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Paperback. This book is review of research in the area of School Choice and adapts Sen's theory of Capability to develop a more complex theoretical framework for understanding education markets. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JNF; JNK; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349361700
- ISBN
- 9781349361700
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Condition: New
€ 143.09
€ 143.09
Teachers of English Learners Negotiating Authoritarian Policies
Pease-Alvarez, Lucinda; Davies Samway, Kathar...
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Education. Num Pages: 71 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFDM; JNAM; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 4. Weight in Grams: 138.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 71
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400739451
- ISBN
- 9789400739451
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Condition: New
€ 58.88
€ 58.88
Paperback. This book makes a clear, scientific case for exercise, sports and an active lifestyle in preventing illness and teaching lifetime health habits at the individual and population levels. Defines activity, analyzes its benefits and offers effective interventions. Editor(s): Meyer, Aleta L.; Gullotta, Thomas P. Series: Issues in Children's and Families' Lives. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMC; JNF; KCP; MBN; MBNH9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493902064
- ISBN
- 9781493902064
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Condition: New
€ 218.26
€ 218.26
Paperback. This book provides an accessible and academically rigorous commentary on immigrant young adults' educational experiences. With a particular emphasis on Latino immigrants, this book is the first of its kind to present research on dropouts from this community as a unique subgroup. Series: Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL4; JNFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783093427
- ISBN
- 9781783093427
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Condition: New
€ 50.51
€ 50.51
Paperback. Through fifty-two interviews with New York City parents in gentrifying neighborhoods, this book examines the school choice process to determine how, through the compounding effect of these parents' many individual choices, a segregated urban school in a gentrifying neighborhood is able to transform into an integrated school. Series: Education Policy. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349435913
- ISBN
- 9781349435913
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Condition: New
€ 50.53€ 44.27
€ 50.53
€ 44.27
Paperback. In this book, the authors examine cross-national PISA datasets, the European Social Survey and TIMSS to explore the differences in education and society between Europe and Asia. In addition, the analysis explores economic, legal and historical factors. Editor(s): Dronkers, Jaap. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JNF; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 528.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400792425
- ISBN
- 9789400792425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.84
€ 122.84
Hardback. Evidence-Based Approaches in Positive Education Editor(s): White, Mathew; Murray, Simon. Series: Positive Education. Num Pages: 181 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JNC; JNF; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 244 x 16. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401796668
- ISBN
- 9789401796668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 218.18
€ 218.18
Hardcover. Drawing on a range of theoretical perspectives and engaging with new empirical evidence from around the world, this collection examines how privilege, agency and affect are linked, and where possibilities for social change might lie. Editor(s): Maxwell, Claire; Aggleton, Peter. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSC; JFSJ; JHBA; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137292629
- ISBN
- 9781137292629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.19
€ 122.19
paperback. The book gives an original and accessible discussion of an era of educational expansion, exploring the transformation of Irish education in the 1960s and early 1970s. The work sheds new light on the crucial role of international organisations in stimulating change in Irish educational policy. Num Pages: 366 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Graphs. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; JNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press Manchester
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719079863
- ISBN
- 9780719079863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.52
€ 48.52
Paperback. Featuring in-depth examinations of concepts of knowing, learning, and education from a range of cultures worldwide, this book offers a rich theory of indigenous concepts of education, their relation to Western concepts, and their potential for creating education that articulates the aspirations of communities and fosters humanity for all learners. Editor(s): Van Wyk, Berte; Adeniji-Neill, Dolapo. Series: Postcolonial Studies in Education. Num Pages: 277 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNA; JNB; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479924
- ISBN
- 9781349479924
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Condition: New
€ 50.53€ 44.54
€ 50.53
€ 44.54
Transformations in Research, Higher Education and the Academic Market
. Ed(S): Rider, Sharon; Hasselberg, Ylva; Wal...
