Across the globe educators are being required to respond to a changing political environment. New nations emerge out of the collapse of old empires; new democracies struggle out of old structures of oppression. Driven on by the fierce competitiveness of the tiger economies of the east, old social welfare-based democracies are transformed into new market driven enterprise societies. The essays in this collection are a response from 22 educators to these changes and to the reassessment that they provoke of some of the fundamental principles which shape educational thought and practice. They...
Across the globe educators are being required to respond to a changing political environment. New nations emerge out of the collapse of old empires; n...
David Bridges Palmira Juceviciene Roberta Jucevicius
Universities and societies around the world are involved in significant transition. Universities are now invited to expand their central aims and purposes in order to embrace a role in relation to the development of the societies in which they are located. This change of focus has major implications for curricula, modes of teaching and the student body.
International contributors to this wideranging text discuss different aspects of the phenomenon of globalisation in relation to higher education, but also in relation to moves by nation states to devolve government to regional and...
Universities and societies around the world are involved in significant transition. Universities are now invited to expand their central aims and p...
This collection of essays debates the application of market principles to and within the context of education. The contributors are all leading figures in their field, presenting their ideas in an accessible style to the lay reader. Throughout, the educational and public policy issues raised by the application of market principles to education are closely examined.
This collection of essays debates the application of market principles to and within the context of education. The contributors are all leading figure...
This text offers descriptions and analyses of some of the different ways in which schools and other educational institutions have started to establish new collaborative relationships in today's competitive educational marketplace. Using case studies, the book describes examples of such collaborative structures.
This text offers descriptions and analyses of some of the different ways in which schools and other educational institutions have started to establish...
This text offers descriptions and analyses of some of the different ways in which schools and other educational institutions have started to establish new collaborative relationships in today's competitive educational marketplace. Using case studies, the book describes examples of such collaborative structures.
This text offers descriptions and analyses of some of the different ways in which schools and other educational institutions have started to establish...
The measured and passionate essays in this volume bring to contemporary debates about educational research both a first-hand familiarity with the practices and arguments of the educational research community and a clear grasp of the ways in which philosophical sources and analysis can inform them. It will be essential reading for researchers, masters and doctoral students who are coming to terms with educational research.
The measured and passionate essays in this volume bring to contemporary debates about educational research both a first-hand familiarity with the p...
The measured and passionate essays in this volume bring to contemporary debates about educational research both a first-hand familiarity with the practices and arguments of the educational research community and a clear grasp of the ways in which philosophical sources and analysis can inform them. It will be essential reading for researchers, masters and doctoral students who are coming to terms with educational research.
The measured and passionate essays in this volume bring to contemporary debates about educational research both a first-hand familiarity with the p...
Do you ever feel like life has handed you lemons? Within the pages of this book you will discover kids who have been handed lemons. Yet, instead of allowing these lemons to make them sour, they have chosen to make the sweetest lemonade you have ever tasted. If you like a good story, you will love this book. David Bridges draws you into each and every story as if you were there.
For eight years David has taught an middle school speech class called Teen Leadership. During that time, David and his students laughed together and many times...
These kids today ... just might change the world.
Do you ever feel like life has handed you lemons? Within the pages of this book you will disco...
Do you ever feel like life has handed you lemons? Within the pages of this book you will discover kids who have been handed lemons. Yet, instead of allowing these lemons to make them sour, they have chosen to make the sweetest lemonade you have ever tasted. If you like a good story, you will love this book. David Bridges draws you into each and every story as if you were there.
For eight years David has taught an middle school speech class called Teen Leadership. During that time, David and his students laughed together and many times...
These kids today ... just might change the world.
Do you ever feel like life has handed you lemons? Within the pages of this book you will disco...
