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Paperback. Few would deny that getting ahead is a legitimate goal of learning, but the phrase implies a cruel hierarchy: a student does not simply get ahead, but gets ahead of others. Offering the voices and viewpoints of students at a "last chance" high school in California, the author tells the story of students who have, in fact, been left behind. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 figure, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JNFN; JNLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226031569
- ISBN
- 9780226031569
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.82
€ 32.99
€ 25.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 13. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226038124
- ISBN
- 9780226038124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 30.35
€ 37.99
€ 30.35
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226088884
- ISBN
- 9780226088884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.37€ 46.68
€ 54.37
€ 46.68
Paperback. One of the challenges facing education reformers in the US is how to devise a consistent and intelligent framework for instruction that will work across the nation's notoriously fragmented and politically conflicted school systems. This book offers guidance for state and local school systems as they attempt to respond to future reform proposals. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226089386
- ISBN
- 9780226089386
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.73
€ 33.99
€ 26.73
Paperback. In working to build a sense of nationhood, Ghana has focused on many social engineering projects, the most meaningful and fascinating of which has been the state's effort to create a national culture through its schools. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 maps, 3 tables, 6halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HRCX6; JNKC; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 172 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226111315
- ISBN
- 9780226111315
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.55
€ 35.99
€ 28.55
Hardcover. Dissecting twenty years of educational politics in our nation's largest cities, this book evaluates the half-billion-dollar Annenberg Challenge - launched in 1994 - alongside many other large-scale reform efforts that have taken place in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226124698
- ISBN
- 9780226124698
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Condition: New
€ 90.61€ 75.95
€ 90.61
€ 75.95
Paperback. From the Suzuki method to calculus-based physics, from AP tests all the way back to early-learning Kumon courses, students are increasingly pushed to excel, with that Harvard or Yale acceptance letter held tantalizingly in front of them. The authors unveil a formidable process of class positioning at the heart of the college admissions process. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JNKS; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226134925
- ISBN
- 9780226134925
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.47
€ 35.99
€ 28.47
Paperback. Middle- and upper-middle-class students continue to outpace those from less privileged backgrounds. This title examines a typical suburban American high school to explain how some students get ahead. It presents an account of the educationally and morally questionable results of the American culture of success. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226142418
- ISBN
- 9780226142418
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
€ 34.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. This collection of articles by specialists in child development brings together work from diverse backgrounds and disciplines to establish the importance of the preschool period for parent-child attachment relationships. Editor(s): Greenberg, Mark T.; Cicchetti, Dante; Cummings, E. Mark. Series: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMC; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 707.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306308
- ISBN
- 9780226306308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 42.14
€ 53.99
€ 42.14
Paperback. American high schools have never been under more pressure to reform: student populations are more diverse than ever, resources are limited, and teachers are expected to teach to high standards for all students. With wide-ranging implications, this text looks into teacher communities. Num Pages: 225 pages, 10 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500713
- ISBN
- 9780226500713
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
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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
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.68
€ 13.99
€ 12.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JMC; JNLA; JNLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226644967
- ISBN
- 9780226644967
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.22
€ 13.99
€ 12.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC99; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226661995
- ISBN
- 9780226661995
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 30.35
€ 37.99
€ 30.35
Hardback. Discovers how two decades of globalization and sweeping social transformation have affected the way three cultures educate and care for their youngest pupils. This title illustrates the surprising, illuminating, and at times entertaining experiences of four-year-olds - and their teachers - on both sides of the Pacific. Num Pages: 280 pages, 112 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226805030
- ISBN
- 9780226805030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.61€ 75.68
€ 90.61
€ 75.68
Paperback. One of the popular and enduring legacies of President Lyndon B Johnson's Great Society programs, Project Head Start support young children of low-income families - close to one million annually - by providing a range of developmental and educational services. This title provides a look at the nation's best-known early education program. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226856728
- ISBN
- 9780226856728
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.92
€ 31.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. By presenting a set of empirical studies, this volume provides a basis for comparisons across sectors on such dimensions as school organization, governance, curriculum, and pedagogy in US elementary and secondary schools. It is of interest to administrators and scholars in education and the sociology of education. Editor(s): Hallinan, Maureen T. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268031015
- ISBN
- 9780268031015
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.82
€ 37.99
€ 34.82
Paperback. Contains a variety of assemblies from the secondary section of www.assemblies.org.uk. The material covers Christian festivals; stories from the Bible; PSHE-related material; ethics-related material. Editor(s): Lamont, Ronni. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNLB; JNUM; YQRA. Category: (ES) Secondary; (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281061693
- ISBN
- 9780281061693
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.94
€ 15.99
€ 14.94
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
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.94
€ 29.99
€ 21.94
Hardback. Investigates battles over a wide range of topics that have fractured school and university communities - homosexuality-themed children's books, research on race-based intelligence, the teaching of evolution, the regulation of hate speech, and more. This title is suitable for those who are concerned with academic goals and agendas in our schools. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNL; JNM; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602. Academic Freedom and Free Speech in America's Schools and Universities. 352 pages. Investigates battles over a wide range of topics that have fractured school and university communities - homosexuality-themed children's books, research on race-based intelligence, the teaching of evolution, the regulation of hate speech, and more. This title is suitable for those who are concerned with academic goals and agendas in our schools. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNL; JNM; JPVH2. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 24. Weight: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300111811
- ISBN
- 9780300111811
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. This book takes a developmental approach to children's literature, offering a fresh perspective in the field. By combining children's literature with developmental psychology, future teachers and librarians will have a better understanding of the appropriate book for a child at a certain stage of their life. Num Pages: 440 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 271 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470111048
- ISBN
- 9780470111048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.80
€ 99.80