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Organization & management of education
Hardcover. Tingjin Lin explores the conflict between self-interest and the provision of equality of opportunity facing educators in China. Provincial leaders prove reluctant to equalize education when doing so means sacrificing their future promotion. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JNK; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137009159
- ISBN
- 9781137009159
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€ 66.34
€ 66.34
International Students and Scholars in the United States: Coming from ...
Alberts, Heike C., Hazen, Helen D.
Hardcover. An international team of academics and experienced practitioners here bring together scholarship on academic migrants to the United States - the world's top recipient of academic talent. They examine the multidirectional migration patterns of academic migrants, adaptation challenges, and the roles played by international students and faculty. Editor(s): Alberts, Heike C. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137024466
- ISBN
- 9781137024466
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€ 52.90€ 46.69
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Hardcover. Moore asks the question of whether and under what conditions experience constitutes a legitimate source of knowledge and learning in higher education. Drawing on theory and research, the book addresses three types of challenges and opportunities facing experiential educators: the epistemological, the pedagogical, and the institutional. Series: Community Engagement in Higher Education. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNKC; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137025180
- ISBN
- 9781137025180
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€ 52.90€ 47.00
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€ 47.00
Hardcover. Merry argues that most voluntary separation experiments in education are not driven by a sense of racial, cultural or religious superiority. Rather, they are driven among other things by a desire for quality education, not to mention community membership and self respect. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; JNKC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137033703
- ISBN
- 9781137033703
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Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
The Comprehensive Public High School: Historical Perspectives (Seconda...
Campbell, Craig, Sherington, Geoffrey
Paperback. This book traces the decline of the public comprehensive high school. New educational markets emphasized school diversity and parental choice rather than social equity through common schooling, and they were criticized for declining standards. The book also considers government education policies and their regional manifestations. Editor(s): Sherington, Geoffrey; Campbell, Craig. Series: Secondary Education in a Changing World. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNK; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137033741
- ISBN
- 9781137033741
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Condition: New
€ 52.90€ 46.06
€ 52.90
€ 46.06
The Evolution of American Women's Studies. Reflections on Triumphs, Co...
Alice E. . Ed(S): Ginsberg
Paperback. This book is comprised of reflections by diverse women's studies scholars, focusing on the many ways in which the field has evolved from its first introduction in the University setting to the present day. Editor(s): Ginsberg, Alice E. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137270306
- ISBN
- 9781137270306
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€ 52.90€ 46.33
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Paperback. The Hope of American School Reform tells the story of the origins of the reform in science and math education. The book is drawn, in part, on new research from previously untapped archival sources. The aim of this work is to contribute to our understanding of a major effort to reform school curricula. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNKC; JNKR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137278111
- ISBN
- 9781137278111
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€ 52.90€ 46.52
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Hardcover. Analyzing the circumstances surrounding the creation and development of the Atlanta University System, this book shows how philanthropists' positive involvement created a unique higher educational center for black Americans that exists nowhere else in the nation. Series: Philanthropy and Education. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; JFSL3; JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137281005
- ISBN
- 9781137281005
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€ 52.90€ 46.40
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Hardcover. Pinar documents that the field of curriculum studies in the United States is in the early stages of a second paradigm shift, this time stimulated by present political circumstances. He explains why their acceptance in contemporary scholarship signals their conceptual exhaustion and how recent work in the field begins to surpass them. Num Pages: 119 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNA; JNF; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137303417
- ISBN
- 9781137303417
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€ 65.94
€ 65.94
Paperback. The dynamics, politics, and richness of knowledge production in social movements and social activist contexts are often overlooked. This book contends that some of the most radical critiques and understandings of dominant ideologies and power structures, and visions of social change, have emerged from those spaces. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JNA; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137310774
- ISBN
- 9781137310774
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€ 96.19€ 79.97
€ 96.19
€ 79.97
Hardcover. A unique collection of headteachers' voices discussing leading and managing mediocre teachers and their colleagues. It explores the dilemmas they face as they cope with teachers' personal and professional lives, aging colleagues, accountability and government directives and provides significant insights into the complexities of being a leader. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNKH; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137311887
- ISBN
- 9781137311887
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€ 66.34
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Hardcover. Packed with critical analysis and real-life examples, this book explores how children's video games can cultivate learning. Lacasa takes several commercial video games and shows how they can be used both in and out of the classroom to teach initiative and problem-solving, encourage creativity, promote literacy, and develop reasoning skills. Series: Digital Education and Learning. Num Pages: 274 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNKC; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137312044
- ISBN
- 9781137312044
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Condition: New
€ 105.81€ 88.56
€ 105.81
€ 88.56
Critical Pedagogy and Global Literature: Worldly Teaching (New Frontie...
