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Philosophy & theory of education

Hardcover. This is the story of North Carolina parent choice advocates' push for the creation and expansion of choice policies. The exploration of the politics, ideology, and interests surrounding parent choice includes but also stretches beyond the most frequently discussed choice policies of charter schools, school vouchers, and tuition tax credits. Series: Education Policy. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137312075
ISBN
9781137312075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 46.25

Hardback. While conventional approaches tend to view education as the accumlation of knowledge, skill and understanding, there is a growing appreciation that it is concerned with the development of the mind. This book discusses education as enculturation. Editor(s): Wells, Gordon; Claxton, Guy. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12. BIC Classification: JFC; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 24. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631223306
ISBN
9780631223306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.72

Paperback. This book examines critically three broad categories of communication approach which are currently advocated by the different schools of thinking concerned with the socialization and education of deaf children. These are: the "auditory--oral", the "total communication" and the "bilingual approach". Series: Exc Business and Economy. Num Pages: 125 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNSC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
125
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897635414
ISBN
9781897635414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.54

paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; GBCB; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816631544
ISBN
9780816631544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.49

Hardcover. This work highlights the high rates of delinquency and academic failure among new Asian Americans, and reveals shortcomings in the way schools educate "language minority" students. The author offers suggestions for ways in which schools might do a better job of educating all students. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JNA; JNK; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787901226
ISBN
9780787901226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.57

The secret of effective leadership can elude even the best principals. In The Secret Solution, How One Principal Discovered the Path to Success, a principal travels a journey through four distinct leadership styles as he works to transform a school. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
Number of pages
120
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781475806137
ISBN
9781475806137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.49

Hardback. Suggests that popular culture is vital to how adolescents make sense of the world and educators should tap into it as a tool for imparting critical thinking skills in students. This work critically examines and interprets concepts of popular culture, allowing readers to re-examine the fundamental aspects of popular culture as a societal force. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 10. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742559691
ISBN
9780742559691
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 355.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1993
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349228195
ISBN
9781349228195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.30

paperback. Series: Bucher Der Industriellen Psychotechnik. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNR; TBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1928
Publisher
Springer Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1928
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662405895
ISBN
9783662405895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, chiefly ill. BIC Classification: FXZ; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Teachers´ College Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807750629
ISBN
9780807750629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. A ground-breaking manifesto about what Americas top schools should be-but aren't-providing. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNA; JNF; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476702728
ISBN
9781476702728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Scholars from three continents collaborate to create a truly global understanding of curriculum in the world's most populous country. This book discusses major topics in curriculum studies in China and shows how Chinese scholars understand their field's history, circumstances, and place in a globalized world. Editor(s): Pinar, William F. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNKC; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 377.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349480760
ISBN
9781349480760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 46.42

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.94

Hardcover. Scholars from three continents collaborate to create a truly global understanding of curriculum in the world's most populous country. This book discusses major topics in curriculum studies in China and shows how Chinese scholars understand their field's history, circumstances, and place in a globalized world. Editor(s): Pinar, William F. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 black & white tables, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JNA; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137384034
ISBN
9781137384034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.81
€ 87.84

paperback. Assembles essays addressing the recurring question of the 'subject, ' understood both as human person and school subject, thereby elaborating the subjective and disciplinary character of curriculum studies Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349292776
ISBN
9781349292776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.71
€ 50.87

Paperback. Provides the exploration of college completion at America's public universities. This title sheds light on serious issues as dropout rates linked to race, gender, and socioeconomic status. Series: The William G. Bowen Memorial Series in Higher Education. Num Pages: 416 pages, 97 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNAM; JNF; JNHX; JNKD; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149905
ISBN
9780691149905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Since its original publication in 1970, this landmark book by William Perry has remained the cornerstone of much of the student development research that followed. Series: Jossey-Bass higher & adult education series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787941185
ISBN
9780787941185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNAM; JNF; JNU; YQN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138925946
ISBN
9781138925946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.34

Paperback. Argues that schools, and children, can only be saved by radically retooling teaching methods. Based on his work on choice theory, this work offers teaching techniques which emphasize co-operation and creativity. It provides ideas for improving the success of teachers and the enthusiasm of students. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JNA; JNC; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 136 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
HarpPeren
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060952877
ISBN
9780060952877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.18

Hardcover. In this book, William Hayes takes a look at the past, present, and possible future of the progressive education movement. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
R&L Education
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578865215
ISBN
9781578865215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.48

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