Organization & management of education
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Organization & management of education
Paperback. This collection is an inside look at European Commission policy-making in education and the privatization of policy-making in the European Union. Along with contributions from leading academics in the field of educational policy and policy-sociology, this book also introduces the voices of policy consultants and policy-makers. Editor(s): Souto-Otero, Manuel. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNF; JNK; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
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- New
- SKU
- V9781349449897
- ISBN
- 9781349449897
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€ 62.66
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Social Justice and the University: Globalization, Human Rights and the...
. Ed(S): Shefner, Jon; Dahms, Harry F.; Jones...
paperback. Can universities continue to play a major role in advancing social justice today? This volume illuminates key aspects of social justice as a theoretical project and as a set of practical challenges. Authors address related issues from the perspectives of active practitioners in the context of or from close proximity to universities. Editor(s): Shefner, Jon; Dahms, Harry F.; Jones, Robert Emmet; Jalata, Asafa. Num Pages: 369 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNK; JNM; JPQB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 369
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- New
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- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349450138
- ISBN
- 9781349450138
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€ 122.65
€ 122.65
Paperback. This collection provides the first in-depth, interdisciplinary and over-arching review of higher education in Ireland, situating higher education within the socio-cultural, political and historical context of the country over the past 40 years and the development of European and national policies. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JHB; JNK; JNM; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
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- New
- SKU
- V9781349450336
- ISBN
- 9781349450336
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€ 63.44
€ 63.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Erkkila, Tero. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNF; JNK; JNM; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349451890
- ISBN
- 9781349451890
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€ 63.62
€ 63.62
Paperback. This collection traces women educators' professional lives and the extent to which they challenged the gendered terrain they occupied. The emphasis is placed on women's historical public voices and their own interpretation of their 'selves' and 'lives' in their struggle to exercise authority in education. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBL; HBTB; JFSJ; JNB; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349454181
- ISBN
- 9781349454181
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€ 63.78
€ 63.78
Paperback. An edited collection whose contributors analyze the relationship between writing, learning, and video games/videogaming, these essays consist of academic essays from writing and rhetoric teacher-scholars, who theorize, and contextualize how computer/video games enrich writing practices within and beyond the classroom and the teaching of writing. Editor(s): Colby, Richard; Johnson, Mathew. Series: Digital Education and Learning. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB; JHM; JNKD; JNMT; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349455621
- ISBN
- 9781349455621
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€ 50.82€ 44.49
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Paperback. This book explores reforms to young adults' schooling that mobilise capital friendly learning-and-earning (l'earning) webs. It argues that deschooling l'earning builds young adults' commitment to modern modes of capital accumulation, gives insights into how they can secure their future, and reassures them that this can serve the common good. Series: Policy and Practice in the Classroom. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNA; JNK; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349456628
- ISBN
- 9781349456628
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€ 62.75
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Paperback. 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: JFD; JNKC; JNKD; JNMT; JNV; YQT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349457120
- ISBN
- 9781349457120
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€ 50.82€ 44.37
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€ 44.37
Paperback. Series: Education Policy. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNK; JNT; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 177
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- New
- SKU
- V9781349457144
- ISBN
- 9781349457144
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€ 50.82€ 43.59
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Paperback. This book takes Jamie Oliver's campaign for better school meals as a starting point for thinking about morally charged concerns relating to young people's nutrition, health and well-being, parenting, and public health 'crises' such as obesity. The authors show how these debates are always about the moral project of the self. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSP; JFSR; JHBK; JNK; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349457243
- ISBN
- 9781349457243
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€ 63.06
€ 63.06
Paperback. 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: DSBH5; JNA; JNF; JNKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349457465
- ISBN
- 9781349457465
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€ 50.82€ 44.38
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Paperback. 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; JNKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349457700
- ISBN
- 9781349457700
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€ 50.82€ 43.77
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paperback. With the rise of the knowledge economy, universities are under pressure to embrace not just their traditional missions of teaching and research but a third mission of serving economic and social development. This book examines the major strategies that governments in East Asia have adopted to promote this kind of innovation in the education sector. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 310 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNK; JNM; KCM; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 397.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349458288
- ISBN
- 9781349458288
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€ 50.82€ 44.97
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Paperback. This book draws on a study of student transitions in higher education institutions to both unpack the concept of a learning transition and develop pedagogic strategies to enable learners to develop their learning careers. This book provides an original perspective on teaching and learning in higher education. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNK; JNM; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349458301
- ISBN
- 9781349458301
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€ 62.60
€ 62.60
Paperback. Series: Philanthropy and Education. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNB; JNF; JNK; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349459568
- ISBN
- 9781349459568
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€ 120.73
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Paperback. Philanthropic foundations play an increasingly important role in attempts to enhance the performance of school systems. Based on case studies from Germany, Switzerland and the US, this book develops an innovative model of effective education philanthropy for successfully tackling problems in the complex field of education. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNF; JNK; JNKD; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349459674
- ISBN
- 9781349459674
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€ 63.20
€ 63.20
Paperback. Espinoza's work illuminates how education was the site of ideological and political struggle in Peru during its early years as an independent state. Spanning 100 years and discussing both urban and rural education, it shows how school funding, curricula, and governance became part of the cultural process of state-building in Peru. Series: Historical Studies in Education. Num Pages: 295 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JFC; JNB; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 377.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349464043
- ISBN
- 9781349464043
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€ 51.99€ 40.73
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Augmented Education: Bringing Real and Virtual Learning Together (Digi...
Sheehy, K., Ferguson, R., Clough, G.
Paperback. 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; JNKC; JNKD; JNMT; JNV; YQT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 31. Weight in Grams: 294.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349465392
- ISBN
- 9781349465392
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€ 50.82€ 43.86
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Paperback. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; JFSR; JNF; JNK; JNLA; JNLR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349467488
- ISBN
- 9781349467488
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€ 62.35
€ 62.35
International Educational Development and Learning Through Sustainable...
Coombs, S.; Potts, M.; Whitehead, J.
Paperback. Addressing the debate around what makes a good citizen, this work proposes a new form of post-colonial citizenship education which can be applied in any cultural setting. International educational partnerships provide the opportunity for participants to live out values such as cultural empathy and thus demonstrate their right to citizenship. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JNA; JNK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349468225
- ISBN
- 9781349468225
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€ 121.01
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Paperback. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JNF; JNK; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349470082
- ISBN
- 9781349470082
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€ 62.74
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The Dynamics of Higher Education Development in East Asia. Asian Cultu...
. Ed(S): Neubauer, Deane E.; Shin, J.; Hawkin...
Paperback. Editor(s): Neubauer, Deane E.; Shin, J.; Hawkins, John N. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNK; JNM; KCM; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349471133
- ISBN
- 9781349471133
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€ 50.82€ 44.02
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Paperback. Taking military charter schools as her subject, and drawing on years of research at one school in particular, Brooke Johnson explores the underpinings of a culture based on militarization and neoliberal educational reforms and probes its effects on individual identity and social interactions at the school. Series: New Frontiers in Education, Culture and Politics. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNA; JNF; JNK; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 266.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349472123
- ISBN
- 9781349472123
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€ 50.82€ 43.78
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Paperback. This volume demonstrates that Critical Friendship Theory can help distinguish education doctorate (EdD) programs from research doctorates (education PhDs). Drawing on multiple, detailed case studies of CFT implementation at universities, it covers curriculum and implementation, online and in-person education, challenges, and strategies for success. Num Pages: 243 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNK; JNKC; JNM; JNRV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349472147
- ISBN
- 9781349472147
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€ 50.82€ 43.91
€ 50.82
€ 43.91