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History of education

Hardback. Despite claims that written exams narrowed the curriculum, ruined children's health, and turned teachers into automatons, once tests took root in American schools their legitimacy was never seriously challenged. William Reese puts today's battles over standards and benchmarks into perspective by showcasing the history of the pencil-and-paper exam. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JNB; JNKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
278
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073043
ISBN
9780674073043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.73
€ 52.48

Paperback. From 1952 to 1981, South Africa's apartheid government ran an art school for the training of African art teachers at Indaleni, in what is today KwaZulu-Natal. The Art of Life in South Africa is the story of the students, teachers, art, and politics that circulated through a small school, housed in a remote former mission station. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JJP; ACX; HBTB; JNB; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422526
ISBN
9780821422526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.26

Hardback. From 1952 to 1981, South Africa's apartheid government ran an art school for the training of African art teachers at Indaleni, in what is today KwaZulu-Natal. The Art of Life in South Africa is the story of the students, teachers, art, and politics that circulated through a small school, housed in a remote former mission station. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JJP; ACX; HBTB; JNB; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1293.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422519
ISBN
9780821422519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.21

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 61 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; 3JM; JNB; JNMN; MBX; MMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780231180887
ISBN
9780231180887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Hardback. Series: American Institutions and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 black & white halftones, 2 tables, 3 maps, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JNB; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501700804
ISBN
9781501700804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Behmel, Albrecht. Translator(s): Neudorfer, Kelly. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JNB; JNK; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 193 x 14. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838208329
ISBN
9783838208329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.88

Paperback. For a century, the University Extension has provided community access to Harvard, including the opportunity for women and men to earn a degree. This book traces the evolution of University Extension at Harvard from the Lyceum movement in Boston to its creation by its president A Lawrence Lowell in 1910. Series: Harvard University Extension School. Num Pages: 250 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JNB; JNMN; JNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674051355
ISBN
9780674051355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.53

Hardback. American graduate education is in disarray. Graduate study in the humanities takes too long and those who succeed face a dismal academic job market. Leonard Cassuto gives practical advice about how faculty can teach and advise students so that they are prepared for the demands of the working worlds they will join, inside and outside the academy. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674728981
ISBN
9780674728981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.82

Paperback. Series: The William G. Bowen Memorial Series in Higher Education. Num Pages: 584 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 34. Weight in Grams: 832.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173061
ISBN
9780691173061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Hardcover. Published to commemorate Gallaudet University's 150th anniversary, this book traces the historic path that Gallaudet traveled to become the finest institution of higher education for deaf people throughout the world. Num Pages: 208 pages, 75 colour plates, 90 sepia, 85 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNB; JNM; JNSC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 85 x 110 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1306.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781563685958
ISBN
9781563685958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.98
€ 60.12

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813569666
ISBN
9780813569666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.05
€ 51.89

Hardback. Draws together the main influences that have resulted in the impressive emergence of business schools in the UK. This book intends to fill this gap by identifying the main institutions and individuals involved. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNB; JNK; KJB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366. Good copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0008996
ISBN
9781849507806
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 342 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691614977
ISBN
9780691614977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.78
€ 45.08

Paperback. Reissue of the uncensored and original edition of the little book that tried to change the world. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; JNB; JNKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 91 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Pinter & Martin Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780661308
ISBN
9781780661308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; JNB; JNU; PBX; YQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226421490
ISBN
9780226421490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.34

Hardcover. The idea that American education has been steered by progressivism is accepted as fact by liberals and conservatives alike. Adam Laats shows that this belief is wrong. Calling to center stage conservatives who shaped America's classrooms, he shows that in the long march of American public education, progressive reform has been a beleaguered dream. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; JNB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416710
ISBN
9780674416710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.18

Hardback. This book is guided through the powerful ideological frameworks of culture and social reproduction and looks specifically to the role of schooling as a vehicle for catalysing change. Editor(s): Marcucci, Olivia C. Series: Advances in Education in Diverse Communities: Research Policy and Praxis. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJH; HBTV; JNB; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783504619
ISBN
9781783504619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.11

Paperback. Editor(s): Reitter, Paul; Wellmon, Chad; Menand, Louis. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226414713
ISBN
9780226414713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.62

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBTB; JFSR2; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691606835
ISBN
9780691606835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Hardcover. Num Pages: 704 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK; JNB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 236 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226242514
ISBN
9780226242514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.69

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