Anthropology and the International Baccalaureate
History, Practice and Future Challenges
in Anthropology in Action
Author:
Marzia Balzani
Marzia Balzani
Roehampton University m.balzani@roehampton.ac.uk
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The article contextualizes the educational, political and social context in which the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma programme was established and describes the place of social anthropology within the general aims of the diploma programme as a whole. The article then discusses the current diploma curriculum for social and cultural anthropology and the issues arising from this for the teaching and learning of anthropology in a global context, including teacher support and comparisons with other national pre-university educational qualifications. Some of the perceptions of the IB diploma among teachers, students and parents are also briefly discussed.