Educational strategies & policy
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Educational strategies & policy
The State of Developmental Education: Higher Education and Public Poli...
Parker, Tara L., Bustillos, Leticia Tomas, Ba...
Hardcover. The State of Developmental Education is the first book to provide a thorough, comparative picture of how developmental education is carried out at higher education institutions and investigate how different state-level policies and priorities change the availability, types, and quality of developmental education available. Series: Education Policy. Num Pages: 206 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK; JNM; JNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137382887
- ISBN
- 9781137382887
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€ 50.61€ 44.83
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Hardback. Featuring in-depth examinations of concepts of knowing, learning, and education from a range of cultures worldwide, this book offers a rich theory of indigenous concepts of education, their relation to Western concepts, and their potential for creating education that articulates the aspirations of communities and fosters humanity for all learners. Editor(s): Van Wyk, Berte; Adeniji-Neill, Dolapo. Series: Postcolonial Studies in Education. Num Pages: 277 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JNA; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137382177
- ISBN
- 9781137382177
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€ 50.61€ 44.97
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Hardcover. Drawing on a wealth of theoretical and empirical work, this book provides a comparative, comprehensive, and critical perspective on the use of digital technologies for collaboration between schools. Series: Digital Education and Learning. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK; JNL; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137375735
- ISBN
- 9781137375735
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€ 50.61€ 44.25
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Hardcover. This book explores the role of education in the formation of the Singapore developmental state. The book provides a historical study of citizenship education in Singapore, whereby a comparative study of history, civics and social studies curricula, and the politics and policies that underpin them are examined. Series: Education, Economy and Society. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMS; JNF; JNK; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137374592
- ISBN
- 9781137374592
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€ 63.86
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Contemporary Capacity-Building in Educational Contexts (Palgrave Pivot...
Danaher, Patrick Alan, Davies, Andy, de Georg...
Hardcover. Education is generally supposed to help learners to develop new capacities and to be able to apply them in work and life - yet we still know very little about how to build useful capacities. This book investigates nine research projects, exploring why particular capacities are successful in some situations but not in others. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSF; JMRL; JNC; JNF; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137374561
- ISBN
- 9781137374561
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€ 63.57
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Creating Citizenship Communities: Education, Young People and the Role...
Davies, Ian, Sundaram, Vanita, Hampden-Thomps...
Hardcover. On the basis of a national research project undertaken in England, this volume explores how and why young people's engagement is so important globally in education and society, and looks at what teachers and students think about citizenship and community. The authors make recommendations to enhance understanding and the potential for engagement. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JNF; JNKP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137368850
- ISBN
- 9781137368850
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€ 122.28
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Paperback. This book unites a dynamic group of scholars who examine linkages among local, national, and international levels of educational policy and practice. Editor(s): Vavrus, Frances; Bartlett, Lesley. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137366542
- ISBN
- 9781137366542
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€ 51.99€ 40.85
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Paperback. Through a case study of the Los Angeles city school district from the 1950s through the 1970s, Judith Kafka explores the intersection of race, politics, and the bureaucratic organization of schooling, showing the motives behind the implementation today's widespread strict discipline policies and the racial inequities that have resulted. Series: Palgrave Studies in Urban Education. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBLW3; JNB; JNF; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 208 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137366535
- ISBN
- 9781137366535
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€ 55.21€ 47.55
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Paperback. This book explores women's organizations and their various educational contributions through local, state, and national networks from 1890 to 1960. Contributors investigate how women united to support and sustain education in both formal and informal settings and examine various associations. Editor(s): Knupfer, Anne Meis; Woyshner, Christine A. Num Pages: 268 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1; JNB; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 214 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137366061
- ISBN
- 9781137366061
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€ 50.61€ 44.46
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Hardcover. Universities are increasingly criticised for their limited relevance to a globalized and unequal world. Drawing on research from over 27 countries, this book outlines new directions for universities and the need to rethink the education that they provide based on the experiences of schools of international development studies. Series: Frontiers of Globalization. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JNF; JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137358943
