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Implementing Educational Language Policy in Arizona
. Ed(S): Arias, M.beatriz; Faltis, Christian ...
Paperback. This book brings together scholars, researchers and educators to present a critical examination of Arizona's restrictive language policies as they influence teacher preparation and practice. The Structured English Immersion model prescribes the total segregation of English learners from English speakers and academic content for at least one year. Editor(s): Arias, M.Beatriz; Faltis, Christian J. Series: Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; CFDM; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 7. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847697448
- ISBN
- 9781847697448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.73
€ 43.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Bale, Jeff; Knopp, Sarah. Num Pages: 294 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 213 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608461479
- ISBN
- 9781608461479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.85
€ 26.85
Hardback. Editor(s): Ball, Arnetha F.; Tyson, Cynthia A. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNFR; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 190 x 30. Weight in Grams: 985.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442204409
- ISBN
- 9781442204409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.27
€ 206.27
paperback. Editor(s): Ball, Stephen J.; Goodson, Ivor F.; Maguire, Meg. Series: Education Heritage. Num Pages: 392 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415590785
- ISBN
- 9780415590785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.20
€ 55.20
paperback. Mass migration and globalization are creating new and deep challenges to education systems the world over. In this volume, some of the world's leading researchers in multicultural education and immigration discuss critical issues related to cultural sustainability, structural inclusion, and social cohesion. Editor(s): Banks, James A.; Suarez-Orozco, Marcelo M.; Ben-Peretz, Miriam. Series: Multicultural Education Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JNFR; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807758090
- ISBN
- 9780807758090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.29
€ 64.29
hardcover. Editor(s): Chakrabarty, Namita; Roberts, Lorna; Preston, John. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFFJ; JFSL; JNAM; JNFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415713078
- ISBN
- 9780415713078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.34
€ 175.34
Policy-Making for Education Reform in Developing Countries
. Ed(S): Cummings, William K.; Williams, Jame...
hardcover. Editor(s): Cummings, William K.; Williams, James H. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 176 x 28. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578868360
- ISBN
- 9781578868360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.25
€ 148.25
Hardback. Why are governments pushing to centrally regulate teaching and learning at this historical moment? Do these accountability mechanisms succeed in boosting student achievement? How are teachers responding to top-down rules, incentives, and the recasting of what knowledge counts inside school? This book answers these questions. Editor(s): Fuller, Bruce; Hannum, Emily; Henne, Melissa K. Series: Research in the Sociology of Education. Num Pages: 252 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846639104
- ISBN
- 9781846639104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.44
€ 154.44
Paperback. This book is about teaching for professional practice and explores ways to engage students in the classroom. Each contributor addresses the need to connect theory with community practice, deploying different methods in different contexts, and sharing scholarly reflections about how to improve the craft of teaching. Editor(s): Gingras, Jacqui; Robinson, Dr. Pamela; Waddell, Janice; Cooper, Linda D. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK; JNM; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771121439
- ISBN
- 9781771121439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.30
€ 44.30
Paperback. The book explores the way our traditionally monolingual school systems are being challenged by students from diverse language backgrounds, forcing educationalists to question entrenched ideologies of language and challenging teachers in their everyday classrooms to rethink their relationships to language learning and the issue of diversity. Editor(s): Helot, Christine (Universite Marc Bloch); O'Laoire, Muiris. Series: Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CFDM; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847693662
- ISBN
- 9781847693662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.59
€ 49.59
Breaking the Mold of Education for Culturally and Linguistically Diver...
. Ed(S): Honigsfeld, Andrea; Cohan, Audrey
Hardback. Editor(s): Honigsfeld, Andrea; Cohan, Audrey. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607097983
- ISBN
- 9781607097983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.24
€ 130.24
hardcover. This collection of groundbreaking studies breaks with the tradition of gauging inequality by looking 'down' at at-risk or poverty-disadvantaged schools and shifts the gaze of inquiry 'up' toward the experiences of privilege in educational environments characterized by wealth and the abundance of material resources. Editor(s): Howard, Adam; Gaztambide-Fernandez, Ruben A. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607094586
- ISBN
- 9781607094586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.20
€ 174.20
Paperback. Public Education Under Siege argues for a democratic and egalitarian alternative to the test-driven, market-oriented core of current education reform. These short, jargon-free essays cover public policy, teacher unions, economic inequality, race, language diversity, parent involvement, and leadership. Editor(s): Katz, Michael B.; Rose, Mike. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223200
- ISBN
- 9780812223200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.62
€ 42.62
The Languages of Africa and the Diaspora. Educating for Language Aware...
. Ed(S): Kleifgen, Jo Anne; Bond, George C.
