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Across the world, universities are more numerous than they have ever been, yet at the same time there is unprecedented confusion about their purpose and scepticism about their value. What Are Universities For? offers a spirited and compelling argument for completely...
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Penguin
Parution :
2012-02-23
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For more than two decades, the concept of student engagement has grown from simple attention in class to a construct comprised of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral components that embody and further develop motivation for learning. Similarly, the goals of student...
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Springer
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2012-02-23
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A comprehensive guide for integrating educational technology in the K-12 classroom This is a must-have resource for all K-12 teachers and administrators who want to really make the best use of available technologies. Written by Doug Johnson, an expert in educational...
Editeur :
Jossey-Bass
Parution :
2012-02-23
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This book explores the notion of «validity evaluation» as a means for helping educators to ensure the utility and worth of their assessment practices. With a particular focus on foreign language testing, the author challenges assessment traditions and argues for a...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2012-02-22
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Woran denken Sie, wenn Sie sich Afrika vorstellen? Tauchen vielleicht stereotype Bilder vor Ihrem inneren Auge auf: Afrika, der Kontinent der Krisen, Krankheiten und Katastrophen; der Fernwehfantasien, wilden Tiere und weiten Landschaften? Dieser Sammelband geht...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2012-02-22
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Ausgehend von der These, dass Erzählungen für uns Menschen existentiell bedeutsam sind, weil sie uns einerseits helfen, unsere Lebenswirklichkeit nach erprobten Mustern zu ordnen, und weil sie uns andererseits dazu anregen, immer wieder neue Lebensmöglichkeiten zu...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2012-02-22
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Unlock your brain's potential using mind mapping Mind mapping is a popular technique that can be applied in a variety of situations and settings. Students can make sense of complex topics and structure their revision with mind mapping; business people can manage...
Editeur :
For Dummies
Parution :
2012-02-21
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The first comparative study of the spread of mass education around the world in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this unique new book uses a bottom-up focus and demonstrates, to an extent not appreciated hitherto, the gulf between the intentions of the...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2012-02-21
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During the last decades ranking has become one of the most controversial issues in higher education and research. It is widely recognized now that, although some of the current rankings can be severely criticized, they seem to be here to stay. In addition, rankings...
Editeur :
Springer
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2012-02-21
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Der studentische Freundeskreis der Weißen Rose in München war bisher namentlich nur unter den noch lebenden Zeitzeugen im Verständnis der oral history bekannt. Für die historische, politisch-aktuelle und mitmenschliche Aufarbeitung durch heutige Generationen ist es...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2012-02-20
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Idioms are universal to all languages, and figurative language is pervasive in everyday discourse. However, idiom studies rarely touch on the problems figurative language can present to non-native speakers. This book sets out to provide an original analysis of the...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2012-02-20
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Attempts to explain children’s ability to focus on language as medium rather than message have varied dramatically over the years. Studies in the field of metacognition have shown that this has a bearing on children’s growing metalinguistic awareness. Conversely,...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2012-02-20
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Today, the dominant model for Jewish education is the community-wide, technologically advanced day school, where the Judaic subjects are taught by professional educators using student-friendly, interactive methodologies. Not so long ago, however, most Jewish education...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2012-02-20
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Im Brennpunkt der verschiedenen empirischen Untersuchungen des Bandes stehen die Bedingungen der Genese einer literalen Textkompetenz. Die Beiträge greifen linguistisch und sprachdidaktisch zentrale Fragen der aktuellen Diskussion auf: Wo liegen die Anfänge für die...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2012-02-17
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By 1700, France and Italy already had dictionaries of their own, and it became a matter of national pride that England should rival them. Dr Johnson rose to the challenge, turning over the garret of his London home to the creation of his Dictionary. He imagined it would...
Editeur :
John Murray
Parution :
2012-02-16
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This book considers the views of participants in the process of becoming a mathematician, that is, the students and the graduates.This book investigates the people who carry out mathematics rather than the topics of mathematics. Learning is about change in a person, the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-02-13
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Education of international students is central to the aims, orientation and financial viability of many universities. However, the way that culture impacts on the experiences of international students remains largely unexplored. This may be due to two factors: first,...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2012-02-10
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Das Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch wendet sich an diejenigen, die an deutschsprachigen Hochschulen studieren oder wissenschaftlich arbeiten wollen und deren Muttersprache nicht Deutsch ist. Voraussetzung für die Arbeit mit diesem Buch ist ein fortgeschrittenes Sprachniveau (C1)....
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2012-02-10
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Les liens entre anthropologie et interculturalité semblent « naturels » à première vue. Mais ces liens en fait ne vont pas de soi. C’est pourquoi cet ouvrage se donne pour objectif d’examiner le recours de la didactique des langues et de l’interculturel à divers...
Editeur :
P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Éditions Scientifiques Internationales
Parution :
2012-02-08
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The world of education is being radically altered with the change being driven by technology, openness, and unprecedented access to knowledge. Older correspondence-style methods of instructional delivery are passé and “classroom adapted to the web” approaches to...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-02-07
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