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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441176745
ISBN
9781441176745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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

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

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

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

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

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

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