Raja, Masood Ashraf, Stringer, Hillary, Vande...
Hardcover. In one volume, this edited collection provides both a theoretical and praxis-driven engagement with teaching world literature, focusing on various aspects of critical pedagogy. Included are nine praxis-driven essays by instructors who have taught world literature courses at the university level. Series: New Frontiers in Education, Culture and Politics. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNFR; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137319753
- ISBN
- 9781137319753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.90€ 46.85
€ 52.90
€ 46.85
Hardcover. Kumar asks in this volume: Since characteristic features of human consciousness - fear, conditioning, and fragmentation - work against the educational experience, how can we re-imagine curriculum as a space for meditative inquiry and allow it to provide transformative educational experiences to teachers and their students? Series: Curriculum Studies Worldwide. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNC; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137320544
- ISBN
- 9781137320544
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€ 52.90€ 46.72
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€ 46.72
Hardcover. This book critically examines the socio-cultural role of achievement within education, arguing that the increasingly global demand for measurable standards of academic achievement is an expression of political ideology and the aggressive competitive reality of a neo-capitalist schooling system, resulting in many students feeling socially worthless. Num Pages: 148 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JNAM; JNF; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137324887
- ISBN
- 9781137324887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.62
€ 82.62
Hardcover. Saving Black Colleges makes clear the challenges, opportunities, and prospects for change historically black colleges and universities now face. Schexnider, the former chancellor of Winston-Salem State University, details what he could and could not accomplish, examines how these issues affect other HBCUs, and outlines a practical way forward. Series: Philanthropy and Education. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137325846
- ISBN
- 9781137325846
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Condition: New
€ 127.28
€ 127.28
Hardback. Series: New Frontiers in Education, Culture and Politics. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137389152
- ISBN
- 9781137389152
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Condition: New
€ 138.06
€ 138.06
Hardcover. Focusing on teacher unions in Canada, the United States, and England, Bascia reveals the dynamic nature of teacher unions engaging in a variety of activities and pursuing multiple strategies. Editor(s): Bascia, Nina. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNKH; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137436184
- ISBN
- 9781137436184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.28
€ 127.28
Paperback. University rankings have gained popularity around the world and are now a significant factor shaping reputation. This second edition updates Ellen Hazelkorn's first comprehensive study of rankings from a global perspective, drawing in new original research and extensive analysis. It is essential reading for policymakers, managers and scholars. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNK; JNM; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137503008
- ISBN
- 9781137503008
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Condition: New
€ 138.33
€ 138.33
Hardback. Gordon shows how we can use assessment to support teaching and develop students' competencies. Between 2011 and 2013, Gordon chaired an interdisciplinary commission of scholars and thinkers, who connected transformative research and ideas on learning, teaching, measurement, the nature of tests, intelligence, capability, technology, and policy. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNC; JNF; JNKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137519948
- ISBN
- 9781137519948
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Condition: New
€ 66.52
€ 66.52
Hardcover. Num Pages: 279 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 20 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137542908
- ISBN
- 9781137542908
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Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardback. The scholarship of New Directions in Curriculum as Phenomenological Text manifests through close readings and interpretations of curriculum theorists and Continental philosophers, presented in the form of 'speculative philosophical essays,' an important form of curriculum thinking-writing all but lost to the general contemporary field of research. Series: Curriculum Studies Worldwide. Num Pages: 129 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; JNA; JNF; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137573179
- ISBN
- 9781137573179
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Condition: New
€ 52.90€ 46.28
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Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNKD; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137587664
- ISBN
- 9781137587664
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Condition: New
€ 39.80
€ 39.80
Hardcover. Editor(s): Slater, Tom. Num Pages: 134 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNKS; JNM; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 225 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137587848
- ISBN
- 9781137587848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95