Contents1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on International Schools 1Tristan Bunnell and Adam PoolePART I THE NATURE OF INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS IN THEORY:TRADITIONS, TYPES, MODELS, AND TRANSITION2 International schools as legitimate institutions: the unexpected researchstory of the ''Elite Traditional International School'' 14Tristan Bunnell3 De(con)structing the Chinese internationalised school: a biography of anacademic concept 24Adam Poole4 ''American but international'': the early history of Copenhagen InternationalSchool 35Anne Collignon5 Global dreams, local realities: a Sino-Australian case study of internationaleducation in China 48Jennifer Cutri6 The internationalist approach in practice: the case of the United WorldColleges and fostering ''empathy'' 62Tristan Bunnell and Nicola Savvides7 British international schools: ''internationally-national''? 75Sarah Pearce8 The unexpected growth of the elite English private school overseas 94Ian Gross9 What does a school need to be an Elite Traditional International School?A framework from Canada based on Existence, Relatedness, and Growthneeds 104Damion Walker10 Changing educational landscapes in India: the ''glocalised'' internationalschool scenario 114Bianca DawPART II THE NATURE OF INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS IN PRACTICE:PARENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATION, AND LEADERSHIP11 The challenge of leading the international school in transition: the viewfrom mainland China 126Ian Lee12 Passport-based pay: why do split salaries persist in international schools? 139Liam Hammer13 ''How do international school senior leaders cope and survive?'' Theevidence from British Satellite Colleges in Asia 149Eleanor Prescott14 Host nation parental perspectives and motivations in choosing internationalschooling: the case of Hong Kong 165Nicolas Forde15 The ''re-birth'' of teacher identity in international schools: the evidencefrom IB MYP teachers in Switzerland 179Vanessa Walker16 The expansive metamorphoses of education''s internationalization:reflections on a scholarship agenda for K-12 international schools 189Rebecca Stroud17 Well-being and resilience of early career teachers under diverse skies: acritical duo-ethnography of two former international teachers 201Shamiga Arumuhathas and Rebecca Stroud18 The barren landscape: a critical investigation of academic research into thebusiness operations of international schools 215James MacDonald19 Staying the same in a rapidly changing field: how accreditation in SaudiArabia''s international schools contribute to institutional isomorphism 227Karl Coutet20 International school governance and Schrödinger''s cat: complex,amorphous, inscrutable 239James Smith21 International school institutional legitimacy and accreditation: a case studyfrom Germany 253Richard Eaton22 The challenges of leadership in ''well-established elite traditionalinternational schools'': an institutional logistics perspective 265Paul Churchill23 Safeguarding children in international schools: using student focus groupsto explore key challenges 275Leila Holmyard24 Factors affecting the recruitment and retention of locally hired teachers ininternational schools: the evidence from Brazil 288Daniel Warner25 The appeal of teaching abroad: it ain''t (just) about the ''cha-ching cha-ching'' 301Cherry Atkinson26 Developing international mindedness in the Chinese context: the importantmodelling role of local teachers 313David Whitmarsh27 The wellbeing of expatriate teachers in international schools: researchevidence from Hong Kong 325Mark Harrison28 Parent-teacher relationships in international schools in Cyprus 337Hila Hagage BaikovichPART III EMERGENT CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES29 The uneven terrain of international schooling: capital conversion, nationalsovereignty, and whiteness 355Tiago Bittencourt30 Leadership in international schools for international mindedness: a novelJungian lens 366David S. Suits31 ''British Satellite Colleges'' in Asia: privileged consumption of a theatricalexperience 376Tyrone Ruth32 The challenge of leadership in international schools for social and culturaljustice: the case in England and Qatar 388Nidal Al Haj Sleiman33 The increasing institutional precarity of ''Elite Traditional InternationalSchools'': the view from an experienced expatriate educator 401Daniel Cowan34 Beyond the elite international school experience: the evidence fromSwitzerland 415Mary Beth Romö35 Neo-colonialism, post-colonialism and international schooling 428Mark Gibson and Lucy Bailey36 Decolonising the history curriculum in international schools: the case ofschools in Kenya 439Sarah Black37 Conclusions: emerging research trends and gaps 452Tristan Bunnell and Adam Poole.