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Educational strategies & policy

Hardback. From Harvard University comes essays sampling topics at the forefront of academia in the twenty-first century. Eminent faculty members invite readers to explore subjects as diverse as religious literacy, cyberspace security, epidemiology, questions in evolution, the dark side of the American Revolution, and the biology of the human mind. Editor(s): Shephard, Jennifer M.; Kosslyn, Stephen Michael; Hammonds, Evelynn M. Num Pages: 392 pages, 8 color illustrations, 20 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JNF; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 153 x 33. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674059023
ISBN
9780674059023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. A study of urban social policy that combines field research and historical narrative in lucid and engaging prose. It compares two cities - Syracuse, New York, and Raleigh, North Carolina - in order to examine the consequences of the nation's ongoing educational inequities. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JNF; JNL; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060265
ISBN
9780674060265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.74

Hardcover. Community colleges enroll half of the nation's undergraduates. Yet only 40 percent of entrants complete an undergraduate degree in six years. Redesigning America's Community Colleges explains how two-year colleges can increase their students' success rate quickly and at less cost, through a program of guided pathways to completion. Num Pages: 297 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 30. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368286
ISBN
9780674368286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.60

Hardback. Spurred by court rulings requiring states to increase public-school funding, the US spends more per student on K-12 education than almost any other country. This work traces the history of reform efforts and concludes that the principal focus of both courts and legislatures on ever-increasing funding has done little to improve student achievement. Num Pages: 432 pages, 44 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNKG; LNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130002
ISBN
9780691130002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.36

Paperback. Examining school data going back more than a decade, this book measures how charter schools perform compared to traditional public schools. It argues that while charter schools may meet the most basic test of sound public policy, the evidence suggests they all too often fall short of advocates' claims. Num Pages: 376 pages, 12 halftones. 22 line illus. 45 tables. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143194
ISBN
9780691143194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.10

Paperback. Tackles a long-standing and fraught debate over racial inequalities in America's schools. This title exposes raw, real-time arguments over what inequalities of opportunity based on race in our schools look like today - and what, if anything, various Americans should do about it. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNKP; JPQB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148090
ISBN
9780691148090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.43

Paperback. Provides the exploration of college completion at America's public universities. This title sheds light on serious issues as dropout rates linked to race, gender, and socioeconomic status. Series: The William G. Bowen Memorial Series in Higher Education. Num Pages: 416 pages, 97 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNAM; JNF; JNHX; JNKD; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149905
ISBN
9780691149905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JNAM; JNF; JNMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Updated edition with a New afterword by the autho
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165516
ISBN
9780691165516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.66

Hardback. Series: The William G. Bowen Memorial Series in Higher Education. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNKG; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691167152
ISBN
9780691167152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNA; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171142
ISBN
9780691171142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.94

Paperback. Over twenty two centuries ago, the Greek general Pyrrhus questioned the real gains of military victory. Today we might reflect on the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in much the same way. War is not only cruel but capricious; its outcomes are often bitter and frustrating, even for the winning side. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745643540
ISBN
9780745643540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.48

Hardback. Education is a crucially important social institution, closely correlated with wealth, occupational prestige, psychological well-being, and health outcomes. Moreover, for children of immigrants who account for almost one in four school-aged children in the U.S. Series: Immigration and Society. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745648316
ISBN
9780745648316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.64

Paperback. Education is a crucially important social institution, closely correlated with wealth, occupational prestige, psychological well-being, and health outcomes. Moreover, for children of immigrants who account for almost one in four school-aged children in the U.S. Series: Polity Immigration and Society Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745648323
ISBN
9780745648323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.48

Hardcover. In the decades after 1944 the four nations of Britain shared a common educational programme. By 2015, this programme had fragmented: the patterns of schooling and higher education in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and England resembled each other less and less. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; JNB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745663210
ISBN
9780745663210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JNF; JNKD; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801476617
ISBN
9780801476617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.25

Paperback. Series: Expertise: Cultures and Technologies of Knowledge. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8, 6 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHMC; JNFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479182
ISBN
9780801479182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.87

Paperback. Carefully weighing various models and strategies, Competing Conceptions of Academic Governance provides new ways of understanding and addressing the changes that are transforming higher education. Editor(s): Tierney, William G. Num Pages: 262 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801892110
ISBN
9780801892110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.22

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804786010
ISBN
9780804786010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.14

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814748213
ISBN
9780814748213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.65

Paperback. Editor(s): Gold, Matthew K. Num Pages: 504 pages, 27 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JNF; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816677955
ISBN
9780816677955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.87

Hardcover. Intends to sharpen our analytical tools in order to better appreciate the term governance in the educational field. This title also addresses the marginally studied issue of change in the 'educational science order'. Editor(s): Amos, S. Karin. Series Editor(s): Wiseman, Alexander W. Series: International Perspectives on Education and Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857243034
ISBN
9780857243034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.73

Paperback. An educational innovator who worked at Sesame Workshop and The George Lucas Educational Foundation offers a new vision for learning As a result of constant innovation, learning is no longer limited by traditional confines and we're moving beyond students tied to their chairs, desks, and textbooks-and teachers locked away in classrooms. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118157404
ISBN
9781118157404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. Strategies for making the schools we need that work for all kids Eva Moskowitz (the founder and CEO of the Success Charter Network in Harlem) and Arin Lavinia offer practical, classroom-tested ideas for dramatically improving teaching and learning. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JNF; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 177 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118167281
ISBN
9781118167281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.09

Hardcover. Higher education institutions have begun to take steps toward addressing multicultural issues on campuses, but more often than not, those in charge of the task have received little to no training in the issues that are paramount in serving culturally diverse students. This title is a response to this problem. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JNFR; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 187 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118242339
ISBN
9781118242339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.45

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