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Educational strategies & policy
Hardcover. The Hope of American School Reform tells the story of the origins of the reform in science and math education. The book is drawn, in part, on new research from previously untapped archival sources. The aim of this work is to contribute to our understanding of a major effort to reform school curricula. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNKC; JNKR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230107977
- ISBN
- 9780230107977
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€ 53.10€ 47.75
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Paperback. This book situates young people within theoretical and political considerations that offer up a new 'analytic of youth,' one that posits not only the emergence of a new way to talk about youth but also a new language for understanding and critically engaging the politics that frame their lives. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNAM; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298. Democracy or Disposability?. 256 pages. This book situates young people within theoretical and political considerations that offer up a new 'analytic of youth,' one that posits not only the emergence of a new way to talk about youth but also a new language for understanding and critically engaging the politics that frame their lives. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JNAM; JNF. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 14. Weight: 290.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108707
- ISBN
- 9780230108707
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€ 53.10€ 46.75
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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.
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- 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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€ 53.10€ 47.20
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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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€ 67.33
€ 67.33
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110496
- ISBN
- 9780230110496
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€ 53.10€ 47.09
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€ 47.09
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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€ 53.10€ 47.43
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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
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€ 53.10€ 46.44
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Hardcover. Across much of the world there is now a standard secondary school curriculum based on a traditional array of subjects. This is the first work to tell the story of its invention, from the sixteenth century until the present day. The book concludes with a sketch of an alternative: a curriculum based on a well-argued set of fundamental aims. Series: Secondary Education in a Changing World. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352. Series: Secondary Education in a Changing World. 208 pages, 0. Across much of the world there is now a standard secondary school curriculum based on a traditional array of subjects. This is the first work to tell the story of its invention, from the sixteenth century until the present day. The book concludes with a sketch of an alternative: a curriculum based on a well-argued set of fundamental aims. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JNF; JNLC. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 17. Weight: 352.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120563
- ISBN
- 9780230120563
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€ 53.10€ 47.17
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Hardcover. University rankings have gained popularity around the world, and are now a significant factor shaping reputation. This book is the first comprehensive study of rankings from a global perspective, making an important contribution to our understanding of the rankings phenomenon. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBC; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243248
- ISBN
- 9780230243248
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€ 67.67
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Hardcover. This book sets out an original Youth Work-based SRE programme and explores how a range of socioeconomic, cultural and sexual norms, values and attitudes differently shape decision-making on sex, intimacy and future plans across different contexts. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JHBK5; JNF; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230278868
- ISBN
- 9780230278868
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€ 128.53
€ 128.53
Paperback. This volume offers a close look at four cases of indigenous language revitalization: MA ori in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Sami in Scandinavia, Hnahno in Mexico and Quechua and other indigenous languages in Latin America. Essays by experts from each case are in turn discussed in international perspective by four counterpart experts. Editor(s): Hornberger, Nancy H.; Hogan-Brun, Gabrielle. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DN; 1KLCM; 1MBN; CFB; JNFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 244. Policy and Practice on Four Continents. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. 200 pages, 8 tables, 2 figures. Editor(s): Hornberger, Nancy H. This volume offers a close look at four cases of indigenous language revitalization: MA ori in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Sami in Scandinavia, Hnahno in Mexico and Quechua and other indigenous languages in Latin America. Essays by experts from each case are in turn discussed in international perspective by four counterpart experts. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DN; 1KLCM; 1MBN; CFB; JNFR. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 12. Weight: 244.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285002
- ISBN
- 9780230285002
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€ 66.50
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Hardcover. Analyzes a community from the standpoint of immigrant mothers in South Central Los Angeles who were concerned about the education of their children and the violence in their communities. Written in Spanish and English, the text brings together the women's observations as they put into action their developing political consciousness. Series: Education, Politics and Public Life. Num Pages: 193 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNFR; JNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 452.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338265
- ISBN
- 9780230338265
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€ 53.10€ 47.00
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Paperback. This book analyzes a school setting and community from the standpoint of a group of immigrant mothers in South Central Los Angeles who were concerned about the education of their children and the violence in their communities. Series: Education, Politics and Public Life. Num Pages: 193 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JNFR; JNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 306.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338272
- ISBN
- 9780230338272
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€ 53.10€ 46.56
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Paperback. America is being held back by the quality and quantity of learning in college. Many college graduates cannot think critically, write effectively, solve problems, understand complex issues, or meet employers' expectations. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230339835
- ISBN
- 9780230339835
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€ 35.99€ 30.95
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Hardcover. Written for practitioners and practitioners-in-training of education development, this book reviews education issues in developing countries and provides in-depth case studies from Egypt, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; 1HBE; JNF; JPQB; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340176
- ISBN
- 9780230340176
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€ 67.41
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Secondary Education and the Raising of the School-Leaving Age: Coming ...
Woodin, Tom, McCulloch, Gary, Cowan, Steven
Hardcover. The progressive raising of the school-leaving age has had momentous repercussions for our understanding of childhood and youth, for secondary education, and for social and educational inequality. This book assesses secondary education and the raising of the school-leaving age in the UK and places issues and debates in an international context. Series: Secondary Education in a Changing World. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340398
- ISBN
- 9780230340398
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Condition: New
€ 53.10€ 46.96
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Hardcover. New Labour and Secondary Education, 1994-2010 assesses New Labour's policy towards secondary education in Britain. It shows that, in many respects, New Labour education policy was a continuation of the policies pursued by the education ministers of Margaret Thatcher and John Major. Series: Secondary Education in a Changing World. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JNF; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340619
- ISBN
- 9780230340619
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€ 53.10€ 47.11
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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
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€ 66.82
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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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230579439
- ISBN
- 9780230579439
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Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07