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Hardcover. Reveals Edmund J Davis, the heroic man who stood in strong opposition to his peers and better reflected the ideals of the nation than those of so many of his contemporaries. This title presents an account of this man who determined to make progressive changes and stand in stark opposition to the state's political elite. Num Pages: 288 pages, 13 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875654058
- ISBN
- 9780875654058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.14
€ 31.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. School board veterans and rookies alike will identify with Good's wide-ranging tales of board service. This text provides guidance to those facing common school board issues: school violence, censorship, public speaking, budget cuts, and citizen complaints. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810847590
- ISBN
- 9780810847590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.65
€ 43.65
Hardcover. This work provides an assessment of how well the US educational system - from kindergarten through college - serves disadvantaged minority students, offering ideas for strengthening the entire educational system. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 159 x 42. Weight in Grams: 849.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787901301
- ISBN
- 9780787901301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.69
€ 63.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JNFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- African American Images
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934155707
- ISBN
- 9781934155707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.06
€ 18.99
€ 17.06
Hardback. Focusing on the state of doctoral education in the humanities, this book reports on the Graduate Education Initiative's - the effort undertaken to improve doctoral programs in the humanities and related social sciences - success in reducing attrition and times to degree and the positive changes implemented by specific graduate programs. Num Pages: 360 pages, 19 line illus. 64 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691142661
- ISBN
- 9780691142661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
hardcover. A collection of essays, written in honour of Harvey Mansfield, that offer analyses of Machiavellianism, liberalism and America. Editor(s): Blitz, Mark; Kristol, William. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DN; HP; JPA; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742508279
- ISBN
- 9780742508279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.78
€ 137.78
Hardcover. Carries readers into Chinese and American elementary and high school classrooms, and highlights the big differences between schooling in China and the United States. Nancy Pine reveals how these two countries need to extract themselves from outmoded practice and learn from each other's strengths. Num Pages: 205 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230339064
- ISBN
- 9780230339064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.12
€ 53.36
€ 47.12
Paperback. Carries readers into Chinese and American elementary and high school classrooms, and highlights the big differences between schooling in China and the United States. Nancy Pine reveals how these two countries need to extract themselves from outmoded practice and learn from each other's strengths. Num Pages: 205 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230339071
- ISBN
- 9780230339071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.16
€ 53.36
€ 47.16
Paperback. Formal education is important in creating enlightened and active citizens. However, despite an increase in education attainment since the 1970s, political engagement has not risen at a commensurate level. This text explores how and why education affects citizenship in these ways. Num Pages: 290 pages, 33 line drawings, 44 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JNA; JPHV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226583891
- ISBN
- 9780226583891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.85
€ 36.99
€ 29.85
Hardback. Education is a crucially important social institution, closely correlated with wealth, occupational prestige, psychological well-being, and health outcomes. Moreover, for children of immigrants who account for almost one in four school-aged children in the U.S. Series: Immigration and Society. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745648316
- ISBN
- 9780745648316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Paperback. Education is a crucially important social institution, closely correlated with wealth, occupational prestige, psychological well-being, and health outcomes. Moreover, for children of immigrants who account for almost one in four school-aged children in the U.S. Series: Polity Immigration and Society Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745648323
- ISBN
- 9780745648323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.53
€ 23.53
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137341747
- ISBN
- 9781137341747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 150.91
€ 150.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages, tables, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFCX; JNA; JNK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Revised, Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971356
- ISBN
- 9780865971356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.75
€ 14.99
€ 12.75
Hardcover. Num Pages: 396 pages, tables, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFCX; JNA; JNK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev Exp
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971349
- ISBN
- 9780865971349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.88
€ 24.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. Series: Indigenous Confluences. Num Pages: 260 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 12 black & white tables, 6 b&w illus., 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JNAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 225 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999661
- ISBN
- 9780295999661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Provides an introduction to education in the U.S., from its origins to its contemporary manifestations. Focusing on social inequality, the author calls into question Horace Mann's famous proclamation that education is the "great equalizer" and examines how education stratifies students based on socioeconomic background, race, and gender. Series: Sociology in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 302 pages, 33 scattered, b/w line art. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JNAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520285118
- ISBN
- 9780520285118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 21.08
€ 33.99
€ 21.08
Hardback. Editor(s): Thompson, Veronica M. Num Pages: 159 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 159
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624173059
- ISBN
- 9781624173059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.62€ 137.74
€ 198.62
€ 137.74
Hardback. Num Pages: 171 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; LNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 171
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628081961
- ISBN
- 9781628081961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 218.61€ 151.27
€ 218.61
€ 151.27
Hardback. Editor(s): Thompson, Veronica M. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634632676
- ISBN
- 9781634632676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.18€ 158.44
€ 229.18
€ 158.44
Hardcover. Editor(s): Thompson, Veronica M. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631173622
- ISBN
- 9781631173622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.18€ 158.44
€ 229.18
€ 158.44
Paperback. Biocapitalism, an economic model built on making new commodities from existing forms of life, has fundamentally changed how we understand the boundaries between nature/culture and human/nonhuman. This is the first book to examine its implications for education and how human capital understandings of education are co-evolving with biocapitalism. Series: New Frontiers in Education, Culture and Politics. Num Pages: 211 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137027825
- ISBN
- 9781137027825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 46.25
€ 53.36
€ 46.25
Hardcover. Biocapitalism, an economic model built on making new commodities from existing forms of life, has fundamentally changed how we understand the boundaries between nature/culture and human/nonhuman. This is the first book to examine its implications for education and how human capital understandings of education are co-evolving with biocapitalism. Series: New Frontiers in Education, Culture and Politics. Num Pages: 211 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137027818
- ISBN
- 9781137027818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.60
€ 53.36
€ 47.60
Paperback. An educational innovator who worked at Sesame Workshop and The George Lucas Educational Foundation offers a new vision for learning As a result of constant innovation, learning is no longer limited by traditional confines and we're moving beyond students tied to their chairs, desks, and textbooks-and teachers locked away in classrooms. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118157404
- ISBN
- 9781118157404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.44
€ 20.99
€ 18.44
Paperback. Derived from the author's decades of experience as a lawyer and teacher, this book is filled with stories and telling anecdotes. It can help readers to become better lawyers. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- American Bar Association United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781627227537
- ISBN
- 9781627227537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 50.73
€ 53.99
€ 50.73