- ISBN
- 9781137358943
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€ 121.83
€ 121.83
Hardcover. In this book, university teachers provide case studies illustrating methods employed to prepare citizens for meaningful participation in democracies, whether long-standing, young or emerging. Examples of practice from Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and North America are included, along with reflections and advice for practice. Editor(s): Laker, Jason A.; Mrnjaus, Kornelija; Naval, Concepcion. Series: Palgrave Studies in Global Citizenship Education and Democracy. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 1KBC; JNAM; JNF; JNMN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137355584
- ISBN
- 9781137355584
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€ 64.43
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Hardcover. In this comparative study of young people's educational careers in England and Germany, individual factors, social class, school and country characteristics are shown jointly to shape these careers through mutually reinforcing processes. Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is combined with interview analysis to explore generative mechanisms. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DFG; JNF; JNLC; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137355492
- ISBN
- 9781137355492
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€ 63.61
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Paperback. Can a bold investment in education turn around the economy of an entire city? Gene I. Maeroff, former national education correspondent for the New York Times, explores how the nonprofit group Say Yes to Education has instituted a network of reforms in Syracuse, New York, that aim to expand the city's the middle class by supporting its children. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSG; JNF; JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137349651
- ISBN
- 9781137349651
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€ 50.61€ 44.45
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Hardcover. Drawing on empirical research amongst both Muslim schools' students and parents, this timely book examines the question of 'self-segregation' and Muslims in light of key policy developments around 'race', faith and citizenship. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSR2; JNF; JNLR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137347756
- ISBN
- 9781137347756
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€ 63.31
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Inequality, Poverty, Education: A Political Economy of School Exclusio...
Ashurst, Francesca, Venn, Couze
Hardcover. This book challenges the practice of exclusion by uncovering its roots in 19th century social and educational policy targeting poor children. Revealing a hidden history of exclusion, this analysis exposes the connections between the state, the education system and social policy, and opens a space for radical alternatives. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFSP1; JNAM; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137347008
- ISBN
- 9781137347008
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Condition: New
€ 63.48
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Augmented Education: Bringing Real and Virtual Learning Together (Digi...
Sheehy, Kieron, Ferguson, Rebecca, Clough, Gi...
Hardcover. Including relevant case studies and interviews with practitioners, Augmented Education explores the nature of learning where the 'real world' is augmented by use of the virtual to create new learning possibilities, tools, and environments. and offers insights into the development of a pedagogy that is authentic, inclusive and enjoyable. Series: Digital Education and Learning. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137342812
- ISBN
- 9781137342812
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€ 50.61€ 44.69
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Paperback. Re-issue of a seminal, widely-acclaimed study on the origins of national education systems in Europe and the USA with a new Postscript exploring education and state formation in East Asia. Series: Education, Economy and Society. Num Pages: 448 pages, 14 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1KBB; JNB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137341747
- ISBN
- 9781137341747
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€ 143.55
€ 143.55
Hardback. Re-issue of a seminal, widely-acclaimed study on the origins of national education systems in Europe and the USA with a new Postscript exploring education and state formation in East Asia. Series: Education, Economy and Society. Num Pages: 439 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1KBB; JNB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 690.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 439
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137341730
- ISBN
- 9781137341730
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€ 142.69
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Hardcover. Exploring the theoretical, policy and classroom (pedagogical) dimensions of transformative change within the context of inclusive education policy and practice, this book documents how ideological presuppositions and professional practice should be transformed in order to meet learner diversity in effective and non-discriminatory ways. Series: Policy and Practice in the Classroom. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNFN; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137333698
- ISBN
- 9781137333698
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€ 63.31
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Hardcover. Education policy is a core element of the state's sovereignty and autonomy. This book analyzes the rise of the western education state and its limits in times of transition from western to non-western globalization and of waning newspaper interest in France, Germany, the UK and the US. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137326478
- ISBN
- 9781137326478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.57
€ 63.57