EDDi XLVII
June 2021: What Next for International Education?
Dear subscribers
EDDi readers are a smart bunch. We asked ‘what next for international education?’ and from Bangkok to Boston, Britain to Beijing you’ve responded.
The result is our biggest ever edition. Eleven insightful pieces asking ‘what next?’.
And not everyone agrees with each other.
There are contradictory views. Some pieces predict dramatic change, others foresee very little. Some argue for a tightening of markets, others a loosening. In the middle, some set a hopeful tone; ‘what next’ offering the potential for positive, progressive change.
Our lead articles come from Deborah Eyre (High Performance Learning) and Nunana Nyomi (CIS).
Where next is all about the student (Deborah Eyre)
Strengthening the Impact of International Education (Nunana Nyomi)
Both are essential reading…or listening.
Bringing a new feature to EDDi, our lead articles also come in audio form. Kindly narrated by Jason Lasky, if your preference is ears over eyeballs, you can listen (via Jason) to Deborah and Nunana’s predictions.
EDDi’s lead writer, Dr Stephen Whitehead, also provides his own thoughts:
And, specifically looking at what next for international school recruitment, we have contributions from Edvectus and Teachanywhere:
Five Ways Covid has Changed the International Teaching Market (Diane Jacoutot)
A tough year for teachers, schools and recruiters alike (Alison Kearney)
Plus, covering student exchange programmes, through hot-desking in schools, to predictions there’ll be ‘no more snow days’, there are articles from regular contributors and some new ones:
Humans Like to Forget (Dr Denry Machin)
A Pivotal Year Ahead (Dr Sadie Hollins)
The Face of Post-Pandemic Exchange (Dr. Maureen Manning)
And What Carnage... (Robert Morris)
It’s a dangerous business making predictions. Especially in a public forum such as EDDi - so, thank you to all those who’ve been brave enough to share their thoughts, feelings and wisdom.
Finally, for those who get one, enjoy the holidays.
EDDi will be taking a break too, but we’ll be back in August with more great content, opinion pieces, and with a new series of our signature academic digests.
Enjoy the articles. Happy reading (and listening).
EDDi
INTERESTED IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION?
The Teacher’s Guide is getting around!
Seen here in Thailand with a happy reader - and his new best friend. When we said ‘a companion to your international adventure’ we didn’t quite mean that kind of companion!
Grab a copy to take on your own adventure or listen to a short sample here (4 mins).