Educational Futures: Dominant and Contesting Visions
ISBN: 9780415333740 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides an overview and analysis of current tensions, debates and key issues within OECD nations, particularly Australia, the USA, Canada and the UK, with regard to where education is and should be going. Using a broad historical analysis, it investigates ideas and visions about the future that are increasingly evoked to support arguments about the imminent demise of the dominant modern educational model. Focusing neither on prediction nor prescription, this text suggests the goal is an analysis of the ways in which the notion of the future circulates in contemporary... This book provides an overview and analysis of current tensions, debates and key issues within OECD nations, particularly Australia, the USA, Canad... |
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656,16 zł |
Education for a Change: Transforming the Way We Teach Our Children
ISBN: 9780415334853 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This challenging, hard-hitting book is about making schooling relevant to modern society. It starts from the premise that our present education system is ill equipped to serve students and society in the twenty-first century. In a series of positive yet powerful and provocative chapters, the authors look at critical issues shaping schools today, with a view to: * set out the critical issues behind the headlines * show evidence from research and examples of good practice * stimulate public debate and rigorous thinking about how we educate children for life in the twenty-first century * provide...
This challenging, hard-hitting book is about making schooling relevant to modern society. It starts from the premise that our present education system...
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186,70 zł |
Teaching with Integrity: The Ethics of Higher Education Practice
ISBN: 9780415335096 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a book about the ethics of teaching in the context of higher education. While many books focus on the broader socially ethical topics of widening participation and promoting equal opportunities, this unique book concentrates specifically on the lecturer's professional responsibilities.
It covers the real-life, messy, everyday moral dilemmas that confront university teachers when dealing with students and colleagues - whether arising from facilitated discussion in the classroom, deciding whether it is fair to extend a deadline, investigating suspected plagiarism or dealing with... This is a book about the ethics of teaching in the context of higher education. While many books focus on the broader socially ethical topics of widen...
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237,17 zł |
Faith Schools: Consensus or Conflict?
ISBN: 9780415335256 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Until fairly recently the separation of pupils according to religion was felt to be compatible with a comprehensive education. That consensus no longer holds and there is a strong positive lobby either to absorb faith schools altogether within the state system or at least to dilute their membership ensuring they include children from other faiths, or no faith at all. This book addresses the current concerns, questions and interest surrounding the legitimacy, support and intended expansion of faith schools. Divided into five sections, it includes chapters on: * the legal... Until fairly recently the separation of pupils according to religion was felt to be compatible with a comprehensive education. That consensus no lo... |
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731,87 zł |
Faith Schools: Consensus or Conflict?
ISBN: 9780415335263 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Until fairly recently the separation of pupils according to religion was felt to be compatible with a comprehensive education. That consensus no longer holds and there is a strong positive lobby either to absorb faith schools altogether within the state system or at least to dilute their membership ensuring they include children from other faiths, or no faith at all. This book addresses the current concerns, questions and interest surrounding the legitimacy, support and intended expansion of faith schools. Divided into five sections, it includes chapters on: * the legal... Until fairly recently the separation of pupils according to religion was felt to be compatible with a comprehensive education. That consensus no lo... |
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216,98 zł |
Reading Bernstein, Researching Bernstein
ISBN: 9780415339827 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Basil Bernstein is arguably one of the most important educational theorists of the late 20th century. Whilst most academics and students in sociology of education know of Bernstein, few can claim to fully understand the scope and power of his work, which simply cannot be matched by any of his contemporaries.
This book, written by a team of international contributors, offers an insight into the richness and depth of his theories. It demonstrates the growing recognition of the value of Bernstein's work to understanding unfolding developments in education systems around the world... Basil Bernstein is arguably one of the most important educational theorists of the late 20th century. Whilst most academics and students in sociology ...