Paperback. This book addresses the dangers of mixing business with academics. It shows that the very characteristics that made higher education a success are being eroded and replaced by ideological opportunism and economic expediency. Editor(s): Rider, Sharon; Hasselberg, Ylva; Waluszewski, Alexandra. Series: Higher Education Dynamics. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNM; KCP; KJMV6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401784085
- ISBN
- 9789401784085
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Condition: New
€ 121.55
€ 121.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226344386
- ISBN
- 9780226344386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.28
€ 31.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Education. Num Pages: 115 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNMT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 147 x 7. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 115
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319084305
- ISBN
- 9783319084305
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Condition: New
€ 73.38
€ 73.38
Paperback. Editor(s): Eberwein, Dale Herold. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JNF; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 255 x 22. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634829793
- ISBN
- 9781634829793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 134.37€ 101.41
€ 134.37
€ 101.41
The New Flagship University. Changing the Paradigm from Global Ranking...
John Aubrey . Ed(S): Douglass
Paperback. Editor(s): Douglass, John Aubrey. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK; JNM; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 309.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349576654
- ISBN
- 9781349576654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.00
€ 53.00
Hardback. This book offers both a theoretical collection of ideas and real insight into the politics, policies, and legislation that surround across-border interactions. And it puts a greater emphasis on South-North interactions rather than the usual North-South flow. Editor(s): Fegan, James; Field, Malcolm H. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402094101
- ISBN
- 9781402094101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Business. Num Pages: 98 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNM; KJU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 5. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
- Number of pages
- 98
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789811017551
- ISBN
- 9789811017551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.47
€ 69.47
Paperback. An educational innovator who worked at Sesame Workshop and The George Lucas Educational Foundation offers a new vision for learning As a result of constant innovation, learning is no longer limited by traditional confines and we're moving beyond students tied to their chairs, desks, and textbooks-and teachers locked away in classrooms. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118157404
- ISBN
- 9781118157404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.90
€ 20.99
€ 17.90
Hardback. Editor(s): Day, Christopher; Lee, Chi-Kin John. Series: Professional Learning and Development in Schools and Higher Education. Num Pages: 343 pages, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNB; JNF; JNMT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319241371
- ISBN
- 9783319241371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.91
€ 123.91
Hardback. This volume is the first to comprehensively examine Chinese's affirmative action policies in the critical area of minority education, the most important conduit to employment and economic success in the PRC after the economic reforms begun in the late 1970s. Editor(s): Zhou, Minglang; Hill, Ann Maxwell. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 282 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230612358
- ISBN
- 9780230612358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.08€ 84.91
€ 101.08
€ 84.91
This book presents a comprehensive picture of languages and school in Catalan-speaking countries. The book makes information on the situation in these countries available to an English-speaking audience, and examines both language-in-education policies and instructional practices. Editor(s): Arnau, Joaquim. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 2ADC; JNF; JNU; YQF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783090259
- ISBN
- 9781783090259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.13
€ 153.13
Paperback. America's education system faces a stark dilemma: it needs governmental oversight, rules and regulations, but it also needs to be adaptable enough to address student needs and the many different problems that can arise at any given school - something that large educational bureaucracies are notoriously bad at. The authors offer a solution. Num Pages: 152 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226200682
- ISBN
- 9780226200682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.51
€ 27.99
€ 22.51
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Altrichter, Herbert (University of Linz, Austria); Brusemeister, Thomas; Wissinger, Jochen. Series: Educational Governance. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531152790
- ISBN
- 9783531152790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.19
€ 69.19
Paperback. Can a bold investment in education turn around the economy of an entire city? Gene I. Maeroff, former national education correspondent for the New York Times, explores how the nonprofit group Say Yes to Education has instituted a network of reforms in Syracuse, New York, that aim to expand the city's the middle class by supporting its children. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSG; JNF; JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137349651
- ISBN
- 9781137349651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.53€ 44.82
€ 50.53
€ 44.82