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  • Higher Education in Germany—Recent Developments in an International Perspective

    by Otto Hüther, Georg Krücken ...
    Translated by Michael Alger ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Otto Hüther and Georg Krücken analyze the developments of the last 20 years in their new book on German higher education.The foreign observer of German higher education, even the informed foreign observer, struggles to find denominators, not to mention common denominators of a bewildering array of approaches. Otto Hüther and Georg Krücken, in this book, do an absolutely splendid job of offering ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

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  • The Critical Global Educator

    Global citizenship education as sustainable development

    by Maureen Ellis ...
    Series series Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education
    An acknowledged challenge for humanitarian democratic education is its perceived lack of philosophical and theoretical foundation, often resulting in peripheral academic status and reduced prestige. A rich philosophical and theoretical tradition does however exist. This book synthesises crucial concepts from Critical Realism, Critical Social Theory, Critical Discourse Studies, neuro-, psycho-, ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • English in Japan in the Era of Globalization

    Edited by P. Seargeant ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Leading scholars in the field examine the role played by the English language in contemporary Japanese society. Their various chapters cover the nature, status, and function of English in Japan, focusing on the ways in which globalization is influencing language practices in the country. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Visual Art and Education in an Era of Designer Capitalism

    Deconstructing the Oral Eye

    by Palgrave Macmillan ...
    This book offers a unique perspective of art and its education in designer capitalism. It will contribute to the debate as to possibilities art and design hold for the future. It also questions the broad technologization of art that is taking place. ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Comparative Theology in the Millennial Classroom

    Hybrid Identities, Negotiated Boundaries

    Edited by Mara Brecht, Reid B Locklin ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Religion and Education
    This volume explores the twenty-first century classroom as a uniquely intergenerational space of religious disaffiliation, and questions about how our work in the classroom can be, and is being, re-imagined for the new generation. The culturally hybrid identity of Millennials shapes their engagement with religious "others" on campus and in the classroom, pushing educators of comparative theology ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Going Comprehensive in England and Wales

    A Study of Uneven Change

    Edited by David Crook, Ken Fogelman, Alan C. Kerckhoff, David Reeder ...
    The transition of British secondary schools from predominantly selective to predominantly comprehensive was meant to transform a highly stratified system into a more equal one. However, this study shows that the new system was in fact highly diverse and retained features of the selective system. ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Communicating through Vague Language

    A Comparative Study of L1 and L2 Speakers

    by Grace Q. Zhang, Peyman G.P. Sabet ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book is a comparative study of vague language based on naturally occurring data of L1 and L2 speakers in academic settings. It explores how L2 learners have diverse and culturally specific needs for vague language compared with L1s, and are generally vaguer. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Professional Learning in the Work Place for International Students

    Exploring Theory and Practice

    Edited by Georgina Barton, Kay Hartwig ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book shares a range of examples where international students have undertaken a work placement, practicum, internship or participated in work integrated learning. Contributions reflect on the successes and challenges that this particularly diverse group of students experience when undertaking work placement programs in a variety of disciplines, such as education, engineering and health. The ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Reimagining Sustainability in Precarious Times

    Edited by Karen Malone, Son Truong, Tonia Gray ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book reflects the considerable appeal of the Anthropocene and the way it stimulates new discussions and ideas for reimagining sustainability and its place in education in these precarious times. The authors explore these new imaginings for sustainability using varying theoretical perspectives in order to consider innovative ways of engaging with concepts that are now influencing the field of ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Educational Policy Borrowing in China

    Looking West or looking East?

    by Charlene Tan ...
    Series series Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education
    For over a decade, Mainland China has been embarking on an ambitious nation-wide education reform ('New Curriculum Reform') for its basic education. The reform reflects China’s propensity to borrow selected educational policies from elsewhere, particularly North America and Europe. Chinese scholars have used a local proverb "the West wind has overpowered the East wind" to describe this phenomenon ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Education, Democracy and Development

    An International Perspective

    Edited by Raymond Ryba ...
    This book contains a selected number of papers which were fIrst presented at the VIllth World Congress of Comparative Education in Prague, July 8--14, 1992. The Executive Committee of the World Council of Comparative and Education Societies had gladly accepted the bid made by the (at that time still united) Czech and Slovak Comparative Education Society to organise this congress in their beautiful ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Life in Schools and Classrooms

    Past, Present and Future

    Edited by Rupert Maclean ...
    Series Book 38 - Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects
    This book discusses key aspects of life in schools and classrooms, and surveys the changes that have occurred over the years in educational research, policy making and practice in these school and classroom settings. It not only examines cutting-edge research in these areas, but also showcases good practices in the field. Among the topics reviewed are recent developments in assessment, methods for ... Read more

    $188.09 USD