Philosophy & theory of education
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Philosophy & theory of education
Paperback. Formal education is important in creating enlightened and active citizens. However, despite an increase in education attainment since the 1970s, political engagement has not risen at a commensurate level. This text explores how and why education affects citizenship in these ways. Num Pages: 290 pages, 33 line drawings, 44 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JNA; JPHV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226583891
- ISBN
- 9780226583891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.58
€ 36.99
€ 28.58
Hardcover. Series: Contemporary Education Issues. Num Pages: 267 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 246 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9791576072737
- ISBN
- 9781576072738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 9.66
€ 54.99
€ 9.66
Paperback. The authors explore the reasons for a child's failure from a range of disciplines. Topics covered include social influences as well as emotional, physical and psychological factors. This book, by an international team of experts in the field, is a rare search for answers to the question why and how children fail. Editor(s): Varma, Ved. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMC; JNA; JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853021862
- ISBN
- 9781853021862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.05
€ 37.05
Paperback. Series: Jewish Identities in Post-Modern Society. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJC; HRJS; JFSR1; JNA; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781618113856
- ISBN
- 9781618113856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.39
€ 27.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 666 pages. BIC Classification: GPS; JNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Guilford Publications United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781462509621
- ISBN
- 9781462509621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.96
€ 112.96
Paperback. The book addresses the essential issues in education: how best to instruct our students. It compares achievement rates that result from traditional, instruction-based approaches with those resulting from progressive methods. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNA; JNK; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Guilford Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781572307681
- ISBN
- 9781572307681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.04
€ 43.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 470 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Phoenix Ed
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226143903
- ISBN
- 9780226143903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.70
€ 47.99
€ 36.70
Paperback. Originally published almost 150 years ago, five parts of "The Idea of a University" - "University Teaching" and four selections from "University Subjects" - are reproduced here, along with five essays by contemporary scholars exploring the present day relevance of Newman's themes. Editor(s): Garland, Martha McMackin; Castro-Klaren, Sara; Landow, George P.; Marsden, George M. Series: Rethinking the Western Tradition. Num Pages: 404 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JNA; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300064056
- ISBN
- 9780300064056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.99€ 20.84
€ 28.99
€ 20.84
Paperback. Editor(s): Coloma, Roland Sintos. Series: Counterpoints. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHB; JNA; JNFR; JNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 29. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433106491
- ISBN
- 9781433106491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.16
€ 41.99
€ 39.16
Hardback. This book describes how to change the way in which educators conduct business in the classroom. Our current educational systems lack ways to reach today's learners in relevant, meaningful ways. The five approaches in this book inspire and motivate students to learn. Num Pages: 126 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JNA; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607093671
- ISBN
- 9781607093671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.17
€ 135.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 120 x 7. Weight in Grams: 113. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Cover has light nicks. Previous owners name on FFEP, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Pr
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0009204
- ISBN
- 9780809307159
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Young argues the need to rethink post-16 education to shift focus onto vocational education, school-work issues and lifelong learning. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JNA; JNKC; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750707886
- ISBN
- 9780750707886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.05
€ 67.05
Hardcover. N F S Grundtvig (1783-1872) produced a major body of work in the fields of theology, education, literature, politics, and history. He was also a poet, a hymn-writer, and a translator. This title presents a selection of Grundtvig's writings on education. Editor(s): Broadbridge, Edward; Warren, Clay; Jonas, Uffe. Num Pages: 440 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 254 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1096.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Edition
- Har/MP3
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788771240023
- ISBN
- 9788771240023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.30
€ 70.30
Paperback. "Henry A. Giroux is one of the most respected and well-known critical education scholars, social critics, and astute observers of popular culture in the modern world. For those who follow his considera" Num Pages: 304 pages, biblio, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813332741
- ISBN
- 9780813332741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.47
€ 62.47
Paperback. At a time when polls suggest that young British people believe that the future will offer a worse quality of life, it is becoming imperative that children are introduced to principles of sustainability through the educational system from an early age. This book provides perspectives on the philosophy and pedagogy of education for sustainability. Editor(s): Huckle, John; Sterling, Stephen. Num Pages: 278 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JNA; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 429. Good copy with light shelf wear. Lightly creased. Lightly scored, remains good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KCW0012618
- ISBN
- 9781853832567
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Borman, K. M.; etc.; Cookson, Peter W; Sadovnik, Alan; Spade, John. Series: Social & Policy Issues in Education. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JNA; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 705.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781567502671
- ISBN
- 9781567502671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 42.70
€ 45.99
€ 42.70
Paperback. Why is the education system so resistant to change? How does change in education occur? When change does happen, what does it take to make it sustainable? Social scientists, and social and education policy makers, are beginning to frame their understanding of these questions in terms of complexity theory. Editor(s): Mason, Mark. Series: Educational Philosophy and Theory Special Issues. Num Pages: 254 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405180429
- ISBN
- 9781405180429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.24
€ 28.24
Paperback. Series: Critical Social Thought. Num Pages: 268 pages, 30 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JNAM; JNU; YQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415880992
- ISBN
- 9780415880992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.87
€ 47.99
€ 47.87
Paperback. Sergiovanni documents cases of schools that have successfully reinvented themselves in order to establish a sense of 'community' as the foundation for all curriculum and instruction decisions. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNK; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787950446
- ISBN
- 9780787950446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.48
€ 35.99
€ 34.48
Paperback. Do schools socialize students to become productive workers? Does schooling reproduce social class and pass on ethnic and gender biases? Can a teacher avoid passing on social and cultural values? What besides subjects do students really learn in schools? This book tackles these questions using case studies, dialogs, and open-ended questions. Series: Thinking About Education. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JNA; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Teachers´ College Press
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807749852
- ISBN
- 9780807749852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.95
€ 43.95