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Philosophy & theory of education
Hardcover. Newell compares the fundamental assumptions of five major worldviews of education and their implications for classroom practice, incorporating history and case studies and posing questions about the limits and benefits of employing each today. Series: The Cultural and Social Foundations of Education. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNFR; JNKC; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398017
- ISBN
- 9781137398017
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€ 62.28€ 54.08
€ 62.28
€ 54.08
Hardcover. Through focusing on children's sustainability learning this book examines how school education can address the current environmental problems. It explores children's responses in literacy and language, arts-based approaches, and indigenous studies as well as scientific pedagogies to provide a unique insight into how children learn. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNAM; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137408495
- ISBN
- 9781137408495
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€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardback. Education is a crucial influence early in life and is therefore inextricably linked with power. This book examines how education can limit opportunities and create social inequality as well as being an empowering force for good. Theoretical approaches on the relationship of power and education are discussed as are questions on power and knowledge. Editor(s): Kupfer, Antonia. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137415349
- ISBN
- 9781137415349
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€ 127.54
€ 127.54
Hardcover. This book explores the ethical and philosophical issues behind the provision of market-led alternative education. The volume examines the models of Free, Studio, Supplementary and Co-operative school provisions, asking whether a market-based approach to delivering higher standards of education actually works. Num Pages: 151 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNAM; JNF; JNL; JNLR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 338.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137415400
- ISBN
- 9781137415400
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€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Paperback. This book challenges educators to be agents of change, to take history into their own hands, and to make social justice central to the educational endeavor. Paraskeva embraces a pedagogy of hope championed by Paulo Freire where people become conscious of their capacity to intervene in the world to make it less discriminatory and more humane. Series: Education, Politics and Public Life. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137430465
- ISBN
- 9781137430465
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.98
€ 32.99
€ 27.98
Hardcover. A rich, comparative case study systematically exploring two program approaches for preparing teachers of color, Gist's work explores culturally responsive pedagogy as a strategy for organizing teacher education. Num Pages: 158 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNFR; JNKC; JNKH; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137436252
- ISBN
- 9781137436252
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€ 64.69€ 55.84
€ 64.69
€ 55.84
Higher Education in Vietnam: Flexibility, Mobility and Practicality in...
Tran, Ly, Marginson, Simon, Do, Hoang, Do, Qu...
Hardcover. Higher and tertiary education are crucial to modern nations. Vietnam has great potential, but its universities and colleges are poor-performing, under-funded and slow to change compared to those in neighbouring East Asian nations. This book analyses the problem and provides constructive solutions for the reform of higher education. Series: Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFFS; JNAM; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137436474
- ISBN
- 9781137436474
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€ 128.09
€ 128.09
Hardcover. As higher education is disrupted by technology and takes place less and less on campus, what does meaningful community engagement look like? How can it continue to enrich learning? In Community Engagement 2.0?, Crabill and Butin convene a dialogue: five writers set out theoretical and practical considerations, five more discuss the issues raised. Editor(s): Butin, Dan W. Series: Community Engagement in Higher Education. Num Pages: 132 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNKP; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137441058
- ISBN
- 9781137441058
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€ 52.70€ 46.25
€ 52.70
€ 46.25
Hardcover. The book analyzes the struggle of African Americans to gain access and equity in higher education in the United States. It chronicles some of the history prior to court ordered segregation and traces the mandate to desegregate by following the Adams v. Richardson (1973) case, which ordered the dismantling of dual systems of higher education. Num Pages: 159 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNFR; JNKP; JNKS; JNMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137442574
- ISBN
- 9781137442574
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Condition: New
€ 66.28
€ 66.28
hardcover. Writing for educators and education leaders, Cunningham shows that combining a philosophy of pragmatism with thinking about education as systems can illuminate challenges in contemporary schooling and provide practical solutions for creating a democratic education. Series: The Cultural and Social Foundations of Education. Num Pages: 154 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNKC; JNKH; JNR; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 349.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137449313
- ISBN
- 9781137449313
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€ 52.70€ 46.45
€ 52.70
€ 46.45
Hardback. This comprehensive and up-to-date review of learning and educational quality in developing countries, written by 16 highly knowledgeable specialists from around the world, provides policymakers and researchers accessible perspectives with the Millennium Development Goals in mind. Editor(s): Wagner, Daniel A. Num Pages: 178 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JNAM; JNF; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137455963
- ISBN
- 9781137455963
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€ 52.70€ 46.64
€ 52.70
€ 46.64
Hardcover. EPUB Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137467348
- ISBN
- 9781137467348
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€ 66.46
€ 66.46
Hardcover. Kohan offers a transformative, revolutionary, and more radical alternative theory and practice of philosophy for children. He critiques the current state of philosophy for children and demonstrates alternative ways of thinking and practicing philosophy in childhood education. Num Pages: 143 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNKS; JNLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137469168
- ISBN
- 9781137469168
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€ 52.70€ 46.33
€ 52.70
€ 46.33
Paperback. This is the first book devoted to the study of the thought of Albert Schweitzer as it relates to educational theory and practice. Rud argues that Schweitzer's life and work offer inspiration and timely insights for both educational thought and practice in our new century. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137469809
- ISBN
- 9781137469809
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€ 52.70€ 45.81
€ 52.70
€ 45.81
Hardcover. This book examines Gilles Deleuze's ideas about creativity in the context of lifelong learning, offering an original take on this important contemporary topic using cinematic parallels. Discussing Deleuze's difficult notion of 'counter-actualization' as a form of creative practice, it draws practical consequences for those across a diverse sector. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMR; JNA; JNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137480798
- ISBN
- 9781137480798
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Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Hardback. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JH; 3JJ; JHBK; JNAM; JNB; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137484147
- ISBN
- 9781137484147
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€ 116.38
€ 116.38
Hardback. Stoller challenges the long-held view that knowing is a causal and linear act, arguing instead that the process of knowing is interdependent, transactional, and grounded in creative action. Series: The Cultural and Social Foundations of Education. Num Pages: 111 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNKC; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 307.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 111
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137484277
- ISBN
- 9781137484277
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€ 52.70€ 46.18
€ 52.70
€ 46.18
Hardback. Editor(s): Jagodzinski, Jan. Series: Education, Psychoanalysis, and Social Transformation. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNKC; JNV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137486905
- ISBN
- 9781137486905
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Condition: New
€ 117.43
€ 117.43
Hardback. Series: Education Policy. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JNA; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 461.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137502230
- ISBN
- 9781137502230
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Theorizing Curriculum Studies, Teacher Education, and Research Through...
. Ed(S): Norris, Joe; Sawyer, Richard D.
Hardback. Editor(s): Norris, Joe; Sawyer, Richard D. Num Pages: 159 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHMC; JNA; JNMT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137517449
- ISBN
- 9781137517449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.77
€ 115.77