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706,63 zł |
The Routledgefalmer Reader in the Philosophy of Education
ISBN: 9780415345712 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This Reader brings together a wide range of material to present an international perspective on topical issues in philosophy of education today. Focusing on the enduring trends in this field, this lively and informative Reader provides broad coverage of the field and includes crucial topics.
With an emphasis on contemporary pieces that deal with issues relevant to the immediate real world, this book represents the research and views of some of the most respected authors in the field today. Wilfred Carr also provides a specially written introduction which provides a much-needed context to... This Reader brings together a wide range of material to present an international perspective on topical issues in philosophy of education today. Focus...
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731,87 zł |
The Routledgefalmer Reader in the Philosophy of Education
ISBN: 9780415345729 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This Reader brings together a wide range of material to present an international perspective on topical issues in philosophy of education today. Focusing on the enduring trends in this field, this lively and informative Reader provides broad coverage of the field and includes crucial topics.
With an emphasis on contemporary pieces that deal with issues relevant to the immediate real world, this book represents the research and views of some of the most respected authors in the field today. Wilfred Carr also provides a specially written introduction which provides a much-needed context to... This Reader brings together a wide range of material to present an international perspective on topical issues in philosophy of education today. Focus...
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196,79 zł |
Composing Diverse Identities: Narrative Inquiries Into the Interwoven Lives of Children and Teachers
ISBN: 9780415362184 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How interwoven are the lives of children, families, teachers and school leaders? How interwoven are the lives of children, families, teachers and school leaders? |
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782,34 zł |
Education Policy and Social Class: The Selected Works of Stephen J. Ball
ISBN: 9780415363976 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bringing together twenty years of research and writing, this book provides an overview of Stephen Ball s career and shows not only the development of his most important ideas but also the long-lasting contributions he has made to the field of educational policy analysis. This volume contains sixteen key essays divided into three sections:
Each chapter presents innovative ways of thinking about public policy, asking probing questions about... Bringing together twenty years of research and writing, this book provides an overview of Stephen Ball s career and shows not only the development ... |
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731,87 zł |
Cultural Diversity, Liberal Pluralism and Schools: Isaiah Berlin and Education
ISBN: 9780415365017 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With debates on the relationship between cultural diversity and the role of schools raging on both sides of the Atlantic, the time is apt for a philosophical work that shines new light on the issues involved and that brings a fresh perspective to a political and emotive discussion. Here Burtonwood brings the writing of British philosopher Isaiah Berlin to bear on the subject of multiculturalism in schools, the first time that his work has been applied to matters of education. Tackling the often-contradictory issues surrounding liberal pluralism, this book poses serious... With debates on the relationship between cultural diversity and the role of schools raging on both sides of the Atlantic, the time is apt for a phi... |
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479,45 zł |
Intelligence, Destiny and Education: The Ideological Roots of Intelligence Testing
ISBN: 9780415368926 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The nature of intelligence and how it can be measured has occupied psychologists, educationalists, biologists and philosophers for hundreds of years. However, there has been little investigation into the rise of the traditional dominant educational ideology that intelligence and IQ have innate limits and are unchanging and unchangeable. This book traces the roots of this mind set back to early puritan communities on both sides of the Atlantic, drawing parallels between puritan dogma and the development of the traditional curricula and selection processes that are still firmly embedded in... The nature of intelligence and how it can be measured has occupied psychologists, educationalists, biologists and philosophers for hundreds of year... |
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883,29 zł |
Intelligence, Destiny and Education: The Ideological Roots of Intelligence Testing
ISBN: 9780415394932 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The nature of intelligence and how it can be measured has occupied psychologists, educationalists, biologists and philosophers for hundreds of years. However, there has been little investigation into the rise of the traditional dominant educational ideology that intelligence and IQ have innate limits and are unchanging and unchangeable. This book traces the roots of this mind set back to early puritan communities on both sides of the Atlantic, drawing parallels between puritan dogma and the development of the traditional curricula and selection processes that are still firmly embedded in... The nature of intelligence and how it can be measured has occupied psychologists, educationalists, biologists and philosophers for hundreds of year... |
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262,42 zł |
Composing Diverse Identities: Narrative Inquiries into the Interwoven Lives of Children and Teachers
ISBN: 9780415397476 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How interwoven are the lives of children, families, teachers and school leaders?
