.png){kind=logo}
Educational strategies & policy
Results 701 - 720 of 1567
Educational strategies & policy
Hardcover. This book explores the ethical and philosophical issues behind the provision of market-led alternative education. The volume examines the models of Free, Studio, Supplementary and Co-operative school provisions, asking whether a market-based approach to delivering higher standards of education actually works. Num Pages: 151 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNAM; JNF; JNL; JNLR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137415400
- ISBN
- 9781137415400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Hardback. More publication by contingent faculty, Guglielmo and Gaillet contend, enriches and deepens both the scholarly conversation and individual faculty's work as teacher-scholars. They provide a guide for scholars off the tenure track, addressing the publication process step by step and showing its compatibility with teaching-focused scholarship. Num Pages: 158 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNKH; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137429148
- ISBN
- 9781137429148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.93€ 46.50
€ 52.93
€ 46.50
Digital Skills: Unlocking the Information Society (Digital Education a...
Van Dijk, Jan A. G. M., Van Deursen, Alexande...
Hardcover. The first book to systematically discuss the skills and literacies needed to use digital media, particularly the Internet, van Dijk and van Deursen's clear and accessible work distinguishes digital skills, analyzes their roles and prevalence, and offers solutions from individual, educational, sociological, and policy perspectives. Series: Digital Education and Learning. Num Pages: 204 pages, 15 figures. BIC Classification: JNFD; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137437020
- ISBN
- 9781137437020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.99€ 124.97
€ 153.99
€ 124.97
Hardcover. Education and the arts offer multiple, mutually clarifying lenses through which to examine and understand issues of poverty and empowerment. Here, both are combined in a fascinating look at how these two often overlooked elements promote social equality and cultivate personal agency across Africa's diverse political-economic landscapes. Editor(s): Falola, Toyin; Abidogun, Jamaine. Num Pages: 275 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137438492
- ISBN
- 9781137438492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. The book analyzes the struggle of African Americans to gain access and equity in higher education in the United States. It chronicles some of the history prior to court ordered segregation and traces the mandate to desegregate by following the Adams v. Richardson (1973) case, which ordered the dismantling of dual systems of higher education. Num Pages: 159 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNFR; JNKP; JNKS; JNMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137442574
- ISBN
- 9781137442574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.28
€ 66.28
Hardcover. Rosenfeld deconstructs how the information revolution has reshaped identity, rights, and responsibilities, and how schools respond and should respond to these changes. Series: New Frontiers in Education, Culture and Politics. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNKC; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137442598
- ISBN
- 9781137442598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.93€ 46.81
€ 52.93
€ 46.81
The School Choice Journey: School Vouchers and the Empowerment of Urba...
Stewart, Thomas, Wolf, Patrick J.
Hardcover. This in-depth chronicle of 110 families in Washington, DC's Opportunity Scholarship Program provides a realistic look at how urban families experience the process of using school choice vouchers and transform from government clients to consumers of education and active citizens. Series: Education Policy. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; JNF; JNKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137442659
- ISBN
- 9781137442659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Hardcover. University rankings have gained popularity around the world and are now a significant factor shaping reputation. This second edition updates Ellen Hazelkorn's first comprehensive study of rankings from a global perspective, drawing in new original research and extensive analysis. It is essential reading for policymakers, managers and scholars. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Second Edition,New edition,2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137446664
- ISBN
- 9781137446664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Hardcover. Using auto-ethnography, Taieb narrates the journey of developing a educational philosophy from and for the Kayble of Algeria and undertakes to write the sociological foundations of an Kayble education system. Series: Postcolonial Studies in Education. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBA; JFSL9; JNFR; JNKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137446916
- ISBN
- 9781137446916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.93€ 46.54
€ 52.93
€ 46.54
Hardback. This comprehensive and up-to-date review of learning and educational quality in developing countries, written by 16 highly knowledgeable specialists from around the world, provides policymakers and researchers accessible perspectives with the Millennium Development Goals in mind. Editor(s): Wagner, Daniel A. Num Pages: 178 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JNAM; JNF; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137455963
- ISBN
- 9781137455963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.93€ 46.64
€ 52.93
€ 46.64
Hardcover. 'Globalization' and 'the Nation' provide significant contexts for examining past educational thinking and practice and to identify how education has been influenced today. This book, written collaboratively, explores country case studies - Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the UK and USA - as well as discussing the transnational European Union. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JNB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137460349
- ISBN
- 9781137460349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
The Economics of Schooling in a Divided Society: The Case for Shared E...
Borooah, Vani K., Knox, Colin
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16 figures, 25 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JNF; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137461865
- ISBN
- 9781137461865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.37
€ 127.37
Multiculturalism and Conflict Reconciliation in the Asia-Pacific
. Ed(S): Shimizu, Kosuke; Bradley, William
Paperback. This book is open access under a CC BY license. This edited collection focuses on theories, language and migration in relation to multiculturalism in Japan and the Asia-Pacific.It investigates current conflicts that have arisen due to immigration and policies related to education, politics, language, work, citizenship and identity. Editor(s): Shimizu, Kosuke; Bradley, William. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CJ; JFSL; JNFR; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137464620
- ISBN
- 9781137464620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.53
€ 30.53
Hardback. Black Participatory Research offers an assessment of how shared racial self-identity, self-valuation, and experiences of oppression and difference shape the co-production of knowledge in increasingly popular participatory social science research methods. Editor(s): Drame, Elizabeth R.; Irby, Decoteau J. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JHBC; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137468987
- ISBN
- 9781137468987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.56
€ 160.56
Hardcover. Kohan offers a transformative, revolutionary, and more radical alternative theory and practice of philosophy for children. He critiques the current state of philosophy for children and demonstrates alternative ways of thinking and practicing philosophy in childhood education. Num Pages: 143 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNKS; JNLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137469168
- ISBN
- 9781137469168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.93€ 46.33
€ 52.93
€ 46.33
Hardback. Num Pages: 87 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JNFR; JNKD; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 247.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 87
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137472861
- ISBN
- 9781137472861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. The Bologna Process has significantly shaped recent higher education policies across Europe but the impact of the social dimension has been neglected. This book provides an overview of the major Bologna reforms and through a cross-country comparative study discusses whether this social aspect can ever successfully be incorporated into policy. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137473134
- ISBN
- 9781137473134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardcover. International Teaching and Learning at Universities investigates both the positive and the more problematic aspects of the internationalization of education. Editor(s): Slethaug, Gordon E.; Vinther, Jane. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNFR; JNK; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137475138
- ISBN
- 9781137475138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.54
€ 66.54
Hardcover. Curriculum Studies in India examines Indian scholars in dialogue regarding their intellectual life histories and subjective investments in their field. Editor(s): Pinar, William F. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JNF; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137477170
- ISBN
- 9781137477170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.86€ 88.80
€ 105.86
€ 88.80
Hardback. This volume explores the manifold relations between nation and childhood. Millei and Imre bring together an interdisciplinary group of scholars to address pressing questions about the regulation of childhood through national agendas, ideals of childhood and their role in national projects, and accounts of children's life as national subjects. Editor(s): Millei, Zsuzsa; Imre, Robert. Series: Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JNF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137477828
- ISBN
- 9781137477828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07