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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Jim Allen*, Yuki Inenaga**, Rolf van der Velden* and Keiichi Yoshimoto*** * University of Maastricht ** University of Tsukuba *** Kyushu University 1. 1 Objectives and Background 1. 1. 1 The Focus of This Book It is well known that Japan and the...
Editeur :
Springer
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2007-09-20
Collection :
Higher Education Dynamics
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In August 2005, over 500 international researchers from the field of science education met at the 5th European Science Education Research Association conference in Barcelona, Spain.
Two of the main topics at this conference were: the decrease in the number of students...
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Springer
Parution :
2007-09-19
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'This book is about putting the theory of effective management and leadership into practice in the constantly changing context of meeting the complex needs of children and young people...It is an excellent resource for those who work in, or who aspire to work in,...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2007-09-18
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`Kate Wall shows a depth of knowledge in the subject area of autism and her experience as a practitioner shines through...For anyone working with or planning services for adolescents and adults with autism this is definitely a useful book to have on the shelf' - Support...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2007-09-18
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Covering the key principles and concepts in the teaching and learning of mathematics in primary schools, this text provides trainee and practising teachers with a quick and easy reference to what they need to know for their course, and in the classroom. The entries are...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2007-09-17
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- Are you confused by academic jargon? - Do you know your `discourse' from your `dialectic'? - Can you tell the difference between `anomie' and `alienation'? The Social Science Jargon Buster tackles the most confusing concepts in the social sciences, breaking...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2007-09-17
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Volume XXII/1 of History of Universities contains the customary mix of learned articles, book reviews, conference reports, and bibliographical information, which makes this publication such an indispensable tool for the historian of higher education. Its contributions...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2007-09-13
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By bringing together leading experts on quality assurance in higher education from seven countries (from Europe, the USA and South Africa), this volume intends to go several steps further than most publications on quality assurance. First, it brings together views from...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2007-09-04
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Focusing on non-traditional students in higher education institutions, this new book from renowned scholar John Levin examines the extent to which community college students receive justice both within their institution and as an outcome of their education.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2007-09-03
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In the new times of globalisation, international academic contacts and collaborations are ever increasing. They are taking many forms, from international conferences and publications, student and academic exchange, cross cultural research projects, curriculum...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2007-08-28
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This book takes a close-up and critical look at both the elusive and blatant workings and consequences of power in a range of everyday sites in universities. Chapters focus on specific locations in which power shapes personal and institutional knowledge including...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2007-08-24
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Covering all aspects of health and wellbeing including physical, emotional and social health, this book will help schools to encourage children to make positive life choices. It links directly to Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) and the National Healthy...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2007-08-22
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What can schools do to raise the academic attainment of every pupil?
Helping you to ensure that every pupil fulfils their potential, this book draws on the authors' research and practical experience to demonstrate what can be done to raise attainment, especially in...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2007-08-22
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Times Educational Supplement Star Read!
'This is an authoritative yet lively and eminently readable book. It is well grounded in both the latest academic theory and experienced hands-on pedagogic practice, and it summarises succinctly the implications...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2007-08-21
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The aim of this book is provide an easily accessible, practical yet scholarly source of information about the international concern for the philosophy, theory, categories and concepts of lifelong learning.The books is concerned to examine in depth the range of...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2007-08-18
Collection :
Lifelong Learning Book Series
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The aim of this book is to provide an easily accessible, practical yet scholarly source of information about the international concern for the nature, theory and practices of the ideas of values education and lifelong learning. Each chapter in this book is written in an...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2007-08-17
Collection :
Lifelong Learning Book Series
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Effective educational leadership, while highly contextualized, is more and more recognized as a crucial input and process variable that determines to a very large extent the outcomes for educational organizations. This book pulls together the thinking of 16 educators...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2007-08-16
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This review of research in school choice adapts Sen's theory of Capability developing a more complex theoretical framework for understanding education markets.This gives those most affected by the perceived failure of public education a better explication of the tension...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2007-08-16
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Is your school dyslexia-friendly?
Beginning with a look at understanding dyslexia, this book shows you how to involve the whole school in order to achieve a dyslexia-friendly environment.
You will be able to:
- use an audit tool to discover how dyslexia-friendly your...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2007-08-16
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America's great research universities are the envy of the world -- and none more so than Harvard. Never before has the competition for excellence been fiercer. But while striving to be unsurpassed in the quality of its faculty and students, Universities have forgotten...
Editeur :
PublicAffairs
Parution :
2007-08-14
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