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Hardback. This vibrant examination of the museum's role as contemporary narrator of our past reveals that our perceptions of history and ourselves are shaped as much by how a museum presents information as by what information it presents. Editor(s): Gosselin, Viviane. Num Pages: 624 pages, 16 b&w photos, 6 tables. BIC Classification: GM; HB; JNAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774830614
- ISBN
- 9780774830614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.51
€ 112.51
Paperback. Explores the world of education in Islam since the medieval era, illuminating the struggle among Islamic scholars and educators over whether to reform or resist as a way of preserving identity. This title also offers an overview of the great diversity in forms of Islamic education. Num Pages: 218 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 255 x 13. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press Journals
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226421872
- ISBN
- 9780226421872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.67
€ 24.99
€ 20.67
Hardback. Examines two of the major problems confronting higher education in this modern world. This volume compares discriminated, underrepresented and excluded groups in universities around the globe; identifying personal, group, institutional and societal factors related to persistent inequality. Editor(s): Allen, Walter; Bonous-Hammarth, Marguerite; Teranishi, Robert T. Series Editor(s): Camp-Yeakey, Carol. Series: Advances in Education in Diverse Communities: Research Policy and Praxis. Num Pages: 500 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 500
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780526409
- ISBN
- 9781780526409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.26
€ 161.26
Paperback. Do schools socialize students to become productive workers? Does schooling reproduce social class and pass on ethnic and gender biases? Can a teacher avoid passing on social and cultural values? What besides subjects do students really learn in schools? This book tackles these questions using case studies, dialogs, and open-ended questions. Series: Thinking About Education. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JNA; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Teachers´ College Press
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807749852
- ISBN
- 9780807749852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.43
€ 44.43
Hardback. He offers policy options that can enable state and federal governments to increase investment in higher education. Num Pages: 432 pages, 18, 18 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNA; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890536
- ISBN
- 9780801890536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.09
€ 54.99
€ 46.09
Paperback. In this comprehensive study of the role of religion in American education, the author argues that public schools and universities must take religion seriously. The book argues both for a radical change and for taking a middle course in America's culture wars. Series: H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series. Num Pages: 502 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JNA; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 502
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807844786
- ISBN
- 9780807844786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.06
€ 72.06
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
€ 149.32
€ 149.32
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
€ 76.82
€ 76.82
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
€ 29.99€ 26.80
€ 29.99
€ 26.80
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
€ 49.08
€ 49.08
The Secret Solution. How One Principal Discovered the Path to Success....
Whitaker, Todd; Miller, Sam; Donlan, Ryan A.
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
€ 47.99€ 45.65
€ 47.99
€ 45.65
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
€ 131.18
€ 131.18
Paperback. The authors provide a unique perspective on what is needed to make character education an effective, lasting part of our educational agenda. Each chapter points out the directions that character education must take today and offers strategies essential for making progress in the field. Editor(s): Damon, William. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817929626
- ISBN
- 9780817929626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.34
€ 21.34
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
€ 13.99€ 10.51
€ 13.99
€ 10.51
Paperback. Outlines a cosmopolitan curriculum focused on passionate lives in public service. This title provides one set of answers to how the field accepts and attends to the inextricably interwoven relations among intellectual rigor, scholarly erudition, and intense but variegated engagement with the world. Series: Studies in Curriculum Theory Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JNA; JNKC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415995511
- ISBN
- 9780415995511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.35
€ 63.35
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
€ 36.99€ 26.81
€ 36.99
€ 26.81
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
€ 52.29
€ 52.29
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
€ 16.99€ 14.90
€ 16.99
€ 14.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JNA; JNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472524287
- ISBN
- 9781472524287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.21
€ 36.99
€ 31.21
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
€ 146.85
€ 146.85