Educational strategies & policy
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Educational strategies & policy
Paperback. This book is review of research in the area of School Choice and adapts Sen's theory of Capability to develop a more complex theoretical framework for understanding education markets. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JNF; JNK; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349361700
- ISBN
- 9781349361700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 149.08
€ 149.08
hardcover. This book enriches empirical and theoretical understandings of how school choice and school segregation are generated by the construction and negotiation of ethnic divisions by placing emphasis on feelings of belonging and we-ness as important structuring forces that guide and restrict students' school choices. Num Pages: 108 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFFN; JNFR; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 291.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137480064
- ISBN
- 9781137480064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.97€ 55.40
€ 64.97
€ 55.40
Paperback. This book examines the nature of the school dropout problem in advanced industrialized countries with the goal of developing a broader, international understanding that can feed into public policy to help improve completion rates worldwide. Editor(s): Lamb, Stephen; Markussen, Eifred; Teese, Richard; Sandberg, Nina; Polesel, John. Num Pages: 429 pages. BIC Classification: JNF; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 429
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400789852
- ISBN
- 9789400789852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.49
€ 195.49
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Political Science. Num Pages: 87 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 1KBBSN; JNF; JNKG; LNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 5. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 87
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319103167
- ISBN
- 9783319103167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.69
€ 73.69
Hardback. Editor(s): Baxter, Jacqueline. Series: Accountability and Educational Improvement. Num Pages: 275 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319525358
- ISBN
- 9783319525358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.74
€ 150.74
Paperback. This book explores a wide range of critical areas in education, examines the basic nature of our education problems, provides a clear understanding of underperformance, and proposes reasonable and effective strategies for success. Num Pages: 438 pages. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748. Very good clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press,U.S. California
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KEX0249939
- ISBN
- 9780817928728
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The story of the struggle for Britain's schools, and a passionate call for education as a public good. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844670918
- ISBN
- 9781844670918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.46
€ 12.46
Paperback. The volume highlights best practices of literacy instruction for students who have difficulties in reading. From components of effective pedagogy to instruction for specific populations, this text offers an array of expert perspectives on how to engage, scaffold, and prepare students to meet the multimodal demands of schools today. Editor(s): Ortlieb, Evan; Cheek, Earl H. Series: Literacy Research, Practice and Evaluation. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JNFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781906965
- ISBN
- 9781781906965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.32
€ 103.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKS; JKSN; JNF; JNKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231160957
- ISBN
- 9780231160957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKSN; JNF; JNKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231160940
- ISBN
- 9780231160940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.27€ 102.15
€ 134.27
€ 102.15
Hardback. Spurred by court rulings requiring states to increase public-school funding, the US spends more per student on K-12 education than almost any other country. This work traces the history of reform efforts and concludes that the principal focus of both courts and legislatures on ever-increasing funding has done little to improve student achievement. Num Pages: 432 pages, 44 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNKG; LNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130002
- ISBN
- 9780691130002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.45
€ 50.99
€ 36.45
Paperback. As common schooling emerged in the 1830s, providing white children of all classes and ethnicities with the opportunity to become full-fledged citizens, it redefined citizenship as synonymous with whiteness. This title shows why opposition erupted where it did across the United States in antebellum America. Num Pages: 296 pages, 13 halftones, 2 maps, 4 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSL3; JNFR. 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
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226102986
- ISBN
- 9780226102986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.05
€ 33.99
€ 27.05
Hardback. While white residents of antebellum Boston and New Haven forcefully opposed the education of black residents, their counterparts in slaveholding Baltimore did little to resist the establishment of African American schools. Such discrepancies, the author argues, suggest that white opposition to black education was not a foregone conclusion. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 halftones, 2 maps, 4 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSL3; JNFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226542492
- ISBN
- 9780226542492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.06€ 79.61
€ 95.06
€ 79.61
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441176745
- ISBN
- 9781441176745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.55
€ 199.55
Hardback. This book gathers the work of teachers, scholars and researchers across the Australasian region including Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Australia, linking traditional economies with global networks to present community-based perspectives on sustainability. Editor(s): Robertson, Margaret. Series: Schooling for Sustainable Development. Num Pages: 240 pages, 40 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400728813
- ISBN
- 9789400728813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.29
€ 128.29
Schooling for Sustainable Development in Chinese Communities
. Ed(S): Lee, John Chi-Kin; Williams, Michael
Paperback. This book focuses on the academic foundations, trends and traditions of environmental education for sustainable development in Chinese contexts. It highlights case studies that illuminate recent sustainability initiatives in China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Editor(s): Lee, John Chi-kin; Williams, Michael. Series: Schooling for Sustainable Development. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JNF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048181827
- ISBN
- 9789048181827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85
Paperback. This book gathers the work of teachers, scholars and researchers across the Australasian region including Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Australia, linking traditional economies with global networks to present community-based perspectives on sustainability. Editor(s): Robertson, Margaret. Series: Schooling for Sustainable Development. Num Pages: 240 pages, 40 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1M; JNF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 373.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400798878
- ISBN
- 9789400798878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardback. Based on a study of one secondary school located in a disadvantaged community in Australia, this book provides a different perspective on what it means to 'play the game' of schooling. The voices teachers, parents and students are all included. Num Pages: 136 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNLC; JNMT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048133437
- ISBN
- 9789048133437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.50
€ 130.50
Hardcover. In exploring the relationship between bureaucratic schooling and the individual child, Waters describes the persistence of educational inequality, child development, and the nature of bureaucracy. The conclusions point out how education bureaucracies frame both schooling and childhood as they relentlessly seek to create ever more perfect children. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137269713
- ISBN
- 9781137269713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.03
€ 67.03
Hardback. This book addresses the problems and recommends solutions to improving K-12 schools by examining the context for U.S. schooling, and the ways some schools are improving their teaching and learning. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNLB; JNLC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 110
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607093404
- ISBN
- 9781607093404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.89
€ 119.89