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Paperback. School boards spend almost $500 billion in taxpayer-provided funds, they employ more than 6 million people, offering pensions and lifetime health benefits that have helped build the obligation that has put state governments in fiscal peril. This book lifts the veil of obscurity from school boards and makes readers think about the issues. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNKA; JNKC; JNKR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 174 x 12. Weight in Grams: 348.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230109315
- ISBN
- 9780230109315
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Condition: New
€ 53.92€ 46.52
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Hardcover. In a time of unprecedented social and economic crisis, this book represents a challenge to the orthodoxy that shapes our vision of educational purpose. It argues that now, more than ever, there is a moral imperative for educators to assume responsibility for helping to bring about a culture of peace and non-violence. Series: Education, Politics and Public Life. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JNAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230109339
- ISBN
- 9780230109339
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€ 53.92€ 47.07
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Hardcover. Critical Race, Feminism, and Education: A Social Justice Model provides a transformative next step in the evolution of critical race and Black feminist scholarship. Focusing on praxis, the relationship between the construction of race, class, and gender categories and social justice outcomes is analyzed. Series: Postcolonial Studies in Education. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFK; JFSL3; JNAM; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230109575
- ISBN
- 9780230109575
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€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Teaching Harry Potter: The Power of Imagination in Multicultural Class...
Belcher, Catherine L., Stephenson, Becky Herr
Hardcover. Given the current educational climate of high stakes testing, standardized curriculum, and 'approved' reading lists, incorporating unauthorized, popular literature into the classroom becomes a political choice. The authors examine why teachers choose to read Harry Potter, how they use the books, and the resulting teacher-student interactions. Series: Secondary Education in a Changing World. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNFR; JNU; YQE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110281
- ISBN
- 9780230110281
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€ 53.92€ 46.80
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Hardcover. Assembles essays addressing the recurring question of the 'subject,' understood both as human person and school subject, thereby elaborating the subjective and disciplinary character of curriculum studies. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110335
- ISBN
- 9780230110335
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€ 53.92€ 47.31
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Hardcover. This book explores educational and cultural experiences of 'part-time' unveilers during their undergraduate degree programs in public institutions in Turkey. The term 'part-time unveiler' refers to undergraduate female students who cover their hair in their private lives but who remove the headscarf while at a Turkish university. Series: Middle East Today. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HRHC; JFC; JNF; JNMN; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110373
- ISBN
- 9780230110373
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€ 66.74
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Hardcover. As a mini-ethnographic study, this book draws on critical and multicultural theories to explore the cross-cultural complexities of teacher/student interactions in the classroom. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110496
- ISBN
- 9780230110496
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Condition: New
€ 53.92€ 46.76
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Hardcover. By focusing on children and adults with disabilities, each contributor offers critical research which challenges the non-transferable divide between us and them, encouraging art teachers, therapists, critics, and general readers alike to uncover their biases regarding the nature of art and education. Num Pages: 214 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230114302
- ISBN
- 9780230114302
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€ 53.92€ 46.80
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Hardcover. Of interest to scholars both within and outside the U.S., this volume reports how curriculum studies scholars in Mexico understand their field's intellectual history, its present circumstances, and the relations among these intersecting domains with globalization. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JNF; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230114807
- ISBN
- 9780230114807
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Condition: New
€ 53.92€ 47.43
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Hardcover. Reverence is a forgotten virtue in teaching and learning. When taken in a broader spiritual sense, it is often associated with a mute and prim solemnity. The essays gathered here examine reverence as a way to understand some of the spiritual dimensions of classroom teaching. Num Pages: 168 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNT; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230114920
- ISBN
- 9780230114920
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Condition: New
€ 53.92€ 46.59
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Hardcover. A useful compendium of 'survival' advice for the faculty newcomer on a variety of subjects: practical tips on classroom teaching, student performance evaluation, detailed advice on grant-writing, student advising, professional service, and publishing. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Third Edition,Revised Edition,3rd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115149
- ISBN
- 9780230115149
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Condition: New
€ 53.92€ 48.15
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Hardcover. Teachers in schools where students have experienced trauma face particularly difficult challenges, for how is a teacher to promote academic growth and attainment of educational goals in such a situation? Provides advice, understanding, and proven strategies for meeting the challenges that must be faced after a traumatic experience. Editor(s): Mears, Carolyn Lunsford. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNH; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115804
- ISBN
- 9780230115804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.85€ 88.11
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Educating from Marx: Race, Gender, and Learning (Marxism and Education...
Mojab, Shahrzad, Carpenter, Sara
Hardcover. Educators have been working to develop an important body of literature on neo-liberalism, capitalism, and imperialism. This combines original empirical studies with literature review from critical adult education and feminist theory to examine the theories, and practices of adult education from a Marxist-Feminist perspective. Series: Marxism and Education. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JNA; JNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115811
- ISBN
- 9780230115811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.92€ 47.28
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Paperback. Progressive educational approaches are currently in crisis in the face of globalization and conservative retrenchment. This book proposes a new framework for critical pedagogy that develops strategies for responding to the proceduralization of schooling and public life in general. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNAM; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230116443
- ISBN
- 9780230116443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.92€ 46.05
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The Politics of Teaching Palestine to Americans: Addressing Pedagogica...
Marcy Jane Jane Knopf-Newman
Hardcover. Explores how American youth are indoctrinated with Zionist mythology and how to intervene in that process by teaching about Palestine. It argues that as the relationship between Zionist education and the Israel lobby continues to be strong, it is necessary to correct the misrepresentations that infiltrate Western culture. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 1KBB; HBJF1; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230116887
- ISBN
- 9780230116887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.92€ 47.43
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Hardcover. This book provides the first national study of this intense and challenging struggle which disrupted and refashioned institutions in almost every state. It also illuminates the context for one of the most transformative educational movements in American history through a history of black higher education and black student activism before 1965. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSL3; JNKS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230117808
- ISBN
- 9780230117808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Paperback. This book provides the first national study of this intense and challenging struggle which disrupted and refashioned institutions in almost every state. It also illuminates the context for one of the most transformative educational movements in American history through a history of black higher education and black student activism before 1965. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 249 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSL3; JNKS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230117815
- ISBN
- 9780230117815
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Condition: New
€ 48.16
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Hardcover. Takes a critical look at present approaches to international education, focusing on the intercultural potential that it offers but mostly fails to deliver. The underlying premise of this profound, engaging book is that international education can be a transforming intercultural experience for hosts as well as visitors. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230117938
- ISBN
- 9780230117938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.92€ 47.00
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Mobility and Migration in Asian Pacific Higher Education (Internationa...
Neubauer, Deane E., Kuroda, Kazuo
Hardcover. Through case studies in eight Asian countries, Europe, and the United States, this volume explores the range and consequences of increased mobility within Asia-Pacific higher education and the patterns of migration emerging for persons, ideas, institutions, and practices. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QRP; JFFN; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230118188
- ISBN
- 9780230118188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.92€ 47.09
€ 53.92
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Race, Gender, and Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations
Gasman, Marybeth, Drezner, Noah D. D., Epstei...
Hardcover. This volume centers on the lives and experiences of female and African American leaders of foundations and nonprofits. Contributors to the volume examine race and gender as constructs and provide a theoretical background for understanding their effect on the psycho-social development of the individuals. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSL3; JN; KJVX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120396
- ISBN
- 9780230120396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.92€ 46.68
€ 53.92
€ 46.68