The analysis of the interview data followed the four stages suggested by Marshall and Rossman (1995).2 This analysis aimed at identifying central themes in the data by searching for recurrent experiences, feelings, and atti- tudes, so as to codify, reduce, and connect different categories into central themes. The coding was guided by the principles of comparative analysis (Strauss & Corbin, 1998), including the comparison of any coded element in terms of emergent categories and subcategories leading to the identification of patterns.When analyzing the interviews, I looked specifically for convergence across participants’ reports (Creswell & Miller, 2000). The themes were then assembled as two major issues regarding the motivation and views of schools’ staff on internationalization.Additional information was obtained by reviewing the schools’ websites and analyzing school documents that were provided upon request by the prin- cipals. A research assistant fluent in Arabic screened these documents for an international focus in school activities and statements (including internation- alism in the schools’ vision, governance, or support services).