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Hardback. Kids Don't Want to Fail uses empirical evidence to refute the widely accepted hypothesis that the black-white achievement gap in secondary schools is due to a cultural resistance to schooling in the black community. The author finds that inadequate elementary school preparation--not negative attitude--accounts for black students' underperformance. Num Pages: 336 pages, 53 graphs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL3; JNFR; JNKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057722
- ISBN
- 9780674057722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.90
€ 50.99
€ 42.90
Paperback. Series: Policy Analyses in International Economics. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCBM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881327199
- ISBN
- 9780881327199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.43
€ 26.99
€ 20.43
Hardback. This collection of 45 stories and legends embodies the culture, history and spirit of the Hispanic Southwest. The first chapter examines the origins and development of the stories. The book is illustrated with pictures of original paintings and sculpture by contemporary Latino artists. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 234 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; 1KLS; JFC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 181 x 23. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563081941
- ISBN
- 9781563081941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.29
€ 73.29
Hardback. A collection of folk tales from the provinces of Mexico. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 223 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DQ; JFC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563087035
- ISBN
- 9781563087035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.00
€ 73.00
Hardback. This volume tackles key issues in the changing nature of family life from a global perspective, and is essential reading for those studying and working with families. Num Pages: 444 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 190 x 25. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119971030
- ISBN
- 9781119971030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.37
€ 77.37
Paperback. By bringing together international perspectives on new research and innovative thinking, this new edition provides an exceptional overview for practitioners to use to reflect on how best to educate and care for young children Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Sage Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847874535
- ISBN
- 9781847874535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.34
€ 53.34
Hardback. Mining rich archival resources of play-texts, censorship reports, critical reviews, and contemporary writings on performance practice, Angela C. Pao reveals the complex processes by which the institutions of popular culture helped shape nineteenth-century notions of race, ethnicity, and nationality. Series: New Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812234251
- ISBN
- 9780812234251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.40
€ 76.40
Teaching Science for Social Justice (Teaching for Social Justice, 10) ...
Angela Calabrese Barton, Jason L. Ermer, Tana...
Paperback. How might science education reflect the values of a socially just and democratic society? Using a combination of in-depth case studies and rigorous theory, this volume offers a series of teaching stories that describe inner city youth's practices of science. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNU; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Teachers College Press
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807743836
- ISBN
- 9780807743836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.69
€ 40.69
Paperback. * Angela Carter's highly acclaimed polemic enlisting the Marquis de Sade in an argument about women's sexual freedom Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844083770
- ISBN
- 9781844083770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.85
€ 14.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. "..could not be more of the moment." (New York Times Book Review) "If you, like many, marveled that George W. Bush not only did but could put together a cabinet and staff that was racially diverse as well as fiscally and morally conservative, here's a book you'll want to read." (Ms. magazine) Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSK; JFSL1; JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719404
- ISBN
- 9780814719404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 177 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S.
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583225813
- ISBN
- 9781583225813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.54
€ 14.99
€ 12.54
paperback. Num Pages: 438 pages, 2M. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JJPN; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 721.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789055380107
- ISBN
- 9789055380107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.62
€ 24.99
€ 21.62
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784992941
- ISBN
- 9781784992941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.53
€ 33.99
€ 32.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages, 1 black & white tables, 4 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JKSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138816374
- ISBN
- 9781138816374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.27
€ 48.27
hardcover. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: JNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- R&L Education United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610485814
- ISBN
- 9781610485814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.81
€ 113.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New chapter by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165868
- ISBN
- 9780691165868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.18
€ 29.99
€ 22.18
Paperback. Addresses the alienation of practitioners from positivist and quantitative research showing how research can be compatible with how practitioners collect and understand data. The book draws on research approaches that take account of subjectivity and employ participative methods. Series: Practical Social Work Series. Num Pages: 157 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBC; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 225.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 157
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1992nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333544341
- ISBN
- 9780333544341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.60
€ 49.60
Paperback. Takes us on a journey into an iconic Western landscape - northern New Mexico's Espanola Valley, home to the highest rate of heroin addiction and fatal overdoses in the United States. This title chronicles the lives of several Hispano addicts, introducing us to the intimate, physical, and institutional dependencies in which they are entangled. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520262089
- ISBN
- 9780520262089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFE1; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509805518
- ISBN
- 9781509805518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.33
€ 10.99
€ 9.33
Paperback. This volume offers new insights into the assessment of the language of Young Learners (YLs). YLs are defined here as being from 5 to 17 years, and are treated as three distinct subgroups: younger children (5/6 to 8/9 years), older children (8/9 to 12/13 years) and teenagers (12/13 to 17 years). Series: British Council Monographs on Modern Language Testing. Num Pages: 172 pages, 16 figures. BIC Classification: CFDC; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 253 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781794708
- ISBN
- 9781781794708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.56
€ 40.56