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Paperback. The sixth edition of the Guide to Higher Education in Africa contains reliable and up-to-date information on higher education throughout Africa - over 950 institutions in 51 countries, plus details of national education systems and agencies - in a single reference source. Num Pages: 745 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1429.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Sixth Edition, Revised Edition, 6th edition
- Number of pages
- 748
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230369603
- ISBN
- 9780230369603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 232.42
€ 232.42
Hardcover. To what extent do business schools in Europe contribute to competitiveness of the economy? European Business Schools imitate their North American counterparts in order to catch up in the competition for knowledge and training in management. The book compares institutional settings of business schools and presents five foresight scenarios for 2020. Editor(s): Durand, Thomas; Dameron, Stephanie. Num Pages: 381 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JNM; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230515482
- ISBN
- 9780230515482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.97
€ 67.97
Hardcover. Exploring current approaches to addressing boys' education in schools, this book highlights the limitations of structural reform initiatives and the failure to address the impact of socioeconomic status, race, sexuality, disability and hegemonic masculinity on both boys' and girls' participation in schooling. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JNF; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517011
- ISBN
- 9780230517011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardcover. This book explores the interplay of ICT and language learning within the context of technological and social change, from the printing press to the mobile phone. It considers how technological advances, through their impact on communication, language and education, affect not only how languages are learnt, but also what kind of language is learnt. Num Pages: 236 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CJA; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517073
- ISBN
- 9780230517073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Higher Education in the World 4: Higher Education's Commitment to Sust...
Global University Network For Innovation (Gun...
Paperback. From the series of thematic reports from the Global University Network for Innovation, this new report explores key issues facing higher education institutions today. This report is essential reading for university leaders, academics and policy-makers. Series: GUNI Series on the Social Commitment of Universities. Num Pages: 378 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBCY; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1358.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230535558
- ISBN
- 9780230535558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.50
€ 76.50
Designing Randomised Trials in Health, Education and the Social Scienc...
Torgerson, David J., Torgerson, Carole J.
Hardcover. The book focuses on the design of rigorous trials rather than their statistical underpinnings, with chapters on: pragmatic designs; placebo designs; preference approaches; unequal allocation; economics; analytical approaches; randomization methods. It also includes a detailed description of randomization procedures and different trial designs. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JN; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537354
- ISBN
- 9780230537354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.48
€ 127.48
Hardcover. Exploring the current commercialization and innovation policies in higher education, this book examines the way it is being transformed to accommodate business methods. Series: Issues in Higher Education. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537873
- ISBN
- 9780230537873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Hardcover. This review of research in school choice adapts Sen's theory of Capability developing a more complex theoretical framework for understanding education markets. This gives those most affected by the perceived failure of public education a better explication of the tension between the rhetoric of public good and the reality of everyday disadvantage. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNKG; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230549265
- ISBN
- 9780230549265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.15
€ 151.15
Hardcover. Transformative learning is a process in which we question all the assumptions about the world and ourselves that make up our worldview, visualize alternative assumptions, and then test them in practice. The author describes the process, offering a critique of contemporary assumptions, and suggests alternatives to illustrate the process. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFCX; JHBA; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230553507
- ISBN
- 9780230553507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Learning Language and Culture Via Public Internet Discussion Forums
Hanna, Barbara, de Nooy, Juliana
Hardcover. Public Internet discussion forums offer opportunities for intercultural interaction in many languages on a vast range of topics, but are often overlooked by language educators in favour of purpose-built exchanges between learners. The book investigates this untapped pedagogical potential. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CJA; EBA; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576308
- ISBN
- 9780230576308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Hardcover. Taking a sociocultural approach to understanding violence, the authors in this collection examine how norms of gender, culture and educational practice contribute to school violence, providing strategies to intervene in and address violence in educational contexts. Editor(s): Saltmarsh, Sue. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ; JFSP2; JNHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576698
- ISBN
- 9780230576698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardcover. In recent years lifelong learning has become one of the most prominent education policy goals. This book shows how international organizations have promoted this idea and disseminated the need for it to countries all over the world. As a consequence of their activity, lifelong learning has become a central element of modern education policy. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 243 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNP; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410. From Global Agendas to Policy Diffusion. Series: Transformations of the State. 248 pages, 26, 21 black & white tables, 5 figures. In recent years lifelong learning has become one of the most prominent education policy goals. This book shows how international organizations have promoted this idea and disseminated the need for it to countries all over the world. As a consequence of their activity, lifelong learning has become a central element of modern education policy. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: JNP; JPSN. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 19. Weight: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230579361
- ISBN
- 9780230579361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardcover. This book innovatively re-envisions the possibilities of sexuality education. Utilising student critiques of programmes it reconfigures key debates in sexuality education including: Should pleasure be part of the curriculum? Who makes the best educators? Do students prefer single or mixed gender classes? Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMA; JFSP2; JHBK5; JNF; MBNH4; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230579439
- ISBN
- 9780230579439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Paperback. The authors examine the continuing poor relationship between boys and the study of foreign languages. Framed by discussion of gender socialization, gendered curriculum practices and cultural narratives about boys and schooling, the core of the book is constructed by boys themselves. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBG; CFB; CJ; JFSJ; JNU; YQF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580053
- ISBN
- 9780230580053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.82
€ 126.82
International Students in American Colleges and Universities: A Histor...
Bevis, Teresa Brawner, Lucas, Christopher J.
Hardcover. A fascinating and important history of foreign students in American higher education. The book will have appeal to specialists in student services, but also to the thousands of faculty members responsible for teaching and mentoring foreign students. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600119
- ISBN
- 9780230600119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.05€ 81.79
€ 98.05
€ 81.79
Paperback. Offers a fresh perspective on computer games and learning. This work shows how video and computer games can help teach children to build successful futures. Based on more than a decade of research in technology, game science, and education, it contributes to the debate about the pros and cons of digital learning. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNV; UDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230602526
- ISBN
- 9780230602526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.12
€ 72.12
Hardcover. This groundbreaking look at the origins of the 'zero tolerance' approach to schools and discipline provides scholars with an in-depth look at the Los Angeles City School District and examines how and why authority over school discipline shifted from school-site educators to the centralized bureaucracy of the district. Series: Palgrave Studies in Urban Education. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJP; JFSL1; JNB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230603684
- ISBN
- 9780230603684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.92€ 46.64
€ 53.92
€ 46.64
Hardcover. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 412. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 21. Weight: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230604018
- ISBN
- 9780230604018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.92€ 47.43
€ 53.92
€ 47.43
Hardcover. Collaborating with the genius of C.S. Lewis, and particularly his brilliant work The Abolition of Man, the authors offer a multi-facetted, interdisciplinary investigation of perennial questions that impact human development and freedom. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230605770
- ISBN
- 9780230605770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.92€ 47.53
€ 53.92
€ 47.53
Hardcover. This book follows a group of teachers who worked to create a program that supported their students' native languages and funds of knowledge, finding that structures within the school and discourses from other teachers, administrators, and the nation/community both constrained/enabled the teachers to create an equitable learning environment. Series: Secondary Education in a Changing World. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNKC; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342. The Case of Cherry High School. Series: Secondary Education in a Changing World. 212 pages, illustrations. This book follows a group of teachers who worked to create a program that supported their students' native languages and funds of knowledge, finding that structures within the school and discourses from other teachers, administrators, and the nation/community both constrained/enabled the teachers to create an equitable learning environment. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: JNKC; JNSV. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 15. Weight: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606104
- ISBN
- 9780230606104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.27€ 110.14
€ 137.27
€ 110.14