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Like many of my friends I didn’t really realise that I was working class until I went to university. Suddenly, what I thought as normal became subtly and not so subtly differentiated as I came into close contact with the middle classes. I had not known a time, though,...
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Springer
Parution :
2007-08-08
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How to get your Ph.D is an original study guide aimed at prospective and current postgraduate students, covering the process of accessing, undertaking and completing doctoral research in the social sciences and the humanities. The content is unique in incorporating...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2007-08-08
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`This concise book is strongly recommended as an invaluable source both for new teachers and for their mentors who may be well experienced, but nevertheless glad of new ideas for coping with the demanding and fundamental shifts in how teaching is undertaken and...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2007-08-08
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This new title applies inspiring ideas and teaching approaches to the different subject areas taught in primary schools. Using a practical, subject-based approach, it promotes creativity, innovativeness and enthusiasm as integral to effective teaching and enhanced...
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Learning Matters
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2007-08-02
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Computers have long been used in education and today their use is having an ever greater impact on society thanks to the increasing educational success of the Internet and easier access to it. This broad field, which may include any kind of learning process aided by...
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Springer
Parution :
2007-07-26
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This book explores the visions underlying the attempts to reform the European University as well as two European integration processes. It presents a framework for analyzing ongoing modernization reforms and reform debates that take place at various governance levels...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2007-07-23
Collection :
Higher Education Dynamics
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Approaches and methods in comparative education research are of obvious importance, but do not always receive adequate attention. This book contributes new insights within the longstanding traditions of the field.
A particular feature is the focus on different units...
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Springer
Parution :
2007-07-20
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Building Online Learning Communities: Effective Strategies for the Virtual Classroom, 2nd EditionBuilding Online Learning Communities further explores the development of virtual classroom environments that foster a sense of community and empower students to take charge...
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Jossey-Bass
Parution :
2007-07-13
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This compelling book introduces Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's capability approach and explores its significance for theory, policy and practice in education. The book looks particularly at questions concerning the education of children, gender equality, and higher...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2007-07-09
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This tells of twenty-four couples negotiating the emotional and practical journey of parenting their learning 'disabled' child. The author, a researcher, sociologist and mother of a learning disabled daughter, questions the weak inclusive education discourse and unpacks...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2007-07-03
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CONCEPTUALISING CHALLENGES AND NEGOTIATIONS FOR WOMEN IN HIGHER EDUCATION 1 2 3 Pamela Cotterill , Sue Jackson and Gayle Letherby 1 2 3 Staffordshire University; Birkeck, University of London; University of Plymouth INTRODUCTION Despite the historical tradition of...
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Springer
Parution :
2007-06-28
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This book offers a comprehensive empirical analysis of continuing vocational training in Germany. Specific issues concerning continuing training that are debated in academia as well as in public are discussed. Wage and productivity effects of training are analyzed,...
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Physica
Parution :
2007-06-28
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Take a romp into the past and meet the dudes who made history happen. Thousands of years ago, a mighty civilisation flourished on the banks of the River Nile. Its people built incredible pyramids and temples, worshipped their kings and queens as gods, and used tortoise...
Editeur :
Dorling Kindersley
Parution :
2007-06-28
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This book relates "new" information and communication technologies (ICT) to their specific teaching and learning functions, in particular how ICT is appropriated for and/or by educational or learning communities. We categorize consumer-oriented educational multimedia as...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2007-06-26
Collection :
Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Series
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'[T]his second edition book is a welcome contribution to the early years literature base, providing much needed information and a somewhat innovative response concerning how effectively to translate the Early Years Foundation Stage into practice' - Early Years
`This...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2007-06-26
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School curricula are established not only to prepare young people for a real world, but also to beckon an imagined one anchored in individual rights and collective progress. Both worlds—the real and the imagined—increasingly reflect influential trans-national forces.
In...
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Springer
Parution :
2007-06-20
Collection :
CERC Studies in Comparative Education
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Sam - a young and enthusiastic trainee teacher - asked the class, 'What is the difference between 7 and 6?'. Jo's hand shot up and he immediately responded, 'Well seven is all straight lines and sixes are all curly.'
How can you help children to make progress in...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2007-06-19
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'The aim of this book is to support schools in using the internet effectively. Refreshingly, it has a strong pedagogical focus and emphasises the value of technology to support learning...Overall a useful book that should help schools in thinking about how the internet...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2007-06-19
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In the United States it certainly is the case that we live in a country that adheres to an ideology of individualism.In education this ideology is manifest in ho- ing teachers accountable for the achievement of their students, and teacher e- cators accountable for the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2007-06-13
Collection :
Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education
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This is a pithy, no-nonsense, no-excuses guide to maximizing the quality and quantity of your scholarly products. Write to the Top! offers an accessible overview of the art of writing efficiently and effectively; it is the first book that explicitly summarizes the key...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2007-06-11
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