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Organization & management of education

Hardback. Stoller challenges the long-held view that knowing is a causal and linear act, arguing instead that the process of knowing is interdependent, transactional, and grounded in creative action. Series: The Cultural and Social Foundations of Education. Num Pages: 111 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNKC; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 307.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
111
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137484277
ISBN
9781137484277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.82
€ 44.31

Hardcover. Politics, Disability, and Education Reform in the South explores how race, gender, disability, and politics all came together to impact the career of one State Superintendent of Education in South Carolina who fought to improve educational conditions for African-Americans, women, and millworkers' children in South Carolina. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFG; JNF; JNH; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137484055
ISBN
9781137484055
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.82
€ 44.83

Hardcover. Making Sense of School Choice explains why school choice fails to deliver on its promise to meet the needs of culturally diverse populations, even in one of the world's most marketized education systems. Windle offers fresh insights into the transnational processes involved in producing educational inequalities. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 319. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137483522
ISBN
9781137483522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.71

Hardback. Owens provides a historical analysis of the ideological movements and reform efforts leading to the Common Core State Standards, beginning with conservative criticism of public schools in the 1930s and culminating in a convergence of the political right and left in efforts to systemically reform education based on free market principles. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; JNF; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137482679
ISBN
9781137482679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.65
€ 84.46

Hardcover. Analyzing the growing importance of the transnational higher education landscape and the role of African universities, Koehn and Obamba show how transnational partnerships among universities can inform policy, strengthen synergies between knowledge producers and knowledge users, and advance sustainable-development practice. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JNFR; JNKP; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137481740
ISBN
9781137481740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.82
€ 45.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 345 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK; JNM; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
345
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137480194
ISBN
9781137480194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.79

Hardcover. Using policy analysis and case study approaches, Private Universities in Latin America examines the significant amounts of research and innovation being made available from private universities in Latin America. Editor(s): Gregorutti, Gustavo; Delgado, Jorge Enrique. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 32 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JNF; JNK; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137479372
ISBN
9781137479372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.82
€ 45.10

Hardcover. Curriculum Studies in India examines Indian scholars in dialogue regarding their intellectual life histories and subjective investments in their field. Editor(s): Pinar, William F. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JNF; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137477170
ISBN
9781137477170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.65
€ 84.55

Hardback. The authors examine youths' practices in digital culture affecting social change, pedagogy, and creative learning practices. Knowledge about these practices is discussed, in which learning, knowledge sharing, distinct social contexts, pedagogical relationships, and artistic creative inquiry are examined in diverse formal and informal environments. Num Pages: 139 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JNK; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
139
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137475169
ISBN
9781137475169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.54
€ 65.82

Hardcover. International Teaching and Learning at Universities investigates both the positive and the more problematic aspects of the internationalization of education. Editor(s): Slethaug, Gordon E.; Vinther, Jane. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNFR; JNK; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137475138
ISBN
9781137475138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.40

Hardback. Filip Vostal examines the changing nature of academic time, and analyzes the 'will to accelerate' that has emerged as a significant cultural and structural force in knowledge production. Series: Palgrave Studies in Science, Knowledge and Policy. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNKH; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137473592
ISBN
9781137473592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 87 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JNFR; JNKD; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 247.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
87
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137472861
ISBN
9781137472861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.18

Hardcover. An exploration of how educational institutions have been portrayed in horror film, this book examines the way that scary movies have dealt with the issue of school violence, focusing on movies set in high schools, colleges, and summer camps. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFN; JFD; JNKS; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137469199
ISBN
9781137469199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.82
€ 44.78

Hardcover. Kohan offers a transformative, revolutionary, and more radical alternative theory and practice of philosophy for children. He critiques the current state of philosophy for children and demonstrates alternative ways of thinking and practicing philosophy in childhood education. Num Pages: 143 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNKS; JNLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137469168
ISBN
9781137469168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.82
€ 44.34

Hardcover. Academic inbreeding - appointing one's own graduates for academic positions - is a controversial but surprisingly common practice internationally. This book is the first comparative analysis of the phenomenon - the causes, implications, and future of inbreeding. Series: Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNKH; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137461247
ISBN
9781137461247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.89

hardcover. Writing for educators and education leaders, Cunningham shows that combining a philosophy of pragmatism with thinking about education as systems can illuminate challenges in contemporary schooling and provide practical solutions for creating a democratic education. Series: The Cultural and Social Foundations of Education. Num Pages: 154 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNKC; JNKH; JNR; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2014th Edition
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137449313
ISBN
9781137449313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.82
€ 44.58

Hardcover. Using auto-ethnography, Taieb narrates the journey of developing a educational philosophy from and for the Kayble of Algeria and undertakes to write the sociological foundations of an Kayble education system. Series: Postcolonial Studies in Education. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBA; JFSL9; JNFR; JNKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137446916
ISBN
9781137446916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.82
€ 44.54

Hardcover. This in-depth chronicle of 110 families in Washington, DC's Opportunity Scholarship Program provides a realistic look at how urban families experience the process of using school choice vouchers and transform from government clients to consumers of education and active citizens. Series: Education Policy. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; JNF; JNKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137442659
ISBN
9781137442659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.57

Hardcover. Bringing together sociology of the body with powerful examinations of educational theory and social class, Henry examines how children's experiences of school and pedagogy are shaped by their bodies and the ideas of social class and class identity that their bodies carry. Series: The Cultural and Social Foundations of Education. Num Pages: 138 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSC; JNH; JNKS; JNLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 329.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137442628
ISBN
9781137442628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.82
€ 44.31

Hardcover. Rosenfeld deconstructs how the information revolution has reshaped identity, rights, and responsibilities, and how schools respond and should respond to these changes. Series: New Frontiers in Education, Culture and Politics. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNKC; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137442598
ISBN
9781137442598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.82
€ 44.81

Hardcover. The book analyzes the struggle of African Americans to gain access and equity in higher education in the United States. It chronicles some of the history prior to court ordered segregation and traces the mandate to desegregate by following the Adams v. Richardson (1973) case, which ordered the dismantling of dual systems of higher education. Num Pages: 159 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNFR; JNKP; JNKS; JNMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137442574
ISBN
9781137442574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.36

Hardcover. As higher education is disrupted by technology and takes place less and less on campus, what does meaningful community engagement look like? How can it continue to enrich learning? In Community Engagement 2.0?, Crabill and Butin convene a dialogue: five writers set out theoretical and practical considerations, five more discuss the issues raised. Editor(s): Butin, Dan W. Series: Community Engagement in Higher Education. Num Pages: 132 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNKP; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137441058
ISBN
9781137441058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.82
€ 44.26

Hardcover. Imagining Time and Space in Universities presents critical theorizations of time and space to analyze discourses and practices of globalization and internationalization. As both dimensions have been understood in separate and hierarchical modes limited attention is given to cultural meanings embedded in these institutional policies and practices. Series: Curriculum Studies Worldwide. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JNKC; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137436269
ISBN
9781137436269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.71

Hardcover. A rich, comparative case study systematically exploring two program approaches for preparing teachers of color, Gist's work explores culturally responsive pedagogy as a strategy for organizing teacher education. Num Pages: 158 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNFR; JNKC; JNKH; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137436252
ISBN
9781137436252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.38
€ 53.39

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