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  • Chinese Education in a Changing Global Landscape

    Projects, Policies and Practices from Schools to Universities

    Edited by Tingting Yuan, Catherine A. Simon ...
    Series series Routledge New and Critical Studies in Education
    This book offers a nuanced and research-based, critical account of the current status of Chinese education at differing levels within China, in the context of its position on the global economic and political stage.Following on from in-depth discussion of China’s global policies including the Forum on China and Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) action plan, and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Leadership and Management for Education Studies

    Introducing Key Concepts of Theory and Practice

    Edited by Deborah Outhwaite, Catherine A. Simon ...
    Series series The Routledge Education Studies Series
    This book introduces theories of educational leadership and management and provides examples of their translation into practice. Many students studying education no longer go directly into teaching, but instead follow a diverse range of careers associated with the education sector more widely: local authorities, think tanks, charities, school trusts, administrative, and managerial roles. This book ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Does Every Child Matter?

    Understanding New Labour's Social Reforms

    by Catherine A. Simon, Stephen Ward ...
    Every Child Matters represents the most radical change to education and welfare provision in almost two decades. This book moves beyond a descriptive ‘how to’ framework to examine the underlying political and social aims of this policy agenda.The authors’ analysis reveals that Every Child Matters represents the Government’s attempt to codify perceived risks in society and to formulate their ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • A Student's Guide to Education Studies

    Edited by Catherine A. Simon, Stephen Ward ...
    This new edition of A Student’s Guide to Education Studies is an essential resource for any undergraduate making their first explorations into the fascinating world of education. It explores a wide range of alternative visions of education encouraging students to challenge the perceived notions about learning and knowledge.Offering new perspectives and powerful ideas for discussion on a variety of ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Sociology for Education Studies

    Connecting Theory, Settings and Everyday Experiences

    Edited by Catherine A. Simon, Graham Downes ...
    Series series The Routledge Education Studies Series
    Sociology for Education Studies provides a fresh look at the sociology of education, focusing on themes such as habitus, hegemony and intersectionality. It supports students in applying sociological theory to their own educational experiences and developing an understanding of why social orders appear to be predetermined, why the state continues to create education policy in certain forms and, ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

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  • Spatial Planning and High-tech Development

    A comparative study of Eindhoven city-region, the Netherlands and Hsinchu City-region, Taiwan

    by Wei-Ju Huang ...
    n the past three decades, numerous high-tech city-regions have emerged with the rise of new high-tech industries across the world. Many of them have been specifically supported by national technology policies—in developed or developing countries—implemented to trigger economic growth and to enhance global competitiveness at the national and/or city-regional level. These policies have involved the ... Read more

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  • Flip the System

    Changing Education from the Ground Up

    Edited by Jelmer Evers, René Kneyber ...
    Education is threatened on a global scale by forces of neoliberalism, through high stakes accountability, privatization and a destructive language of learning. In all respects, a GERM (Global Education Reform Movement) has erupted from international benchmark rankings such as PISA, TIMMS and PIRL, causing inequity, narrowing of the curriculum and teacher deprofessionalization on a truly global ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Human Rights and Social Work

    Towards Rights-Based Practice

    by Jim Ife ...
    Now in its third edition, Human Rights and Social Work explores how the principles of human rights inform contemporary social work practice. Jim Ife considers the implications of social work's traditional Enlightenment heritage and the possibilities of 'post-Enlightenment' practice in a way that is accessible, direct and engaging. The world has changed significantly since the publication of the ... Read more

    $45.09 USD

  • Overcoming the Challenge of Structural Change in Research Organisations

    A Reflexive Approach to Gender Equality

    Edited by Angela Wroblewski, Rachel Palmén ...
    The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online.The under-representation of women in research and innovation has been documented as a global phenomenon and is particularly heightened on decision-making boards and in leadership positions. Presenting a reflexive approach to gender equality for research organisations developed within the TARGET project, funded by ... Read more

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  • The Essentials of School Leadership

    by Brent Davies ...
    Building on the success of the first edition, this book provides a focused up-to-date introduction to the current themes and dimensions of educational leadership through contributions from some of the leading authors in the field.Each chapter introduces the reader to a key aspect of leadership. This new edition has been fully updated to include recent developments, new chapter summaries and ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • OCR Sociology for A Level Book 1

    by Sue Brisbane, Katherine Roberts, Paul Taylor, Steve Chapman, Jannine Jacobs-Roth, Nayda Ali ...
    Exam Board: OCRLevel: A-levelSubject: SociologyFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Build students' confidence to tackle the key themes of the 2015 OCR A-Level Sociology specification with this clear and accessible approach delivered by a team of leading subject authors.- Develop knowledge and understanding of key Year 1 concepts in... ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Asian Perspectives on Teacher Education

    Edited by Shin'ichi Suzuki, Edward R. Howe ...
    Research into teacher education is dominated by Anglophone literature, with the inevitable result that teacher education in non-English speaking regions of the world largely remains unexamined. This book fills the gap in the existing literature and comprises twelve invited contributions from an international panel of educationists. To provide the reader with a clear structure, the book offers a ... Read more

    $48.99 USD