Paperback. Examines the social cost of linguistic exceptionalism for the education of speakers of nondominant/subordinated languages in the African diaspora. This title takes the languages of Africa, the Caribbean, and the US as cases in point to illustrate the effects of exceptionalist beliefs that these languages are inadequate for instructional purposes. Editor(s): Kleifgen, Jo Anne; Bond, George C. Series: New Perspectives on Language and Education. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; CFDM; JFFN; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847691330
- ISBN
- 9781847691330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.06
€ 50.06
Hardback. Balancing the School Calendar is a compilation of perspectives and research reports from those who have experienced the urgent necessity of reorganizing time to effectuate better learning situations for students. Chapter authors have implemented, studied, or contemplated school calendar change and the results of the change. Editor(s): Kneese, Carolyn; Ballinger, Charles. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578868780
- ISBN
- 9781578868780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.55
€ 162.55
Paperback. The growing cultural, racial and linguistic diversity in schools has changed the face of language teaching in many countries. This book presents theory and research by a group of internationally recognised scholars who address the issues and challenges for teachers and their students in increasingly plurilingual and multicultural classrooms. Editor(s): Miller, Jennifer; Kostogriz, Alex; Gearon, Margaret. Series: New Perspectives on Language and Education. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFDM; JFSL1; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847692160
- ISBN
- 9781847692160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.42
€ 44.42
Hardback. This book features lively speeches, engaging workshop presentations on a variety of topics (including making ethnic instruments), and extensive reviews of vocal and instrumental multicultural music literature from the 2006 and 2008 National Symposia on Multicultural Music. Editor(s): Moore, Marvelene C.; Ewell, Philip. Num Pages: 172 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNFR; YQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 693.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607093015
- ISBN
- 9781607093015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.80
€ 184.80
Examining Education, Media, and Dialogue Under Occupation
. Ed(S): Nasser, Ilham; Berlin, Lawrence N.; ...
Paperback. This book address media and education in the context of Palestine and Israel. They provide insights and provocative analysis of the status quo in education, including language teaching, educational policy and research, media representations and reporting in Middle East and U.S. and different models of dialogue between Palestinians and Israelis. Editor(s): Nasser, Ilham; Berlin, Lawrence N.; Wong, Shelley. Series: Critical Language and Literacy Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTJ; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847694263
- ISBN
- 9781847694263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.62
€ 50.62
This book explores research on linguistic prescriptivism and social identities, in contemporary and historical contexts of cross-cultural contact and awareness. Providing multilingual and multidisciplinary perspectives on both institutional and informal mechanisms of prescriptivism, our contributors relate language norms to frameworks of identity. Editor(s): Percy, Carol; Davidson, Mary Catherine. Series: Multilingual Matters. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: CJ; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847697806
- ISBN
- 9781847697806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 162.33
€ 162.33
Paperback. The movement towards inclusive education is an international phenomenon, and it has resulted in development of policy initiatives impacting on schools in various nations. This text adopts a critical perspective on policy issues, making explicit the assumptions that drive policy development. Editor(s): Rix, Jonathan; Simmons, Katey; Nind, Melanie; Sheehy, Kieron. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415352109
- ISBN
- 9780415352109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.81
€ 46.81
Hardback. In Culture, Relevance, and Schooling: Exploring Uncommon Ground, Lisa Scherff, Karen Spector, and the contributing authors conceive of culturally relevant and critically minded pedagogies in terms of opening up new spatial, discursive, and/or embodied learning terrains. Editor(s): Scherff, Lisa; Spector, Karen. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607098881
- ISBN
- 9781607098881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.30
€ 103.30
paperback. This book focuses on educational language minority immigrant issues in the US. It explores factors predicting language proficiency, the role of language and identity in the lives of immigrant language minority youth, and issues of educational policy related to this group. Editor(s): Wiley, Terrence G; Lee, Jin Sook; Rumberger, Russell W. Series: Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFDC; CFDM; JNF; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847692108
- ISBN
- 9781847692108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.34
€ 50.34
Paperback. Shows how research in adolescent literacy can be translated into effective practice in middle and high school classrooms. This book discusses findings on the adolescent learner, addressing such topics as comprehension, content-area literacy, differentiated instruction, gender differences in literacy learning, and English language learners. Editor(s): Wood, Karen D.; Blanton, William E. Num Pages: 526 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JNFD; JNLC; JNU; YQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Guilford Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606231180
- ISBN
- 9781606231180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.05
€ 78.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 414 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNFR; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cricket Books, a division of Carus Publishing Co United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 395
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812697612
- ISBN
- 9780812697612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 38.85
€ 47.99
€ 38.85