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Society & culture: general

Hardback. Educational Leaders Without Borders Editor(s): Papa, Rosemary P.; English, Fenwick W.; Saiti, Anna. Num Pages: 239 pages, 7 colour illustrations, 3 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JNC; JNF; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 537.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319123578
ISBN
9783319123578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.15

Hardcover. An exploration of how educational institutions have been portrayed in horror film, this book examines the way that scary movies have dealt with the issue of school violence, focusing on movies set in high schools, colleges, and summer camps. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFN; JFD; JNKS; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137469199
ISBN
9781137469199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 46.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230553033
ISBN
9780230553033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 99.06

Hardback. This collection explores the relationship between new equality regimes and continued societal inequalities, exploring change, ambivalence and resistance specifically in relation to compulsory and post-compulsory education, seeking to more fully situate the educational journeys and experiences of staff and students. Editor(s): Taylor, Yvette. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFS; JNF; JNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230293427
ISBN
9780230293427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.12

Hardback. Editor(s): Ireland, Timothy; Aman, Robert. Num Pages: 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JNB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319534497
ISBN
9783319534497
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Hardcover. Drawing on a longitudinal study of the lives of NEET young people, this book looks beyond dominant discourses on youth unemployment to provide a rich, detailed account of young people's experiences of participation and non-participation on the margins of education and employment, highlighting the policy implications of this research. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSP; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137335920
ISBN
9781137335920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Drawing on a longitudinal study of the lives of NEET young people, this book looks beyond dominant discourses on youth unemployment to provide a rich, detailed account of young people's experiences of participation and non-participation on the margins of education and employment, highlighting the policy implications of this research. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSP; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137335937
ISBN
9781137335937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

Hardback. This volume provides a unique sociological focus on education, social factors and health beliefs in health and health care, including a review of the literature to date. Series: Research in the Sociology of Health Care. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JHM; JNA; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 269 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785603679
ISBN
9781785603679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.43

Hardback. Addresses questions of how to deal with internal issues of social inequality and cultural diversity and, at the same time, how to build a shared civility among their different national, ethnic, religious and social groups. Editor(s): Al Haj, Majid; Mielke, Rosemarie. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FBH; JFF; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451950
ISBN
9781845451950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.00

Paperback. .
Publisher
Paths International Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844644087
ISBN
9781844644087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 8.88

Hardback. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; JFFJ; JFFS; JFSP1; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403987976
ISBN
9781403987976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847423368
ISBN
9781847423368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.98

Paperback. Education and the arts offer multiple, mutually clarifying lenses through which to examine and understand issues of poverty and empowerment. Here, both are combined in a fascinating look at how these two often overlooked elements promote social equality and cultivate personal agency across Africa's diverse political-economic landscapes. Editor(s): Falola, Toyin; Abidogun, Jamaine. Num Pages: 275 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JNA; JNB; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349493951
ISBN
9781349493951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 289 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFC; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 254 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137583055
ISBN
9781137583055
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.09

Hardback. Education systems and inequalities is the first international volume to compare different education systems and their impact on creating and sustaining social inequalities, considering key variables such as social origin, gender, ethnicity, migration background or ability. Editor(s): Hadjar, Andreas; Gross, Christiane. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JNAM; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 703.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447326106
ISBN
9781447326106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.18

Hardback. Gulson and Webb show how school choice can represent and manifest the hopes and fears, contestations and settlements of contemporary racial biopolitics and ethnic politics of education in multicultural cities. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; JFSL3; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447320074
ISBN
9781447320074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.70

Hardcover. In many societies today, educational aims or goals are commonly characterized in terms of "equality," "equal opportunity," "equal access" or "equal rights," the underlying assumption being that "equality" in some form is an intelligible and sensible educational ideal. Series: Asia Pacific Studies: Past and Present. Num Pages: 204 pages, 15 tables & figs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFFJ; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426. Series: Asia Pacific Studies: Past and Present. 204 pages, 15 tables & figs. In many societies today, educational aims or goals are commonly characterized in terms of "equality," "equal opportunity," "equal access" or "equal rights," the underlying assumption being that "equality" in some form is an intelligible and sensible educational ideal. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFFJ; JNF. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 17. Weight: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857452672
ISBN
9780857452672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.11

Paperback. Through a unique combination of critical, posthumanist, and educational theories, the authors engage in a surreal journey into the worlds of feral children, alien reptoids, and faery faiths in order to understand how social movements are renegotiating the boundaries of community. Series: Education, Politics and Public Life. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JF; JNA; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349384181
ISBN
9781349384181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.90
€ 47.15

Hardcover. Editor(s): Garlach, Harrison; Darst, Nathan. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFG; JNSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622579969
ISBN
9781622579969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.83
€ 116.23

Paperback. Series: Ethnic & Intercommunity Conflict. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349399567
ISBN
9781349399567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.53

Hardback. All societies contain ethnic divisions. This text examines the experience of a range of systems, including those which provide common schools and those which place minorities in separate schools. Series: Ethnic and Intercommunity Conflict Series. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333677087
ISBN
9780333677087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.34

Hardcover. Editor(s): Li, Xiaoming. Num Pages: 542 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFS; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 183 x 29. Weight in Grams: 978.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
542
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628082753
ISBN
9781628082753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 342.44
€ 232.50

Paperback. Provides an introduction to education in the U.S., from its origins to its contemporary manifestations. Focusing on social inequality, the author calls into question Horace Mann's famous proclamation that education is the "great equalizer" and examines how education stratifies students based on socioeconomic background, race, and gender. Series: Sociology in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 302 pages, 33 scattered, b/w line art. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JNAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285118
ISBN
9780520285118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.08

Hardback. This text uses examples and perspectives from economics, technology and mass media to show how globalization is producing unprecedented impacts on education and culture. The author points to governmental and school policies that can actively shape the future of education. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFFS; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742510975
ISBN
9780742510975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.98

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