In this important new book seven authors bring together stories and questions about the lives of children, families, teachers and administrators. Lives are seen up close, in all their particularity, and explored in terms of the contexts that shape the experiences of students and staff. These stories provide an alternative view of what counts in schools, with a shift away from viewing the school as a business model towards an idea of schools as places to engage citizenship. Building upon Jean Clandinin's... How interwoven are the lives of children, families, teachers and school leaders?
In this important new book seven authors bring together stories a... |
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201,84 zł |
Race, Culture, and Education: The Selected Works of James A. Banks
ISBN: 9780415398190 / Angielski / Twarda / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Considered the father of multicultural education in the US and known throughout the world as one of the field's most important founder, theorist and researcher, James A. Banks has collected here twenty-one of his most important and best works from across the span of his career. Drawing out the major themes that have shaped the field of multicultural education as well as outlining the development of Banks' own career, these articles, chapters and papers focus on eight key issues:
Considered the father of multicultural education in the US and known throughout the world as one of the field's most important founder, theorist an... |
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757,10 zł |
Race, Culture, and Education: The Selected Works of James A. Banks
ISBN: 9780415398206 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Considered the father of multicultural education in the US and known throughout the world as one of the field's most important founder, theorist and researcher, James A. Banks has collected here twenty-one of his most important and best works from across the span of his career. Drawing out the major themes that have shaped the field of multicultural education as well as outlining the development of Banks' own career, these articles, chapters and papers focus on eight key issues:
Considered the father of multicultural education in the US and known throughout the world as one of the field's most important founder, theorist an... |
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287,65 zł |
Spatial Theories of Education : Policy and Geography Matters
ISBN: 9780415403955 / Angielski / Twarda / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection of original work draws on the 'spatial turn' in contemporary social theory. Drawing on theories of space allows for a more sophisticated understanding of the competing rationalities underlying educational policy change, social inequality and cultural practices. The contributors to this book work a spatial dimension into the consideration of educational phenomena and illustrate its explanatory potential in a range of domains: urban renewal, globalization, race, markets and school choice, suburbanization, regional and rural settings, and youth and student culture.
This collection of original work draws on the 'spatial turn' in contemporary social theory. Drawing on theories of space allows for a more sophisticat...
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782,34 zł |
Changing Educational Contexts, Issues and Identities: 40 Years of Comparative Education
ISBN: 9780415413411 / Angielski / Twarda / 430 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A selection of articles from 40 years of 'Comparative education's' distinguished history.
A selection of articles from 40 years of 'Comparative education's' distinguished history.
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731,87 zł |
Changing Identities in Higher Education: Voicing Perspectives
ISBN: 9780415426053 / Angielski / Twarda / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this timely and innovative book scholars from Europe, the UK, North America and Australia, explore their own sense of identity, reflecting both on their research and scholarly interests, and their work experiences. Taking the form of a debate, Changing Identities in Higher Education helps to widen the contemporary space for debates on the future of higher education itself. The book is split into three parts:
In this timely and innovative book scholars from Europe, the UK, North America and Australia, explore their own sense of identity, reflecting both ... |
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706,63 zł |
Wise Women: Reflections of Teachers at Midlife
ISBN: 9780415923033 / Angielski / Miękka / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A collection of autobiographical essays by teachers in mid-life. The focus is on how these women negotiate the psychological, physical and social changes of the menopause and how the ageing process affects their lives.
A collection of autobiographical essays by teachers in mid-life. The focus is on how these women negotiate the psychological, physical and social chan...
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95,84 zł |