wyszukanych pozycji: 51
Calculus of Death
ISBN: 9780692790045 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 342 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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65,11 zł |
A Perfect Life
ISBN: 9780692485781 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A Perfect Life Jimmy Clark is the poster child for the World Government's promise to provide everyone with a perfect life. In this satire of a dystopian future the 300 highest-earning global corporations control the World Government. Data on everyone, collected by AlwaysWatch, is sent to Interpol. To be outside the view of AlwaysWatch's cameras is against World Government law. Jimmy's early life is managed by Radiant Technologies and Biostream- mega-global-corporations that analyze Big Data to engineer the perfect life. Removed from his parents at birth, Jimmy is assigned to a robot guardian...
A Perfect Life Jimmy Clark is the poster child for the World Government's promise to provide everyone with a perfect life. In this satire of a dystopi...
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43,33 zł |
An All-American Family
ISBN: 9781482092134 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Aging hippies John Brader and his wife Joanie travel from New York to Oklahoma in search of John's Native American roots and find a twisted family tale of cruelty, greed, hallucinogenic Indian medicines, and lost wealth. In Oklahoma, John discovers he is the sole heir of his grandfather's oil lands, which sends him looking for his grandfather's lost deeds. The family story begins in the early nineteenth century, when the tribe was forced-marched on the infamous Trail of Tears from its lands in Mississippi to Indian Territory, now Oklahoma, and ends sometime in the future. John Brader...
Aging hippies John Brader and his wife Joanie travel from New York to Oklahoma in search of John's Native American roots and find a twisted family tal...
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65,28 zł |
Wheels in the Head: Educational Philosophies of Authority, Freedom, and Culture from Confucianism to Human Rights
ISBN: 9780805861327 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this popular text Joel Spring provocatively analyzes the ideas of traditional and non-traditional philosophies from Confucianism to human rights regarding the contribution of education to the creation of a democratic society. The goal is to explore how governments use education to control and manage their populations, and to examine forms of education that claim to free people from authoritarian control. Wheels in the Head, a critically original work now in its third edition, is widely used as a text for courses on philosophical, social, political, and historical... In this popular text Joel Spring provocatively analyzes the ideas of traditional and non-traditional philosophies from Confucianism to huma... |
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890,27 zł |
Global Impacts of the Western School Model: Corporatization, Alienation, Consumerism
ISBN: 9781138545632 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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188,18 zł |
How Educational Ideologies Are Shaping Global Society: Intergovernmental Organizations, Ngos, and the Decline of the Nation-State
ISBN: 9780805849158 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this book Joel Spring explores three major international educational ideologies that are shaping global society: neo-liberal educational ideology, human rights education, and environmentalism.
Neo-liberal ideology reflects a rethinking of nationalist forms of education as the nation-state slowly erodes under the power of a growing global civil society. Traditional nationalist education attempts to mold loyal and patriotic citizens who are emotionally attached to symbols of the state, whereas the goal of neo-liberal educational ideology is to change nationalist education to serve... In this book Joel Spring explores three major international educational ideologies that are shaping global society: neo-liberal educational ideology, ...
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661,34 zł |
The Universal Right to Education : Justification, Definition, and Guidelines
ISBN: 9780805835489 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This work offers a reasoned justification and definition for the universal right to education - applicable to all cultures - as provided for in Article 26 of the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It concludes by proposing guidelines for human rights education and instruction.
This work offers a reasoned justification and definition for the universal right to education - applicable to all cultures - as provided for in Articl...
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203,44 zł |
Economization of Education: Human Capital, Global Corporations, Skills-Based Schooling
ISBN: 9781138844605 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this timely, cogent analysis of trends and powerful forces shaping global educational policy today, Joel Spring focuses on how economization is making economic growth and increased productivity the main goals of schools, and the ways these goals are achieved-including measuring educational policies by their costs and economic benefits, shaping family life to ensure productive workers and high-achieving students, introducing entrepreneurship education into curricula from preschool through higher education, and increasing the involvement of economists in educational policy analysis. Close... In this timely, cogent analysis of trends and powerful forces shaping global educational policy today, Joel Spring focuses on how economization is ... |
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788,53 zł |
Common Core: A Story of School Terrorism
ISBN: 9780615873541 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Common Core, A Story of School Terrorism is winner of the Society of Professors of Education book award for 2014. Intrigue, politics, and romance collide in this satirical novel about school reform. As it opens, the US Secretary of education is poisoned, teachers change students' answers on a state test, a charter school is bombed and a shadowy plan to build a teacher robot to replace human teachers is revealed. Declaring the poisoning and bombing terrorist acts, Homeland Security and the FBI begin an investigation into a complex world of for-profit schools, educational investment companies,...
