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Paperback. Some of the most prominent sociologists working in education today have collaborated to address a wide range of empirical and theoretical issues. Adopting an international perspective, this book foregrounds cutting-edge research that highlights both the diversity and complexity of understanding education in society. Editor(s): McCormack, M.; Brooks, Rachel; Bhopal, Kalwant. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNA; JNK; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
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- New
- SKU
- V9781349444151
- ISBN
- 9781349444151
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€ 65.92
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Paperback. Editor(s): Justice, Benjamin. Series: Historical Studies in Education. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JNA; JNB; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
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- New
- SKU
- V9781349444533
- ISBN
- 9781349444533
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€ 52.90€ 47.15
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paperback. Setting education in its political context, this book offers a history of good intentions, ranging from the birth of modern schooling and modern examination, to the rise (and fall) of meritocracy. In challenging all that is well-intentioned in education, this book reveals how our educational commitments are always underwritten by violence. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNA; 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
- 289
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349445042
- ISBN
- 9781349445042
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€ 127.34
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Paperback. Drawing on a major EU-funded research project, this book examines how religious/secular beliefs are formed at school and in the family across different European countries, offering insights into key policy issues concerning the place of religion in the school system and illuminating current debates around religion and multiculturalism. Series: Education, Economy and Society. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JHB; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 286.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 215
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- New
- SKU
- V9781349448197
- ISBN
- 9781349448197
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€ 65.70
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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
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- New
- SKU
- V9781349456628
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- 9781349456628
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€ 65.86
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Paperback. Kate Phillippo evaluates the practice of having teachers also serve as advisors, tasked with providing social-emotional support to students. Through an in-depth survey of teacher-advisors at three different urban high schools, she examines the different ways in which advisors interpret and carry out the role and the outcomes for students. Series: Palgrave Studies in Urban Education. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNA; JNC; JNF; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
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- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 213
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- New
- SKU
- V9781349456895
- ISBN
- 9781349456895
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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
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- 9781349457144
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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
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- New
- SKU
- V9781349457465
- ISBN
- 9781349457465
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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
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- New
- SKU
- V9781349457700
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- 9781349457700
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€ 52.90€ 45.89
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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
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- 1st ed. 2014
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- New
- SKU
- V9781349458301
- ISBN
- 9781349458301
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€ 65.70
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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
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- New
- SKU
- V9781349468225
- ISBN
- 9781349468225
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paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPC; JHBA; JNA; JNF. 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
- 204
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- New
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- 1st ed. 2015
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- V9781349471379
- ISBN
- 9781349471379
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€ 66.95
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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
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- New
- SKU
- V9781349472123
- ISBN
- 9781349472123
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€ 52.90€ 45.73
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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
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- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 243
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- New
- SKU
- V9781349472147
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- 9781349472147
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Paperback. This volume brings together a breadth of new research on how service-learning - combining community-based experiential learning with classroom instruction - can best be employed at community colleges. It discusses outcomes and best practices for all involved, covers both theory and practice, and draws on both qualitative and quantitative methods. Editor(s): Traver, A.; Katz, Zivah Perel. Series: Community Engagement in Higher Education. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNK; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
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- 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 351
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- New
- SKU
- V9781349472345
- ISBN
- 9781349472345
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Paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNKC; JNLA; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
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- New
- SKU
- V9781349472642
- ISBN
- 9781349472642
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€ 52.90€ 47.15
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Paperback. How do humanists speak for and from the humanities in an academy which values them less and less and market-driven approaches more and more? Jeffrey R. Di Leo provides a thorough critique of the higher education crisis and a set of practical and reasonable remedies for shaping the study and practice of the humanities in the academy of the future. Series: Education, Politics and Public Life. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
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- New
- SKU
- V9781349473427
- ISBN
- 9781349473427
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Paperback. Marshall Gregory argues that teachers at the university and high school levels can achieve teaching excellence by grounding their teaching in pedagogical theory that takes into account students' abilities and the ultimate goals of teaching: to develop students' capacities for thought, reflection, questioning, and engagement to their fullest extent. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNM; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
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- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 272
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- New
- SKU
- V9781349478781
- ISBN
- 9781349478781
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€ 52.90€ 46.28
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Paperback. Featuring in-depth examinations of concepts of knowing, learning, and education from a range of cultures worldwide, this book offers a rich theory of indigenous concepts of education, their relation to Western concepts, and their potential for creating education that articulates the aspirations of communities and fosters humanity for all learners. Editor(s): Van Wyk, Berte; Adeniji-Neill, Dolapo. Series: Postcolonial Studies in Education. Num Pages: 277 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNB; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
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- New
- SKU
- V9781349479924
- ISBN
- 9781349479924
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€ 52.90€ 46.30
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The State of Developmental Education. Higher Education and Public Poli...
Parker, T.; Barrett, M.; Bustillos, Leticia T...
Paperback. Series: Education Policy. Num Pages: 206 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNK; JNM; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
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- New
- SKU
- V9781349480241
- ISBN
- 9781349480241
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€ 52.90€ 45.77
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