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Educational strategies & policy

Hardcover. This collection is an inside look at European Commission policy-making in education and the privatization of policy-making in the European Union. Along with contributions from leading academics in the field of educational policy and policy-sociology, this book also introduces the voices of policy consultants and policy-makers. Editor(s): Souto-Otero, Manuel. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137287977
ISBN
9781137287977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.54

Hardcover. Literary Politics identifies and debates competing definitions of 'English Studies' as an academic subject, celebrates the diversity of contemporary literary studies, and demonstrates the ways in which a range of literary texts can be understood as politically engaged, sometimes in unexpected ways. Editor(s): Philips, Deborah; Shaw, Katy. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JNF; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137270139
ISBN
9781137270139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. This book examines the struggles over technology's use in education, digging into what the purpose of education is, how we should achieve it, who the stakeholders are, and whose voices win out. Drawing on theoretical and empirical work, it lays bare the messy realities of technology use in education and their implications for contemporary society. Editor(s): Selwyn, Neil; Facer, Keri. Series: Digital Education and Learning. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JNF; JNV; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137031976
ISBN
9781137031976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.93
€ 47.00

Hardcover. Asia is rapidly developing a wide variety of regional organizations and interactive patterns, reflecting in large part its increasing role in the global economic and political engagements. Higher Education constitutes a distinct sphere of activity within this overall pattern of regionalization. Editor(s): Hawkins, John N.; Mok, Ka-Ho; Neubauer, Deane E. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137002877
ISBN
9781137002877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.93
€ 46.93

Hardcover. This book analyzes equity and diversity in schools and teacher education. Within this broad and necessary context, the book raises some critical issues not previously explored in many multicultural and urban education texts. Editor(s): Milner, H. Richard. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNFR; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230622043
ISBN
9780230622043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.93
€ 47.27

Hardcover. This edited volume brings together historians of education and comparative education researchers to study the educational reconstruction projects that Americans have launched in post-conflict settings across the globe. Editor(s): Sobe, Noah W. Num Pages: 263 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JNF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230615922
ISBN
9780230615922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.93
€ 47.27

Hardcover. Neoliberal policies have had an impact on educational systems globally. This book provides a detailed and critical analysis of neoliberal educational policies and reforms in Turkey by focusing on the Justice and Development Party's reform efforts over the last eight years. Editor(s): Akkaymak, Guliz; Inal, Kemal. Series: Postcolonial Studies in Education. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230341289
ISBN
9780230341289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.93
€ 47.39

Hardcover. Provides a provocative examination of the interplay between political culture and educational policy. The goal is to provide a better understanding of how different countries are responding to the global exchange of policy ideas that includes 'the standards movement' and 'new public management' or accountability in the public sector. Editor(s): Louis, Karen Seashore; Velzen, Boudewijn van. Series: Education Policy. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230340411
ISBN
9780230340411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.93
€ 47.27

Hardcover. This discussion of Cuba's international policies in education shows how Cuba shares its educational resources with other countries. The postcolonial critique underlying the book explores Cuba's role in relation to how the disengagement from colonial legacies in education is taking place in many countries. Editor(s): Hickling-Hudson, Anne; Gonzalez, Jorge Corona; Preston, Rosemary. Series: Postcolonial Studies in Education. Num Pages: 316 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JNA; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230338807
ISBN
9780230338807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.86
€ 89.16

Hardcover. This comprehensive, state-of-the-art reference work provides the first systematic review to date of how sociologists have studied the relationship between race/ethnicity and educational inequality over the last thirty years in eighteen different national contexts. Editor(s): Stevens, Peter A. J.; Dworkin, A. Gary. Num Pages: 676 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JNF; JNK; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 235 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1190.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230304284
ISBN
9780230304284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.05

Hardcover. This collection offers an authoritative, up-to-date commentary on the challenges facing higher education today across both the UK and internationally. The book charts the impact of global economic trends and recent policy developments for students, academics, providers and changing course provision. Editor(s): Hinton-Smith, Tamsin. Series: Issues in Higher Education. Num Pages: 345 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 220 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230300613
ISBN
9780230300613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.48

Hardcover. In Action Research Methods, the authors acknowledge that the methodology component is where most of the struggle and confusion lies with students in research methods courses.The overall aim is to assist master's level education students with practical and theoretically grounded approaches to the action research process. Editor(s): Klein, Sheri R. Num Pages: 241 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230113831
ISBN
9780230113831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.86
€ 88.03

Hardcover. Federal and state funding agencies have invested billions of dollars into secondary STEM (Science, Technology, Education, Mathematics) educational reform over the past decade. This volume addresses the interplay of external and internal variables associated with school reform and how this dynamic has impacted many efforts. Editor(s): Johnson, Carla C. Series: Secondary Education in a Changing World. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNLC; JNU; YQS; YQT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230111851
ISBN
9780230111851
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.93
€ 47.05

paperback. This book details a fully integrated model that incorporates both the survey design and the psychometric model by extending the traditional psychometric model form to accommodate the design structure while allowing for student, teacher, and school covariates. Series: Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences. Num Pages: 164 pages, 36 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JNF; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
2011th Edition
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461428220
ISBN
9781461428220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

paperback. This book challenges traditional conceptions of readiness in early childhood education by sharing concrete examples of practice, policy and histories that rethink readiness. This book seeks to reimagine possible new educational worlds for young children. Editor(s): Borch, Karl. Series: Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNK; JNKC; JNLA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349503599
ISBN
9781349503599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 105.86
€ 87.09

paperback. Series: Postcolonial Studies in Education. Num Pages: 277 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; JHMC; JNB; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349470945
ISBN
9781349470945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.61
€ 72.40

paperback. Series: Philanthropy and Education. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNK; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349457571
ISBN
9781349457571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.74
€ 49.82

paperback. Editor(s): Hoy, Ariane; Johnson, Mathew. Series: Community Engagement in Higher Education. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN; JNA; JNF; JNK; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 423.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
331
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349457533
ISBN
9781349457533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 96.24
€ 80.24

paperback. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHB; JNF; JNM; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349381487
ISBN
9781349381487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.74
€ 50.87

hardcover. In the first book on Aztec dance in the United States, Ernesto Colin combines cultural anthropology, educational theory, and postcolonial theory to create an innovative, interdisciplinary, long-term ethnography of an Aztec dance circle and makes a case for the use of the metaphor of palimpsest as an ethnographic research tool. Series: Postcolonial Studies in Education. Num Pages: 277 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL4; JHMC; JHMP; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2014th Edition
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137357984
ISBN
9781137357984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.49
€ 95.45

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