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Paperback. How much freedom of speech should high school students have? Does giving children and adolescents a far-reaching right of expression, without joining it to responsibility, ultimately result in an asylum that is run by its inmates? This title answers these questions by examining the way courts have wrestled with student expression in school. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JNF; JNKP; LNDC; LNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674046306
ISBN
9780674046306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.82

Hardback. Presents the history of the Austin, Texas, school district, under Superintendent Pat Forgione and asks the question that few politicians and school reformers want to touch. This title argues that the overall district has shown much improvement but the improvements are unevenly distributed. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 figure5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674035546
ISBN
9780674035546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.36

Paperback. Examines the pitched battles over busing at a national scale, focusing on cities such as Boston, Chicago, New York, and Pontiac, Michigan. This book shows how school officials, politicians, the courts, and the media gave precedence to the desires of white parents who opposed school desegregation over the civil rights of black students. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 260 pages, 35 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL3; JNFR; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284258
ISBN
9780520284258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.02

Hardback. Brings civil rights back into the center of the debate and tries to move from doctrine to empirical research in exploring the many forms of choice and their very different consequences for equity in US schools. Num Pages: 330 pages, 9 line illustrations, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274730
ISBN
9780520274730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.00
€ 58.30

Hardcover. Understanding Language and Literacy Development: Diverse Learners in the Classroom offers effective supporting strategies to address the cultural and linguistic diversity of students in contemporary classrooms. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JNFD; JNU; YQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 171 x 28. Weight in Grams: 874.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470674291
ISBN
9780470674291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.16

Paperback. Explore the latest theories about multicultural issues in the classroom Updates content to provide a contemporary discussion throughout the chapters Includes two new lesson plans that deal with poverty Presents two new lesson plans that focus on the effects of globalization Shows how the lesson can be improved to "turn on" learning. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JNFR; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 188 x 14. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
5th Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470383704
ISBN
9780470383704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 220.82

Paperback. Since the 1980s, intense political and cultural battles have been waged between believers in abstinence until marriage and advocates for comprehensive sex education. Drawing on ethnographic research in five states, the author reveals important differences and surprising commonalities shared by purported antagonists in the sex education wars. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JNF; JNU; YQNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226922287
ISBN
9780226922287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.57

Paperback. Over the years, federal courts have dramatically retreated from actively promoting school desegregation. In the meantime, state courts have taken up the mantle of promoting the vision of educational equity originally articulated in Brown v Board of Education. This title analyses why the state courts have taken on this active role. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; LNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226706177
ISBN
9780226706177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.79

Paperback. Almost fifty years after Brown v Board of Education, research shows that minority students continue to receive an unequal education. At the heart of this inequality is a complex and often conflicted relationship between teachers and civil rights activists. This title traces the tensions between the two groups in New York City over the years. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBTB; JNFR; JNKH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226660721
ISBN
9780226660721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.81

Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 1KBBSM; JFSL3; JNB; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226394626
ISBN
9780226394626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.38
€ 48.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR; JNF; JNU; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226331300
ISBN
9780226331300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.30

Paperback. Looking beyond the arguments over how universities should be financed, how they should be run, and what their contributions to the economy are, the contributors to this book set their sights on higher issues: ones of moral and political value. What are the proper aims of the university? What role do the liberal arts play in fulfilling those aims? Editor(s): Brighouse, Harry; McPherson, Michael. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226259482
ISBN
9780226259482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.06

Hardcover. Dissecting twenty years of educational politics in our nation's largest cities, this book evaluates the half-billion-dollar Annenberg Challenge - launched in 1994 - alongside many other large-scale reform efforts that have taken place in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226124698
ISBN
9780226124698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.97
€ 79.50

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226088884
ISBN
9780226088884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.38
€ 49.00

Paperback. Surveying many aspects of education - from administrative structures to the availability of health care to parent and student incentives, this book features contributors who synthesize an impressive diversity of data, paying attention to the gross imbalances in educational achievement that still exist between developed and developing countries. Editor(s): Glewwe, Paul. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 line drawings, 36 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226078717
ISBN
9780226078717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.48

Paperback. A study of racial disparity that examines why some talented black undergraduates pursue lower-paying, lower-status careers despite being amply qualified for more prosperous ones. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226040141
ISBN
9780226040141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.69

Hardcover. A study of racial disparity that examines why some talented black undergraduates pursue lower-paying, lower-status careers despite being amply qualified for more prosperous ones. It is suitable for parents, educators, students, scholars, and policy makers. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226040134
ISBN
9780226040134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.97
€ 78.93

Paperback. Few would deny that getting ahead is a legitimate goal of learning, but the phrase implies a cruel hierarchy: a student does not simply get ahead, but gets ahead of others. Offering the voices and viewpoints of students at a "last chance" high school in California, the author tells the story of students who have, in fact, been left behind. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 figure, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JNFN; JNLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226031569
ISBN
9780226031569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.03

Paperback. In spite of soaring tuition costs, more and more students go to college every year. A bachelor's degree is required for entry into a growing number of professions. This title asks the question - are undergraduates really learning anything once they get there. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226028569
ISBN
9780226028569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.00

Hardcover. In spite of soaring tuition costs, more and more students go to college every year. A bachelor's degree is required for entry into a growing number of professions. This title asks the question - are undergraduates really learning anything once they get there. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226028552
ISBN
9780226028552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.07
€ 90.95

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