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Paperback. Addresses the question: Why should Africa be studied in the American university? Put to scholars in the social sciences and humanities, prominent Africanists who are also leaders in their various disciplines, their responses make a strong case for the research on Africa. Editor(s): Bates, Robert H.; etc.; Mudimbe, V.Y.; O'Barr, Jean F. (Professor of the Practice of Women's Studies, Duke University, USA). Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFC; JH; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226039015
ISBN
9780226039015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 11. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226071367
ISBN
9780226071367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.97

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1964
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226091501
ISBN
9780226091501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.46

Paperback. Looking beyond the arguments over how universities should be financed, how they should be run, and what their contributions to the economy are, the contributors to this book set their sights on higher issues: ones of moral and political value. What are the proper aims of the university? What role do the liberal arts play in fulfilling those aims? Editor(s): Brighouse, Harry; McPherson, Michael. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226259482
ISBN
9780226259482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, xviii, 242 p. BIC Classification: JNA; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226262253
ISBN
9780226262253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Horner, Winifred Bryan. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226353401
ISBN
9780226353401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.38

Hardcover. Most contemporary approaches to education follow a strictly empirical track, aiming to discover pragmatic solutions for teachers and school administrators. This title offers a philosophical exploration of how we transmit knowledge in human society and how we think about accomplishing that vital task. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226389387
ISBN
9780226389387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.20
€ 75.68

Paperback. Explores the world of education in Islam since the medieval era, illuminating the struggle among Islamic scholars and educators over whether to reform or resist as a way of preserving identity. This title also offers an overview of the great diversity in forms of Islamic education. Num Pages: 218 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 255 x 13. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Chicago Press Journals
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226421872
ISBN
9780226421872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.39

Paperback. An account of the search over the past 100 years or so, to try and discover how educational research might provide reliable prescriptions for the improvement of education. Num Pages: 302 pages, 1 line drawing, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JNA; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226467733
ISBN
9780226467733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMC; JNA; JNLA; JNLB; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
0002-
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226644943
ISBN
9780226644943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.68

Paperback. A study of moral education in American universities that examines the consequences of the 19th-century debates over the purpose and pursuit of higher education, and the modernization efforts of the academic reformers of that era. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCX; JNA; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226710204
ISBN
9780226710204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.08

Paperback. Editor(s): Westbury, Ian; Wilkof, Dr. Neil J. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226741871
ISBN
9780226741871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226753584
ISBN
9780226753584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, 18 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226983301
ISBN
9780226983301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.46

Paperback. What should the "online classroom" mean to teachers? In this collection of essays, some of the most progressive voices in literacy studies reconsider what it means to be literate in the information age, and offer practical advice not only for getting networked computers into the classroom but also for instructing students and other teachers how to tap into their boundless potential. Editor(s): Taylor, Todd; Ward, Irene. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: CFC; JNA; JNK; JNV; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113311
ISBN
9780231113311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.10

Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162760
ISBN
9780231162760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.71
€ 72.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162777
ISBN
9780231162777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.43

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253007650
ISBN
9780253007650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Hardcover. Hanan A. Alexander argues that contemporary education is responsible for having abandoned spirituality and the cultivation of goodness in people. In this text he advances a definition of spirituality which acknowledges an integral connection to education. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268040031
ISBN
9780268040031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.94

Paperback. This book focuses the reader's attention on great teachers in the act of teaching and on their students in the act of learning. The book challenges us to question our assumptions about ourselves and others as everyday teachers and learners. Editor(s): Schwehn, Mark R. Series: Ethics of Everyday Life S. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268042103
ISBN
9780268042103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.49

Paperback. A comparison of Japanese, Chinese and American preschools, discussing how these schools both reflect and affect philosophies of child-rearing and early childhood education and larger social patterns and beliefs in each society. Num Pages: 248 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFC; JNA; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300048124
ISBN
9780300048124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.94

Paperback. In 1987, the Japanese government inaugurated the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) program in response to global pressure to 'internationalize' its society. This book explores the cultural and political dynamics of internationalization in Japan. It is suitable for policy analysts, students of Japan, and prospective and former JET participants. Num Pages: 346 pages, 15 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC; JNA; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520216365
ISBN
9780520216365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.25

Paperback. Against the background of globalization and campaigns to provide basic education for all the world's children, this title compares primary and elementary schooling in England, France, India, Russia and the United States. It is structured around three levels of analysis: systems, school and classrooms. Num Pages: 664 pages, 19. BIC Classification: JFC; JNA; JNLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
664
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220510
ISBN
9780631220510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.20

Hardback. While conventional approaches tend to view education as the accumlation of knowledge, skill and understanding, there is a growing appreciation that it is concerned with the development of the mind. This book discusses education as enculturation. Editor(s): Wells, Gordon; Claxton, Guy. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12. BIC Classification: JFC; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 24. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631223306
ISBN
9780631223306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.94

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