Philosophy & theory of education
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Philosophy & theory of education
Hardback. Challenges what our policymakers thought they knew about education and education reform, from how to close the achievement gap in public schools to admission standards for top universities. This book uses statistical evidence to show why some of the widely held beliefs in education today - and the policies that have resulted - are wrong. Num Pages: 200 pages, 23 line illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: JNA; JNK; LNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st ed., 1st Ptg
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149288
- ISBN
- 9780691149288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.55
€ 26.99
€ 20.55
Paperback. The primacy of words over images has deep roots in Western culture. But what if the two are inextricably linked in meaning-making? In this experiment in visual thinking, drawn in comics, Nick Sousanis defies conventional discourse to offer readers a stunning work of graphic art and a serious inquiry into the ways humans construct knowledge. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FXZ; HPK; JFC; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 261 x 24. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674744431
- ISBN
- 9780674744431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.57
€ 31.99
€ 27.57
Hardcover. In this work, the authors offer a case for transforming teachers' unions to become champions of quality schooling. This model of teachers' unions would be organized around issues of quality teaching and professional development, as well as economic fairness. Num Pages: 256 pages, index. BIC Classification: JNA; JNK; JNT; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780787908294
- ISBN
- 9780787908294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.72
€ 53.72
paperback. Series: Societas. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Societas United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845401641
- ISBN
- 9781845401641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.44
€ 14.44
Paperback. Merging cognitive science with educational agenda, Gardner makes an eloquent case for restructuring our schools by showing just how ill-suited our minds and natural patterns of learning are to the prevailing modes of education. This reissue includes a new introduction by the author. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JNA; JNC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465024384
- ISBN
- 9780465024384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.88
€ 23.99
€ 21.88
Hardback. This book presents a case study of an academic conference where various actors sought to circumscribe the exploration of a controversial idea -- the one-state model for Israel and Palestine -- and it throws into stark relief the vulnerability and importance of academic freedom. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JNA; JNM; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774822084
- ISBN
- 9780774822084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.04
€ 107.04
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781450404723
- ISBN
- 9781450404723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Nash Pollock Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898255376
- ISBN
- 9781898255376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.87
€ 20.87
Paperback. This book challenges the perception that sexuality educators ought to remain value-neutral and that sexual-values education is an object in the school designed to solve sexual-moral problems. Num Pages: 132 pages, tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JNA; JNU; YXAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 177.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819195579
- ISBN
- 9780819195579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.75
€ 74.75
Hardback. The language of vocation and calling can encourage faculty and students to venture out of their academic silos and to reflect on larger questions of meaning and purpose. With contributors from across different disciplines, this volume makes a compelling case for vocational reflection and discernment in undergraduate education today. Editor(s): Cunningham, David S. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM; JNAM; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190607104
- ISBN
- 9780190607104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.80
€ 68.80
paperback. Editor(s): Harber, Clive. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMB; 1HFMN; 1HFMS; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Education Now Publishing Co-operative Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871526394
- ISBN
- 9781871526394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.39
€ 16.99
€ 15.39
Paperback / so. Series: Duv Sozialwissenschaft. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Deutscher Universit?tsverlag United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783824440856
- ISBN
- 9783824440856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.11
€ 68.11
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 42 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNR; KFCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 3. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1925
- Publisher
- Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
- Edition
- 4
- Number of pages
- 42
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663152002
- ISBN
- 9783663152002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.24
€ 68.24
Paperback. An insightful collection of essays on a wide range of topics within early years education. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Waldorf Early Childhood Association North America
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936849376
- ISBN
- 9781936849376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.21
€ 26.99
€ 20.21
Hardback. This is a timely book that explores the use by public schools of private education companies to meet the needs of some of the nation's most challenged and challenging students. The book examines variations of use by states as well as the cultural attitudes toward the private sector to address these core functions of public schooling. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNA; JNF; JNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475814477
- ISBN
- 9781475814477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.23
€ 76.23
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HP; JNA; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1928
- Publisher
- Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663151906
- ISBN
- 9783663151906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.67
€ 69.67
Paperback. Suitable for members of diversity and anti-racism programs and study groups and students of sociology, psychology, education, and other disciplines, this book describes how race shapes the lives of white people, explains what makes racism so hard for whites to see and identifies common white racial patterns. Series: Counterpoints. Num Pages: 318 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JKS; JMAL; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433111150
- ISBN
- 9781433111150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.13
€ 53.13
Paperback. Editor(s): Bartlett, Adjunct Research Fellow at the Research Unit in European Philosophy A J (Monash University); Clemens, Senior Lecturer in the School of Culture and Communication Justin (University of Melbourne). BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748675333
- ISBN
- 9780748675333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.77
€ 32.99
€ 29.77
Hardcover. Most contemporary approaches to education follow a strictly empirical track, aiming to discover pragmatic solutions for teachers and school administrators. This title offers a philosophical exploration of how we transmit knowledge in human society and how we think about accomplishing that vital task. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226389387
- ISBN
- 9780226389387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.85€ 78.49
€ 94.85
€ 78.49
Hardcover. Editor(s): Bartlett, Adjunct Research Fellow at the Research Unit in European Philosophy A J (Monash University); Clemens, Senior Lecturer in the School of Culture and Communication Justin (University of Melbourne). BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748675326
- ISBN
- 9780748675326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.98
€ 143.98