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Educational strategies & policy

Paperback. This book presents previously unexamined connections between teaching practices and specific philosophical ideas, locating the prior beliefs and practical knowledge of early childhood practitioners in urban India within the broader social and historical religio-philosophical context. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JNF; JNLA; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137009258
ISBN
9781137009258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 27.64

Paperback. This book is about education and American imperialism from the War of 1898 to the War on Terror. Very little coordinated or sustained research has been devoted to the broader contours of America, education, and empire. And third, this volume seeks to inspire new directions in the study of American educational history. Num Pages: 204 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNA; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137024527
ISBN
9781137024527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 31.56

Hardcover. Offering an overview of the Master's in Literacy program at Hunter College, the authors share its special features including parental and familial involvement, and presents six profiles of struggling readers and successful intervention strategies. The program allows one-to-one tutoring time as well as a community time for small group instruction. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137028631
ISBN
9781137028631
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.39

Paperback. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of President Obama's education agenda. Obama's reforms have drawn skepticism from supporters of traditional public schools. Robert Maranto and Michael McShane believe that the Obama-era reforms have led to successful innovation in both the private and public sector. Series: Education Policy. Num Pages: 199 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137030924
ISBN
9781137030924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 30.50

Paperback. In this book, the contributors challenge dominant discourses and practices in the fields of early childhood and middle grades education that are based on the last century's grand developmental theories. Editor(s): Lee, Kyunghwa; Vagle, Mark D. Series: Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137031136
ISBN
9781137031136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.38

Hardcover. Comprised of in-depth interviews and conversations with key figures in education and activism that thoroughly examine the intersection of neoliberalism, neocolonialism, and racism, this first-rate collection critically explores, through their teaching, various, important issues situated in the context of Western neoliberalism and neocolonialism. Editor(s): Orelus, Pierre W.; Malott, Curry Stephenson. Series: Postcolonial Studies in Education. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137033925
ISBN
9781137033925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.35

Hardcover. In exploring the relationship between bureaucratic schooling and the individual child, Waters describes the persistence of educational inequality, child development, and the nature of bureaucracy. The conclusions point out how education bureaucracies frame both schooling and childhood as they relentlessly seek to create ever more perfect children. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137269713
ISBN
9781137269713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.61

Hardcover. The chapters in this international collection investigate a wide range of theorizations of rurality and literacy; literate practices and pedagogies; questions of place, space, and sustainability; and representations of rurality that challenge simplistic conceptions of standardized literacy and the real-and-imagined world beyond the metropolis. Editor(s): Green, Bill. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFC; JFSF; JNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137275486
ISBN
9781137275486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.45
€ 81.29

Hardcover. This volume identifies, problematizes, and discusses issues specific to the design of educational programs for teacher candidates from working class, ethnic- and language-minority, and immigrant backgrounds, taking as its starting point the distinctive, complex perspectives that these candidates bring to the university classroom. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNFR; JNMT; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137275899
ISBN
9781137275899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69
€ 88.68

Paperback. The Hope of American School Reform tells the story of the origins of the reform in science and math education. The book is drawn, in part, on new research from previously untapped archival sources. The aim of this work is to contribute to our understanding of a major effort to reform school curricula. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNKC; JNKR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137278111
ISBN
9781137278111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 28.15

Paperback. Will highlight education systems around the globe that sustain violence, will bring together human security and preventive diplomacy research to predict future trends, will explore foreign policy implications that could lead to non-violent interventions abroad, and will provide teachers and policymakers with relevant reflections on reform. Editor(s): Nelles, Wayne C. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 14. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137280909
ISBN
9781137280909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 33.19

Hardcover. Pinar documents that the field of curriculum studies in the United States is in the early stages of a second paradigm shift, this time stimulated by present political circumstances. He explains why their acceptance in contemporary scholarship signals their conceptual exhaustion and how recent work in the field begins to surpass them. Num Pages: 119 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNA; JNF; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137303417
ISBN
9781137303417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.26

Hardcover. In one volume, this edited collection provides both a theoretical and praxis-driven engagement with teaching world literature, focusing on various aspects of critical pedagogy. Included are nine praxis-driven essays by instructors who have taught world literature courses at the university level. Series: New Frontiers in Education, Culture and Politics. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNFR; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137319753
ISBN
9781137319753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.58

Paperback. Given the current educational climate of high-stakes testing, standardized curriculum, and "approved" reading lists, incorporating unauthorized, popular literature into the classroom becomes a political choice. The authors examine why teachers choose to read Harry Potter, how they use the books, and the resulting teacher-student interactions. Series: Secondary Education in a Changing World. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNFR; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137322890
ISBN
9781137322890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 33.70

Hardcover. This book critically examines the socio-cultural role of achievement within education, arguing that the increasingly global demand for measurable standards of academic achievement is an expression of political ideology and the aggressive competitive reality of a neo-capitalist schooling system, resulting in many students feeling socially worthless. Num Pages: 148 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JNAM; JNF; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137324887
ISBN
9781137324887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.71
€ 15.82

Hardback. Series: New Frontiers in Education, Culture and Politics. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137389152
ISBN
9781137389152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.94
€ 87.67

Hardcover. Focusing on teacher unions in Canada, the United States, and England, Bascia reveals the dynamic nature of teacher unions engaging in a variety of activities and pursuing multiple strategies. Editor(s): Bascia, Nina. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNKH; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137436184
ISBN
9781137436184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69
€ 74.44

Hardback. Brazil has undertaken affirmative action in its universities on an unprecedented scale. An expert group of international scholars puts the new policies in historical, political, and legal context; evaluates their outcomes for students and universities; and demonstrates that the policies have been successful in addressing racial inequality. Editor(s): Johnson, Ollie Andrew, III; Heringer, Rosana. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137485144
ISBN
9781137485144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.43
€ 108.96

Hardback. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFFJ; JFSF; JNAM; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137505149
ISBN
9781137505149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.36

Hardcover. Series: Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSG; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137508997
ISBN
9781137508997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.45
€ 71.42

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL; JNF; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 239 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137518859
ISBN
9781137518859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.84

Hardback. Gordon shows how we can use assessment to support teaching and develop students' competencies. Between 2011 and 2013, Gordon chaired an interdisciplinary commission of scholars and thinkers, who connected transformative research and ideas on learning, teaching, measurement, the nature of tests, intelligence, capability, technology, and policy. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNC; JNF; JNKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137519948
ISBN
9781137519948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.23

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JNFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137545435
ISBN
9781137545435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.96
€ 55.76

Hardback. The scholarship of New Directions in Curriculum as Phenomenological Text manifests through close readings and interpretations of curriculum theorists and Continental philosophers, presented in the form of 'speculative philosophical essays,' an important form of curriculum thinking-writing all but lost to the general contemporary field of research. Series: Curriculum Studies Worldwide. Num Pages: 129 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; JNA; JNF; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137573179
ISBN
9781137573179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.26

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