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Education
Hardback. Arguing that too much emphasis is placed on specialized research and too little on teaching, this book contends that students seeking higher education in Canada are being short-changed. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774808781
- ISBN
- 9780774808781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.94
€ 119.94
Hardback. In an attempt to redress social inequities in the workplace, the authors examine various kinds of training programs and recommend specific policy initiatives to improve access to these programs. Editor(s): Cohen, Marjorie Griffin. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JNRV; JNS; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774810067
- ISBN
- 9780774810067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.10
€ 120.10
Training the Excluded for Work: Access and Equity for Women, Immigrant...
Marjorie Griffin Cohen (Ed.)
Paperback. In an attempt to redress social inequities in the workplace, the authors examine various kinds of training programs and recommend specific policy initiatives to improve access to these programs. Editor(s): Cohen, Marjorie Griffin. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JNRV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774810074
- ISBN
- 9780774810074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.95
€ 40.99
€ 39.95
Hardback. This collection reveals how much institutional change has occurred in the social organization of postsecondary education, and how much more change is required to achieve equitable access and inclusion. Editor(s): Andres, Lesley; Finlay, Finola. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 figures, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774811149
- ISBN
- 9780774811149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.10
€ 120.10
Hardback. This book is about poor women, many of them single mothers, Aboriginal, or both, who have defied the odds to become apprenticing carpenters. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20ill.4tabs. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSJ1; JHBL; JNRV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774811187
- ISBN
- 9780774811187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.94
€ 119.94
Paperback. This book is about poor women, many of them single mothers, Aboriginal, or both, who have defied the odds to become apprenticing carpenters. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 b/w photos, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL; JNRV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774811194
- ISBN
- 9780774811194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.12
€ 40.99
€ 40.12
Paperback. This volume compares and contrasts foundational myths and highlights the sociopolitical contexts that affect the conditions of citizenship, access to education, and inclusion of diverse cultural knowledge in educational systems. Editor(s): Joshee, Reva; Johnson, Lauri. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 charts, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JFSL1; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813266
- ISBN
- 9780774813266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.91
€ 40.99
€ 35.91
Paperback. This innovative account examines the social and political impacts of Chinese teacher's schools in the early 20th century, their role in a society in transition, and their production of grassroots forces that lead to the Communist Revolution. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813488
- ISBN
- 9780774813488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.41
€ 40.99
€ 40.41
paperback. Providing a postcolonial critique of the modern university, this book argues that attempts by universities to be inclusive are unsuccessful because they do not embrace indigenous worldviews. It advocates a shift in the approach to cultural conflicts within the academy and proposes a logic, grounded in principles central to indigenous philosophies. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813570
- ISBN
- 9780774813570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.94
€ 40.99
€ 35.94
Hardback. This book critically examines the commercialization of today's universities, under increasing economic pressure to develop human capital, science, and technology. Editor(s): Chan, Adrienne S.; Fisher, Donald. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 tables. BIC Classification: JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774815697
- ISBN
- 9780774815697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.37
€ 119.37
Paperback. This book critically examines the commercialization of today's universities, under increasing economic pressure to develop human capital, science, and technology. Editor(s): Chan, Adrienne S.; Fisher, Donald. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JNM; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774815703
- ISBN
- 9780774815703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.03
€ 40.99
€ 40.03
Hardback. Engaging with topics central to scholarly debates on modern China, this book shows that China's early twentieth-century school system, a product of negotiation and compromise, was more successful than previous scholarship has allowed. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774821766
- ISBN
- 9780774821766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.52
€ 107.52
Paperback. Engaging with topics central to scholarly debates on modern China, this book shows that China's early twentieth-century school system, a product of negotiation and compromise, was more successful than previous scholarship has allowed. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, , black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JNB; JNF; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780774821773
- ISBN
- 9780774821773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.12
€ 40.99
€ 40.12
Hardback. A timely assessment of a successful initiative to support Aboriginal cultural ways and worldviews in one Ontario high school. Num Pages: 424 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JNFR; JNKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774826556
- ISBN
- 9780774826556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.51
€ 105.51
Hardback. Moving beyond the more familiar stories of residential schools, two generations of Tsimshian students recall their experiences attending day and public schools in northwestern British Columbia. Num Pages: 448 pages, 34 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JNAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774830195
- ISBN
- 9780774830195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.88
€ 113.88
Hardcover. Mohrman and Wohlstetter have written the most important volume on school--based management to date. a significant contribution to the school reform literature. ?Joseph Murphy, professor and chair, department of educational leadership, Vanderbilt University. Series: The Jossey-Bass education series. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 150 x 60. Weight in Grams: 529.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780787900359
- ISBN
- 9780787900359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.03
€ 56.03
Hardcover. This text explains the upheaval in thinking about educational testing which may reform American education. An examination of the shift in thinking about testing, through illustrative case examples of assessment programs in schools in Colorado, California, Vermont and Kentucky, is documented. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Jossey Bass Wiley
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787900557
- ISBN
- 9780787900557
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.46
€ 46.99
€ 46.46
Hardback. The aim to increase the moral and civic responsibility of American students is investigated here, in order to examine opinions rooted in larger areas of national identity, culture, and values. Theoretical points, policy debates and portraits of adolescents in school are included. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFM; JNA; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787900618
- ISBN
- 9780787900618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.69
€ 46.99
€ 46.69
Hardcover. In this study, contributors scrutinize promising school-university partnerships across the USA and discuss the principles and benefits of such programmes in promoting educational innovation. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNL; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780787900656
- ISBN
- 9780787900656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.42
€ 50.42
Hardcover. Owing to a fall in the numbers of US students proceeding on to further education at degree-level, businesses and schools have begun to offer job preparation and training courses at high school level. This process is charted along with practical insights for educators and employers. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKC; JNM; JNRV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780787900748
- ISBN
- 9780787900748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.03
€ 56.03