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Philosophy & theory of education

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

€ 32.99
€ 29.98

Paperback. Looks at the state of character education. This book assesses its strengths and weaknesses and finds fault with leading advocates for failing to respond to sound critiques of their work. It argues that contemporary character education can be improved by using key principles from established theories and research on developmental psychology. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JNAM; JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Teachers´ College Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807749234
ISBN
9780807749234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Murphy, Mark; Fleming, Ted. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415536592
ISBN
9780415536592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.40

Paperback. Series: The Routledge Philosophers. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415782753
ISBN
9780415782753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.27

Paperback. Series: Teachers College Press: Early Childhood Education. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JNA; JNLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Teachers´ College Press
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807753408
ISBN
9780807753408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. Includes contributors that explores how the institutions and practices of education can support democracy, by creating the conditions for equal citizenship and egalitarian empowerment, and how they can advance justice, by securing social mobility and cultivating the talents and interests of every individual. Editor(s): Allen, Danielle S.; Reich, Rob. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JNAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226012766
ISBN
9780226012766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 13. Weight in Grams: 283.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226038124
ISBN
9780226038124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Addresses the question: Why should Africa be studied in the American university? Put to scholars in the social sciences and humanities, prominent Africanists who are also leaders in their various disciplines, their responses make a strong case for the research on Africa. Editor(s): Bates, Robert H.; etc.; Mudimbe, V.Y.; O'Barr, Jean F. (Professor of the Practice of Women's Studies, Duke University, USA). Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFC; JH; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226039015
ISBN
9780226039015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 11. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226071367
ISBN
9780226071367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1964
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226091501
ISBN
9780226091501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.92

Paperback. Looking beyond the arguments over how universities should be financed, how they should be run, and what their contributions to the economy are, the contributors to this book set their sights on higher issues: ones of moral and political value. What are the proper aims of the university? What role do the liberal arts play in fulfilling those aims? Editor(s): Brighouse, Harry; McPherson, Michael. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226259482
ISBN
9780226259482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, xviii, 242 p. BIC Classification: JNA; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226262253
ISBN
9780226262253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Horner, Winifred Bryan. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226353401
ISBN
9780226353401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

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

€ 95.12
€ 79.61

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

€ 25.99
€ 21.32

Paperback. An account of the search over the past 100 years or so, to try and discover how educational research might provide reliable prescriptions for the improvement of education. Num Pages: 302 pages, 1 line drawing, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JNA; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226467733
ISBN
9780226467733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMC; JNA; JNLA; JNLB; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
0002-
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226644943
ISBN
9780226644943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. A study of moral education in American universities that examines the consequences of the 19th-century debates over the purpose and pursuit of higher education, and the modernization efforts of the academic reformers of that era. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCX; JNA; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226710204
ISBN
9780226710204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.69

Paperback. Editor(s): Westbury, Ian; Wilkof, Dr. Neil J. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226741871
ISBN
9780226741871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226753584
ISBN
9780226753584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

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