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Hardcover. A study of racial disparity that examines why some talented black undergraduates pursue lower-paying, lower-status careers despite being amply qualified for more prosperous ones. It is suitable for parents, educators, students, scholars, and policy makers. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226040134
ISBN
9780226040134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.55
€ 77.43

Paperback. Addresses the question: Why should Africa be studied in the American university? Put to scholars in the social sciences and humanities, prominent Africanists who are also leaders in their various disciplines, their responses make a strong case for the research on Africa. Editor(s): Bates, Robert H.; etc.; Mudimbe, V.Y.; O'Barr, Jean F. (Professor of the Practice of Women's Studies, Duke University, USA). Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFC; JH; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226039015
ISBN
9780226039015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 13. Weight in Grams: 283.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226038124
ISBN
9780226038124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. Few would deny that getting ahead is a legitimate goal of learning, but the phrase implies a cruel hierarchy: a student does not simply get ahead, but gets ahead of others. Offering the voices and viewpoints of students at a "last chance" high school in California, the author tells the story of students who have, in fact, been left behind. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 figure, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JNFN; JNLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226031569
ISBN
9780226031569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.68

Hardcover. Shows the importance of timing: the Scopes trial occurred at a crucial moment in the history of biology textbook. This title explores the development of biology textbooks leading up to the trial and the ways in which the textbook industry created new books and presented them as "responses" to the trial. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JNU; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226029450
ISBN
9780226029450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.55
€ 77.43

Paperback. In spite of soaring tuition costs, more and more students go to college every year. A bachelor's degree is required for entry into a growing number of professions. This title asks the question - are undergraduates really learning anything once they get there. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226028569
ISBN
9780226028569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.44

Hardcover. In spite of soaring tuition costs, more and more students go to college every year. A bachelor's degree is required for entry into a growing number of professions. This title asks the question - are undergraduates really learning anything once they get there. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226028552
ISBN
9780226028552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.73
€ 89.00

Paperback. Discuss real estate with any young family and the subject of schools is certain to come up - in fact, it will likely be a crucial factor in determining where that family lives. In this title, the author shows how education policy makes overt attempts to prevent, or at least slow, middle-class flight to the suburbs. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 maps, 2 figures, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFSG; JNF; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226016825
ISBN
9780226016825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. Includes contributors that explores how the institutions and practices of education can support democracy, by creating the conditions for equal citizenship and egalitarian empowerment, and how they can advance justice, by securing social mobility and cultivating the talents and interests of every individual. Editor(s): Allen, Danielle S.; Reich, Rob. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JNAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226012766
ISBN
9780226012766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. In 2005 the World Bank released a gender assessment of the nation of Jordan, a country that, like many in the Middle East, has undergone dramatic social and gender transformations, in part by encouraging equal access to education for men and women. In this book, the author shows that assessment to be a fallacy. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; JFSJ1; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226006918
ISBN
9780226006918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. In this history of the Chicago School of Sociology, Andrew Abbott investigates central topics in the emergence of modern scholarship, paying special attention to "schools of science" and how such schools reproduce themselves over time. Num Pages: 262 pages, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBTB; JH; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226000992
ISBN
9780226000992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.15

Paperback. For the K-12 supervising school administrator, here is a practical working tool for stimulating the professional growth of your staff during faculty meetings and other in-service workshops throughout the school year. Num Pages: 153 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 214 x 12. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Pearson Education (US) United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
153
Condition
New
SKU
V9780137926077
ISBN
9780137926077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.22

Paperback. This book contains 158 speeches for the professional educator on virtually every subject related to education, all ready to use "as is" or adapt to the occasion. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBP; DQ; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 183 x 30. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Pearson Education (US) United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780137925568
ISBN
9780137925568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 35.64

Paperback. This resource provides over 70 ready--to--use informal diagnostic tests and other evaluative aids to help reading specialists and classroom teachers identify students' individual reading problems in order to prescribe effective corrective or remedial instructions. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations, forms. BIC Classification: JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 284 x 219 x 9. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Pearson Education (US) United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780134648019
ISBN
9780134648019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.36

Paperback. For all reading teachers and specialists, grades K-12, this resource provides over 230 tested, easy-to-use exercises, games, and activities to correct individual reading skills deficiencies in the areas of phonic analysis, structural analysis, comprehension and oral reading skills. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 214 x 15. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Pearson Education (US) United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780131362192
ISBN
9780131362192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.36

Paperback. A "how-to" resource that gives K-12 school principals and other supervisory personnel a comprehensive action plan for improving teaching, student achievement, and student test scores. Num Pages: 351 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 286 x 217 x 32. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
SKU
V9780130923370
ISBN
9780130923370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 35.64

Paperback. This practical resource is jam--packed with proven strategies, hands--on techniques, and "how to" guidelines for virtually every aspect of school administration and supervision. Best of all, it gives you scores of real--life examples and "tricks of the trade" you won't find in any school of education. . Num Pages: 268 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 797.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780130868916
ISBN
9780130868916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 35.64

Paperback. The Guide covers changing school programs, staffing for effective discipline, and cutting-edge approaches such as peer counseling for dealing with student values and problems that are different from those of only a few years ago. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 281 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780130794017
ISBN
9780130794017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 272 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 844.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780130549839
ISBN
9780130549839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.22

Paperback. Suitable for classroom teachers, this collection provides effective techniques and ready to use tools for managing classroom behavior and creating the positive environment that students and teachers need to promote learning. Each classroom tested strategy shows: What the technique or idea is, Why you need it, and How to make it work. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 273 x 17. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780130452986
ISBN
9780130452986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.35

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