Educational strategies & policy
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Educational strategies & policy
Hardcover. Series: Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137508997
- ISBN
- 9781137508997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.30
€ 117.30
Hardback. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFFJ; JFSF; JNAM; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137505149
- ISBN
- 9781137505149
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€ 67.08
€ 67.08
Race, Politics, and Education in Brazil: Affirmative Action in Higher ...
Ollie Andrew Johnson (Ed.)
Hardback. Brazil has undertaken affirmative action in its universities on an unprecedented scale. An expert group of international scholars puts the new policies in historical, political, and legal context; evaluates their outcomes for students and universities; and demonstrates that the policies have been successful in addressing racial inequality. Editor(s): Johnson, Ollie Andrew, III; Heringer, Rosana. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 455.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137485144
- ISBN
- 9781137485144
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Condition: New
€ 162.23
€ 162.23
Hardcover. Focusing on teacher unions in Canada, the United States, and England, Bascia reveals the dynamic nature of teacher unions engaging in a variety of activities and pursuing multiple strategies. Editor(s): Bascia, Nina. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNKH; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137436184
- ISBN
- 9781137436184
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Condition: New
€ 128.45
€ 128.45
Hardback. Series: New Frontiers in Education, Culture and Politics. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137389152
- ISBN
- 9781137389152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.33
€ 139.33
Hardcover. This book critically examines the socio-cultural role of achievement within education, arguing that the increasingly global demand for measurable standards of academic achievement is an expression of political ideology and the aggressive competitive reality of a neo-capitalist schooling system, resulting in many students feeling socially worthless. Num Pages: 148 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JNAM; JNF; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137324887
- ISBN
- 9781137324887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.36
€ 83.36
Teaching Harry Potter: The Power of Imagination in Multicultural Class...
Belcher, Catherine L., Stephenson, Becky Herr
Paperback. 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. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137322890
- ISBN
- 9781137322890
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Condition: New
€ 53.10€ 46.41
€ 53.10
€ 46.41
Critical Pedagogy and Global Literature: Worldly Teaching (New Frontie...
Raja, Masood Ashraf, Stringer, Hillary, Vande...
Hardcover. In one volume, this edited collection provides both a theoretical and praxis-driven engagement with teaching world literature, focusing on various aspects of critical pedagogy. Included are nine praxis-driven essays by instructors who have taught world literature courses at the university level. Series: New Frontiers in Education, Culture and Politics. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNFR; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137319753
- ISBN
- 9781137319753
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Condition: New
€ 53.10€ 47.25
€ 53.10
€ 47.25
Hardcover. Pinar documents that the field of curriculum studies in the United States is in the early stages of a second paradigm shift, this time stimulated by present political circumstances. He explains why their acceptance in contemporary scholarship signals their conceptual exhaustion and how recent work in the field begins to surpass them. Num Pages: 119 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNA; JNF; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 294.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137303417
- ISBN
- 9781137303417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Paperback. Will highlight education systems around the globe that sustain violence, will bring together human security and preventive diplomacy research to predict future trends, will explore foreign policy implications that could lead to non-violent interventions abroad, and will provide teachers and policymakers with relevant reflections on reform. Editor(s): Nelles, Wayne C. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 14. Weight in Grams: 414.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280909
- ISBN
- 9781137280909
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Condition: New
€ 53.10€ 46.92
€ 53.10
€ 46.92
Paperback. 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: JNF; JNKC; JNKR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137278111
- ISBN
- 9781137278111
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Condition: New
€ 53.10€ 46.92
€ 53.10
€ 46.92
Hardcover. This volume identifies, problematizes, and discusses issues specific to the design of educational programs for teacher candidates from working class, ethnic- and language-minority, and immigrant backgrounds, taking as its starting point the distinctive, complex perspectives that these candidates bring to the university classroom. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNFR; JNMT; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275899
- ISBN
- 9781137275899
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Condition: New
€ 106.20€ 88.49
€ 106.20
€ 88.49
Hardcover. The chapters in this international collection investigate a wide range of theorizations of rurality and literacy; literate practices and pedagogies; questions of place, space, and sustainability; and representations of rurality that challenge simplistic conceptions of standardized literacy and the real-and-imagined world beyond the metropolis. Editor(s): Green, Bill. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFC; JFSF; JNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275486
- ISBN
- 9781137275486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.54€ 81.43
€ 96.54
€ 81.43
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137269713
- ISBN
- 9781137269713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.63
€ 67.63
Radical Voices for Democratic Schooling: Exposing Neoliberal Inequalit...
Orelus, Pierre W., Malott, Curry S.
Hardcover. Comprised of in-depth interviews and conversations with key figures in education and activism that thoroughly examine the intersection of neoliberalism, neocolonialism, and racism, this first-rate collection critically explores, through their teaching, various, important issues situated in the context of Western neoliberalism and neocolonialism. Editor(s): Orelus, Pierre W.; Malott, Curry Stephenson. Series: Postcolonial Studies in Education. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137033925
- ISBN
- 9781137033925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.10€ 47.80
€ 53.10
€ 47.80
Developmentalism in Early Childhood and Middle Grades Education
. Ed(S): Lee, Kyunghwa; Vagle, Mark D.
Paperback. In this book, the contributors challenge dominant discourses and practices in the fields of early childhood and middle grades education that are based on the last century's grand developmental theories. Editor(s): Lee, Kyunghwa; Vagle, Mark D. Series: Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137031136
- ISBN
- 9781137031136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.40
€ 40.99
€ 33.40
President Obama and Education Reform: The Personal and the Political (...
Maranto, Robert, McShane, Michael Q.
Paperback. 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: 235 x 161 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137030924
- ISBN
- 9781137030924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.10€ 47.56
€ 53.10
€ 47.56
Successful Reading Assessments and Interventions for Struggling Reader...
Jensen, Deborah Ann, Tuten, Jennifer A.
Hardcover. Offering an overview of the Master's in Literacy program at Hunter College, the authors share its special features including parental and familial involvement, and presents six profiles of struggling readers and successful intervention strategies. The program allows one-to-one tutoring time as well as a community time for small group instruction. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137028631
- ISBN
- 9781137028631
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Condition: New
€ 53.10€ 47.35
€ 53.10
€ 47.35
Paperback. 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: 233 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137024527
- ISBN
- 9781137024527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.10€ 46.32
€ 53.10
€ 46.32
Paperback. This book presents previously unexamined connections between teaching practices and specific philosophical ideas, locating the prior beliefs and practical knowledge of early childhood practitioners in urban India within the broader social and historical religio-philosophical context. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JNF; JNLA; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137009258
- ISBN
- 9781137009258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.10€ 47.41
€ 53.10
€ 47.41