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The transformation of international education involves activities linking different parts of the planet. Three sets of forces established the basis for transnational education firms: neoliberal education reform in the West, the de-nationalization of education, and the internalization of global education hierarchies in Asia.
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The firm has 16 schools in Asia, 11 in Europe, 12 in the Americas, and 6 in the Middle East.
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Kim, H. (2019). The Origins of International School Groups. In: How Global Capital is Remaking International Education. SpringerBriefs in Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9672-5_3
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