Common Core, A Story of School Terrorism is winner of the Society of Professors of Education book award for 2014. Intrigue, politics, and romance coll...
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43,33 zł |
Primer of Libertarian Education
ISBN: 9780919618619 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 159 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. |
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80,33 zł |
Today's Guide to Educational Policy: Pandemics, Disasters, Nationalism, Religion, and Global Politics
ISBN: 9780367726157 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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686,78 zł |
The Intersection of Cultures: Multicultural Education in the United States and the Global Economy
ISBN: 9780805861396 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Intersection of Cultures: Multicultural Education in the United States and the Global Economy, Fourth Edition offers a unique, problem-solving approach to the complex issues involved in educating culturally and linguistically diverse students. Perfect for any course devoted wholly or in part to the study of multicultural education, this text addresses a wealth of topics. A particular focus in this edition is the current global migration of peoples, and the tension between local and global cultures. Part One, Multiculturalism, includes chapters on cultural differences and...
The Intersection of Cultures: Multicultural Education in the United States and the Global Economy, Fourth Edition offers a unique, problem-so...
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264,48 zł |
Pedagogies of Globalization: The Rise of the Educational Security State
ISBN: 9780805855579 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this ground-breaking book Joel Spring examines globalization and its worldwide effects on education. A central thesis is that industrial-consumerism is the dominant paradigm in the integration of education and economic planning in modern economic security states. Although there are local variations, the most striking feature is the sameness of educational systems. How did this happen? How was education globalized? Spring explains and analyzes this phenomenon and its consequences for human life and the future improvement of social and economic organizations. In this ground-breaking book Joel Spring examines globalization and its worldwide effects on education. A central thesis is that industrial-consume... |
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142,39 zł |
Political Agendas for Education: From Make America Great Again to Stronger Together
ISBN: 9781138041073 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Following the epic, contentious 2016 Presidential election, Joel Spring's ongoing documentation and analysis of political agendas for education reflects the major political issues since 2012. Here he examines the 2016 education planks of the Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, and Green Parties, using their official platforms and other statements, speeches given by each candidate, and media reports and publications. Each party's position is linked to previous political movements in education. Spring offers an alternative agenda for American schools, including a proposed education... Following the epic, contentious 2016 Presidential election, Joel Spring's ongoing documentation and analysis of political agendas for education ref... |
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788,53 zł |
Globalization and Educational Rights: An Intercivilizational Analysis
ISBN: 9780805838824 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This is the first book to explore the meaning of equality and freedom of education in a global context and their relationship to the universal right to education. It also proposes evaluating school systems according to their achievement of equality and freedom.
Education in the 21st century is widely viewed as a necessary condition for the promotion of human welfare, and thus identified as a basic human right. Educational rights are included in many national constitutions written since the global spread of human rights ideas after World War II. But as a global idea, the meaning of... This is the first book to explore the meaning of equality and freedom of education in a global context and their relationship to the universal right t...
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203,44 zł |
Primer of Libertarian Education
ISBN: 9780919618626 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 159 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. |
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192,78 zł |
The Politics of American Education
ISBN: 9780415884396 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Turning his distinctive analytical lens to the politics of American education, Spring looks at contemporary educational policy issues from theoretical, practical, and historical perspectives, providing a comprehensive, thought-provoking overview.
Turning his distinctive analytical lens to the politics of American education, Spring looks at contemporary educational policy issues from theoretical...
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890,27 zł |
Deculturalization and the Struggle for Equality: A Brief History of the Education of Dominated Cultures in the United States
ISBN: 9781032101545 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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661,34 zł |
A New Paradigm for Global School Systems: Education for a Long and Happy Life
ISBN: 9780805861242 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This volume--a major new contribution to Joel Spring's reportage and analysis of the intersection of global forces and education--offers a new paradigm for global school systems. Education for global economic competition is the prevailing goal of most national school systems. Spring argues that recent international studies by economists, social psychologists, and others on the social factors that support subjective well-being and longevity should serve as a call to arms to change education policy; the current industrial-consumer paradigm is not supportive of either happiness or long life....
This volume--a major new contribution to Joel Spring's reportage and analysis of the intersection of global forces and education--offers a new paradig...
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203,44 zł |
Global Impacts of the Western School Model: Corporatization, Alienation, Consumerism
ISBN: 9781138545618 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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737,66 zł |