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History of education
Paperback. In the post World War II period, student movements rebelled against the archaic university. This book shows how the university, particularly the public university, is moving away from "the people," in all their diversity. As more resources are put towards STEM education, humanities and interdisciplinary programs are being cut and shuttered. Series: American Studies Now: Critical Histories of the Present. Num Pages: 152 pages, no illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNB; JNF; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520293007
- ISBN
- 9780520293007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.63
€ 20.99
€ 16.63
Hardback. Despite claims that written exams narrowed the curriculum, ruined children's health, and turned teachers into automatons, once tests took root in American schools their legitimacy was never seriously challenged. William Reese puts today's battles over standards and benchmarks into perspective by showcasing the history of the pencil-and-paper exam. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JNB; JNKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073043
- ISBN
- 9780674073043
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Condition: New
€ 55.13€ 50.26
€ 55.13
€ 50.26
Hardback. Health and Humanity is a comprehensive account of the ways that JHSPH has influenced the practice, pedagogy, and especially our very understanding of public health on both global and local scales. Num Pages: 544 pages, 36, 36 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JNB; MBN; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 40. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421087
- ISBN
- 9781421421087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.52
€ 49.99
€ 41.52
Paperback. Reissue of the uncensored and original edition of the little book that tried to change the world. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; JNB; JNKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 91 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Pinter & Martin Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780661308
- ISBN
- 9781780661308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.70
€ 9.70
Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JNB; JNU; YXAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143101
- ISBN
- 9780691143101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.43
€ 36.99
€ 26.43
Hardback. American graduate education is in disarray. Graduate study in the humanities takes too long and those who succeed face a dismal academic job market. Leonard Cassuto gives practical advice about how faculty can teach and advise students so that they are prepared for the demands of the working worlds they will join, inside and outside the academy. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674728981
- ISBN
- 9780674728981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.67
€ 32.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. By investigating how laws, myths, national aspirations, and global relations have recast and, at times, distorted the key purposes of education, this pathbreaking book sheds light on the role of ignorance in shaping ideas, public opinion, and policy. Editor(s): Angulo, A. J. Num Pages: 376 pages, 3 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFC; JNB; JNM; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421419329
- ISBN
- 9781421419329
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Condition: New
€ 44.55
€ 44.55
Paperback. Originally published: Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press, 2012. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNB; JNLC; JNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626365681
- ISBN
- 9781626365681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.62
€ 16.99
€ 16.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3J; HBJD1; JNB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716532446
- ISBN
- 9780716532446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.27
€ 27.99
€ 21.27
Paperback.
- Publisher
- John Catt Educational
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908095992
- ISBN
- 9781908095992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.50
€ 23.50
Paperback. From 1952 to 1981, South Africa's apartheid government ran an art school for the training of African art teachers at Indaleni, in what is today KwaZulu-Natal. The Art of Life in South Africa is the story of the students, teachers, art, and politics that circulated through a small school, housed in a remote former mission station. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JJP; ACX; HBTB; JNB; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1108.
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821422526
- ISBN
- 9780821422526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.01
€ 41.99
€ 37.01
Paperback. Featuring the flamboyant swimming teacher who spent his spare time fighting bears, the story of how a fight with his teacher paved the way for Al Capone s infamous crime empire, and the bizarre tale of the American teacher who sued her own pupils for not paying attention in her lesson, this book is a real education." Num Pages: 240 pages, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; JNB; JNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Pavilion
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910232989
- ISBN
- 9781910232989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 8.90
€ 10.99
€ 8.90
Paperback. This edition brings the discussion of perennial hot-button issues such as big-time sports programs up to date and addresses such current areas of contention as the changing role of governing boards and the financial challenges posed by the economic downturn. Num Pages: 504 pages, 20, 4 black & white line drawings, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JNB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421402673
- ISBN
- 9781421402673
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.06
€ 30.99
€ 26.06
Paperback. Antonia McManus analyses the contributions that Ministers for Education made to the Irish education system between the years 1919 and 1999. Covering the social, economic and political realities of the time, and taking in the involvement of the OECD, what emerges is a picture of how Irish education has been shaped over the 20th century. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845888442
- ISBN
- 9781845888442
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Condition: New
€ 23.46
€ 23.46
Hardback. Series: American Institutions and Society. BIC Classification: JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801452345
- ISBN
- 9780801452345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.04
€ 40.04
Paperback. 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. .
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745663227
- ISBN
- 9780745663227
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Condition: New
€ 25.18
€ 25.18
Paperback. This book looks at the role of the university in a social and economic context, as a repository of knowledge and a site for instruction. It considers how universities are founded,, funded, governed, lead, and managed, how the advent of increased fees has affected their relationship with students, and what is in the future for higher education. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 black and white image. BIC Classification: JNB. Dimension: 174 x 111. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198766131
- ISBN
- 9780198766131
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.61
€ 11.99
€ 10.61
Hardback. BIC Classification: HRLM3; JNB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- InterVarsity Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780830851614
- ISBN
- 9780830851614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 36.54
€ 44.99
€ 36.54
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807028025
- ISBN
- 9780807028025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.40
€ 19.99
€ 15.40
Hardback. Ultimately, this book is a considered and long overdue look at the symbiotic impact of these two great American institutions: the city and the university. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSG; JNB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421422411
- ISBN
- 9781421422411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.45
€ 49.99
€ 41.45