Educational strategies & policy
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Educational strategies & policy
Hardback. This volume is the first to comprehensively examine Chinese's affirmative action policies in the critical area of minority education, the most important conduit to employment and economic success in the PRC after the economic reforms begun in the late 1970s. Editor(s): Zhou, Minglang; Hill, Ann Maxwell. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 282 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230612358
- ISBN
- 9780230612358
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€ 101.40€ 84.49
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Beyond Pedagogies of Exclusion in Diverse Childhood Contexts
. Ed(S): Swadener, Beth Blue; Grant, Carl A.;...
Hardback. Contributing authors share a deep commitment to naming ways in which social exclusion has diminished the educational and life chances of many students in our various sites of work and regions of the world -- and to moving the discourse and action beyond pedagogies of exclusion to a more visionary and inclusive praxis. Editor(s): Swadener, Beth Blue; Grant, Carl A.; Mitakidou, Soula; Tressou, Evangelia. Series: Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230612846
- ISBN
- 9780230612846
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Hardback. In this book, Kelly examines inflections of change, loss and identity in relation to transmigration in order to discern the nature of a critical education framed by a concern for these conditions. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 402.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230612921
- ISBN
- 9780230612921
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€ 50.70€ 44.96
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Higher Education in Asia/Pacific: Quality and the Public Good
Bigalke, Terance W.; Neubauer, Deane E.
hardcover. Expansion and privatization have created new concerns over the quality of education throughout the Asia/Pacific region. This volume provides a framework to examine these challenges in the region and beyond. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230613232
- ISBN
- 9780230613232
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€ 50.70€ 45.56
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Hardback. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JNF; JNK; JNM; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230615175
- ISBN
- 9780230615175
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€ 50.70€ 45.64
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Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JNB; JNFR; JNSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave MacMillan United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230618510
- ISBN
- 9780230618510
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€ 101.40€ 84.75
€ 101.40
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Hardback. This book examines current trends in global student mobility patterns in several key host and destination countries, including the United States, China, India, South Africa, Mexico, Australia, and Germany, among others, and will explore the national and global-level factors that contribute to these trends. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNFR; JNKS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230618787
- ISBN
- 9780230618787
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€ 50.70€ 45.29
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Hardback. Editor(s): Mok, K. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JNA; JNF; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230620315
- ISBN
- 9780230620315
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€ 50.70€ 45.36
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Policy Debates in Comparative, International, and Development Educatio...
. Ed(S): Jacob, W. James; Hawkins, John N.
Hardback. Written by two leading scholars in the international and comparative education fields, this collection addresses current education policy trends at the global, regional, national, and local levels. Editor(s): Jacob, W. James; Hawkins, John N. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230620674
- ISBN
- 9780230620674
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€ 50.70€ 45.46
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Hardcover. This book examines the evolving relationship between the nation-state, citizenship and the education of citizens, exploring the impact European integration had on national policies towards educating its citizens and citizenship. Series: Education, Economy and Society. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSP2; JHB; JNF; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137019561
- ISBN
- 9781137019561
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€ 64.09
€ 64.09
Hardback. This book is about education and American imperialism from the War of 1898 to the War on Terror. Very little coordinated or sustained research has been devoted to the broader contours of America, education, and empire. And third, this volume seeks to inspire new directions in the study of American educational history. Num Pages: 204 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNA; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137024510
- ISBN
- 9781137024510
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€ 50.70€ 44.93
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Hardcover. The current construct of intellectual disability is based on the assumption that both IQ and adaptive behaviour can be measured accurately. Intellectual Disability explains how and why this is not fit for purpose and that it is actually neither necessary nor reasonable to have a single construct of intellectual disability. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMRN; JNC; JNFN; JNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137025579
- ISBN
- 9781137025579
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€ 121.99
€ 121.99
Hardback. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of President Obama's education agenda. Obama's reforms have drawn skepticism from supporters of traditional public schools. Robert Maranto and Michael McShane believe that the Obama-era reforms have led to successful innovation in both the private and public sector. Series: Education Policy. Num Pages: 199 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137030917
- ISBN
- 9781137030917
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€ 50.70€ 44.97
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Hardcover. To what extent does participation in one particular domain of public life lead to wider participation in other areas? Through the use of an unprecedented survey supported by case studies this book explores how participatory governance in community-managed schools can alter the civic and political behaviour of participants. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JPP; JPRB; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137271839
- ISBN
- 9781137271839
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€ 63.86
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Hardcover. Based on domestic and international research on the interaction of race and ethnicity within education, this book aims to promote and advocate a range of contemporary issues related to race, ethnicity and inclusion in relation to pedagogy, teaching and learning. Editor(s): Race, Richard; Lander, Vini. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL1; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137274755
- ISBN
- 9781137274755
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Condition: New
€ 122.28
€ 122.28
Hardcover. This book provides a comparative look at key issues that characterize and contextualize upper secondary science education in sixteen countries in Oceania, South America, Asia, Europe, North America, Africa, and the Middle East, incluing links with elementary and early science, final assessment, and the secondary/tertiary education interface. Editor(s): Vlaardingerbroek, Barend; Taylor, Neil. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNF; JNLC; JNU; YQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275950
- ISBN
- 9781137275950
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€ 50.70€ 44.98
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Hardcover. Citizenship, democracy and human rights have always been central to higher education and increasing globalization has amplified their urgency and complexity. This volume explores conceptual, theoretical and policy implications for post-secondary education engaging with these topics, comparing the USA, Canada, Eastern Europe and Western Europe. Editor(s): Laker, Jason A.; Mrnjaus, Kornelija; Naval, Concepcion. Series: Palgrave Studies in Global Citizenship Education and Democracy. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 1KBC; JNAM; JNF; JNMN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137287472
- ISBN
- 9781137287472
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Condition: New
€ 65.03
€ 65.03
Higher Education in Ireland: Practices, Policies and Possibilities
Loxley, Andrew, Seery, Aidan, Walsh, John
Hardcover. This collection provides the first in-depth, interdisciplinary and over-arching review of higher education in Ireland, situating higher education within the socio-cultural, political and historical context of the country over the past 40 years and the development of European and national policies. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTB; JNB; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137289872
- ISBN
- 9781137289872
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Condition: New
€ 64.29
€ 64.29
Hardcover. This project looks at the work of the faculty in Indonesia's National Islamic Institutes to address, respond, and prevent the success of radical Islamic discourse and institution of Shari'a law in the school system. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRHP; JNA; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308573
- ISBN
- 9781137308573
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Condition: New
€ 50.70€ 44.69
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Hardback. Educators and researchers in variety of locations increasingly encounter linguistically and socio-culturally diverse groups of students in their classrooms and lecture halls. This book examines everyday forms of talk and writing in relation to standardised forms and schooling expectations to suggest ways forward in educational discourse. Editor(s): Prinsloo, Mastin; Stroud, Christopher. Series: Palgrave Advances in Language and Linguistics. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFC; CJ; JNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137309839
- ISBN
- 9781137309839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.78
€ 63.78