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From Small Places: Toward the Realization of Literacy as a Human Right brings together history, theory, research, and practices that can lead to the realization of this right, both in itself, and as a means of achieving other rights.The premise of this book is that this...
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SensePublishers
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2015-10-14
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Education policy is premised on its instrumentalist approach. This instrumentalism is based on narrow assumptions concerning people (the subject), decision-making (power), problem-solving (science and methodology), and knowledge (epistemology). Policy, Geophilosophy,...
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SensePublishers
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2015-10-14
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Focus on the right things An education leader’s job can seem overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Research shows that by spending time on just a few high-payoff strategies, leaders can bring about the meaningful change their schools and districts need....
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Jossey-Bass
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2015-10-14
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Im Mittelpunkt steht die Frage nach der Bedeutung der Bewegung für die kindliche Gesundheit. Den theoretischen Zugang bilden hier die Konstrukte „Entwicklung“ und „Gesundheit“. Für die Bewältigung altersspezifisch anstehender Entwicklungsaufgaben rückt auf der...
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Springer VS
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2015-10-14
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Wie lässt sich die Exzellenzinitiative, die für einen umfangreichen Wandel des deutschen Wissenschaftssystems steht, erklären? Dieses Buch skizziert die Genese dieses Programms von Bund und Ländern zur Förderung der Spitzenforschung, in dem es die Deutungskämpfe in...
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Springer VS
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2015-10-13
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Whose voices are taken into account in language policy and planning and whose have been ignored or more actively silenced? This is the central question addressed in this book. What are the political and social factors that have helped to create these historical...
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SensePublishers
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2015-10-13
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This volume is the result of academic cooperation between scholars in Norway, Sudan, Zambia, and South Africa linked to a master’s program in international education and development. It draws upon studies carried out in Sudan, Zambia, Namibia, and South Africa.
Most of...
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SensePublishers
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2015-10-13
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The landscape of international education has changed significantly in the last ten years and our understanding of concepts such as ‘international’, 'global' and ‘multicultural’ are being re-evaluated.
Fully updated and revised, and now including new contributions from...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
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2015-10-13
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Adopting a life story approach, this book explores the memories of those who attended Irish secondary schools prior to 1967. It serves to initiate and enhance the practice of remembering secondary school education amongst those who attended secondary schools not just in...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2015-10-12
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Challenging dominant discourses in neoliberal marketized societies about working with disconnected young people, this book argues that alternative, radical approaches to formal and informal education are necessary to challenge repressive practices, and to help build a...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2015-10-12
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Bridging the gap between higher education research and policy making was always a challenge, but the recent calls for more evidence-based policies have opened a window of unprecedented opportunity for researchers to bring more contributions to shaping the future of the...
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Springer
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2015-10-12
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This edited book tells the story of the multifaceted efforts devoted by a “future school” in Singapore—The Nan Chiau Primary School—in shaping future learning. It documents the various measures implemented by one primary school to improve student learning outcomes in a...
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Springer
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2015-10-12
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This book celebrates the scholarly achievements of Prof. David A. Watkins, who has pioneered research on the psychology of Asian learners, and helps readers grasp the cognitive, motivational, developmental, and socio-cultural aspects of Asian learners learning...
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Springer
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2015-10-12
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Edited by award-winning author Sylvia Moody, this jargon-free guide to good practice in dyslexia workplace consultancy, and related legal issues, provides comprehensive coverage in four clearly distinguished areas: Professional dilemma chapters discuss tricky issues...
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Wiley
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2015-10-12
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This 14th volume in the 24-volume book series sets out to explore the interrelationship between ideology, the state, and education reforms, placing it in a global context. It examines some of the major education reforms and policy issues in a global culture,...
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Springer
Parution :
2015-10-09
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Through a narrative inquiry approach, this book examines the personal professional journeys of teacher educators who have undertaken self studies, and/or researched the professional development of teacher educators. The theme of the book is how change, through...
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Springer
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2015-10-09
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Colonialism and decolonization are historical phenomena that are part of the historical experience of many European countries. This volume offers students and teachers a new understanding of how colonialism and decolonization fit into our shared European past and...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2015-10-09
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Pedagogy for Restoration seeks to understand the conditions leading to the destruction of Earth in order to discover pedagogy for restoration. As we degrade the planet we degrade ourselves and as we degrade ourselves we degrade the planet. Moral development and...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
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2015-10-09
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Anatomy & Physiology: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident in, outlining the basics in clear, jargon-free English and providing added-value...
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Teach Yourself
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2015-10-08
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This book reports on the proceedings at the STELLAR Alpine Rendez-Vous 2013, presenting strategies in handling challenges that arise when using technology-enhanced learning (TEL). With insightful contributions from leading teachers, practitioners, researchers and policy...
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Springer
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2015-10-08
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