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Hardback. This timely collection features an impressive assembly of the nation's leading intellectuals, addressing some of the most urgent issues facing higher education in the United States today. Editor(s): Carvalho, Edward J.; Downing, David B. Series: Education, Politics and Public Life. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108349
- ISBN
- 9780230108349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.70€ 47.60
€ 52.70
€ 47.60
Hardback. Universities, once at the forefront of campaigns for intellectual liberty, are now bastions of conformity. This provocative book traces the demise of academic freedom within the context of changing ideas about the purpose of the university and the nature of knowledge and is a passionate call to arms for the power of academic thought today. Series: Palgrave Critical University Studies. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNKH; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- SKU
- V9781137514776
- ISBN
- 9781137514776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.69
€ 182.69
Paperback. Universities, once at the forefront of campaigns for intellectual liberty, are now bastions of conformity. This provocative book traces the demise of academic freedom within the context of changing ideas about the purpose of the university and the nature of knowledge and is a passionate call to arms for the power of academic thought today. Series: Palgrave Critical University Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JNF; JNM; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137514783
- ISBN
- 9781137514783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.81
€ 181.81
paperback. This is a provocative examination of the current state of academic freedom in the United States and around the world. Editor(s): Gerstmann, Evan; Streb, Matthew J. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: JNM; JPVH2; JPWL; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759809
- ISBN
- 9780804759809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.60
€ 30.99
€ 27.60
paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRCC7; JNA; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- SKU
- V9781349440917
- ISBN
- 9781349440917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. There are currently no books on Catholic higher education that offer a theological foundation for academic freedom. This book presents a theologically grounded understanding of academic freedom that builds on, extends, and completes the prevailing secular understanding for Catholic higher education. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM; HRCC7; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137031914
- ISBN
- 9781137031914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Hardcover. This is a detailed study of the changing nature and limits of academic freedom in pre-war Japan from the Meiji Restoration to the eve of World War II. The analysis is complemented by an extensive use of biographical and archival material. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 illustrations, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520078215
- ISBN
- 9780520078215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.83€ 53.97
€ 68.83
€ 53.97
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573563727
- ISBN
- 9781573563727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.87
€ 101.87
Paperback. Series Editor(s): Kuhn, Michael; Vessuri, Hebe; Yazawa, Shujiro. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Dimension: 151 x 212 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838209371
- ISBN
- 9783838209371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Conferencing lets educators - teachers, principals, district administrators - examine and reflect on instructional practice. Academic conferences are intentional interactions that place learning at the center of the conversation. They open eyes and lines of communication and can lead to sustained academic growth at every level. Num Pages: 144 pages, 28 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442233393
- ISBN
- 9781442233393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.64
€ 101.64
Hardback. Num Pages: 78 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNA; JNM; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 247.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 78
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319491899
- ISBN
- 9783319491899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Hardcover. Uses the history of the university and reframes the "Protestant Ethic" to consider the conditions of knowledge production in the world. The author argues that the research university developed in response to market forces and bureaucracy, producing a kind of academic whose goal was to establish originality and achieve fame through publication. Num Pages: 576 pages, 20 tables, 50halftones. BIC Classification: HBT; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 237 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226109213
- ISBN
- 9780226109213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.94€ 79.61
€ 94.94
€ 79.61
Paperback. Presents an argument that the research university developed in response to market forces and bureaucracy, producing a academic whose goal was to establish originality and achieve fame through publication. This book investigates the origins and evolving fixtures of academic life: the lecture catalog, the library catalog, and the grading system. Num Pages: 668 pages, 51 halftones, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JHBC; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 36. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 668
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226109220
- ISBN
- 9780226109220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. An analysis of the institutional, academic, family, and personal contributors to the academic gender gap in liberal-state universities. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774823975
- ISBN
- 9780774823975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.05
€ 34.99
€ 32.05
Hardback. The book will appeal to anyone trying to make sense of contemporary higher education. Editor(s): Cantwell, Brendan; Kauppinen, Ilkka. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNK; JNM; KJMV1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415376
- ISBN
- 9781421415376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.21€ 65.28
€ 71.21
€ 65.28
Paperback. The book will appeal to anyone trying to make sense of contemporary higher education. Editor(s): Cantwell, Brendan; Kauppinen, Ilkka. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNK; JNM; KJMV1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415383
- ISBN
- 9781421415383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.75
€ 41.99
€ 34.75
Paperback. Defining the terms of academic capitalism in the new economy, this groundbreaking study offers essential insights into the trajectory of American higher education. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801892332
- ISBN
- 9780801892332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.21
€ 40.99
€ 34.21
Hardback. The image of the university is tarnished: this book examines how recent philosophies of education, new readings of its economics, new technologies affecting research and access, and contemporary novelists' representations of university life all describe a global university that has given up on its promise of greater educational equality. Series: Palgrave Critical University Studies. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNFN; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137547606
- ISBN
- 9781137547606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
hardcover. The museum boom, with its accompanying objectification and politicization of culture, finds its counterpart in the growing interest by social scientists in material culture, much of which is to be found in museums. Not surprisingly, anthropologists in particular are turning their attention again to museums, after decades of neglect.. Editor(s): Bouquet, Margaret. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 ills. BIC Classification: GM; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571818256
- ISBN
- 9781571818256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.76
€ 162.76
Hardcover. Strong academic advising has been found to be a key contributor to student persistence (Center for Public Education, 2012), and many are expected to play an advising role, including academic, career, and faculty advisors; counselors; tutors; and student affairs staff. Yet there is little training on how to do so. Editor(s): Drake, Jayne K.; Jordan, Peggy; Miller, Marsha A. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JNH; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 177 x 26. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118100929
- ISBN
- 9781118100929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49