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Teachers’ Perspectives Implementing Inquiry-Based Learning In The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program, Constance Marie Bahn

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (IBPYP) curriculum for students ages 3–12 is implemented using inquiry-based learning. There is a lack of understanding about primary international teachers’ perspectives about their implementation of inquiry-based learning in this setting. The purpose and research question of this basic qualitative study addressed the identified lack of understanding about international IBPYP teachers’ perspectives in an urban setting in the International Baccalaureate Africa, Europe, and Middle East region about their implementation of inquiry-based learning. The Reggio Emilia approach served as the conceptual framework of this study. Data were gathered from 11 participants through semistructured interview questions, …