking-influences-effect-sizes-learning-achievement/
Higgins, A. & Witford, A. (2018). Wellbeing in International Schools: The 2018 Report, ISC Research/ Cardiff University
ISC Research (2023) Why More International Schools Keep Opening, URL: https://iscresearch.com/reports/why-more-schools-keep-opening/
Mahoney, E. & Barron, J. (2020: Surveying the Landscape: Common Practices, Challenges and Opportunities in International School Transitions-Care, URL: https://globallygrounded.com/transitions-care-research/
McCrindle, M. (2022) Gen Z - The Complete Guide, URL: https://mccrindle.com.au/article/topic/generation-z/gen-z-the-complete-guide/
Ota, Douglas W. (2014). Safe Passage: How mobility affects people and what international schools should do about it. Great Britain: Summertime Publishing.
Pollock, David C., Van Reken, Ruth E., and Pollock, Michael V. (2017). Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds. Boston: Nicholas Brealey Yarmouth.
Risch, R.P. (2008) On the Move: Transition Programs in International Schools, Bethlehem PA: Lehigh University
Schaetti, B. (1996) Transition Programming in International Schools: An Emergent Mandate, InterED, Association for the Advancement of International Education, URL: https://transitiondynamics.wordpress.com/resources-and-products/articles-and- publications/transition-programming-in-international-schools/
Siegel, D. (2023). Mindsight Institute Newsletter, Feb 8, 2023
Relevant Articles
6 Steps Towards Being a Successful Stayer in an International School by Jane Barron, ONLINE access: https://globallygrounded.com/2017/02/28/6-steps-towards-being-a-successful-stayer-in-an-international-school/. Originally published in Vol. 31 No. 3 February 2017 The International Educator
What I Wish My (International School) Teacher Knew About Me by Jane Barron, ONLINE access: https://globallygrounded.com/2017/01/23/what-i-wish-my-teacher-knew-about-me/ Originally published in International School Magazine, Volume 19, Issue 2, 2017 (pg. 61)
Five Ways to Embed Transitions-Care within and Between Schools, ONLINE access: https://www.cois.org/about-cis/perspectives-blog/blog-post/~board/perspectives-blog/post/five-ways-to-embed-transitions-care-within-and-between-schools
Mind the Divide by Catalina Gardescu, ONLINE access: https://www.spanschools.org/post/mind-the-divide
Top Ten Ways to Help Your Staying Students by Valérie Besanceney, ONLINE access: https://internationalschoolcommunity.com/blog/?s=Valerie+Besanceney
Top Ten Ways to Help Your Students Say Goodbye by Valérie Besanceney, ONLINE access:
https://internationalschoolcommunity.com/blog/2016/06/04/10-ways-help-students-say-goodbye/
Top Ten Ways to Help New Students Transitions at Your International School by Valérie Besanceney, ONLINE access:
Top 12 Tips for Parents (in English/Korean/Mandarin/Japanese), ONLINE access: https://www.rootswithboots.com/resources
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