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“mike flude”

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  • Education, Training and the Future of Work II

    Developments in Vocational Education and Training

    Edited by Mike Flude, Sandy Sieminski ...
    This volume focuses on the recent changes in education and training policy, mainly in the UK. The considerable developments of past years and the ways in which they have affected both education and training are examined. The contributors analyse the methods by which we educate our workforce, and look closely at the kind of training now offered to those in work. The chapters in this reader cover: * ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

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  • A Socially Critical View Of The Self-Managing School

    Edited by John Smyth ...
    The shift from the model of central government educational control to school- based management has been widely adopted and acclaimed and has created the general impression of increased democracy and participation.; The international contributors to this book tackle this important policy issue and look behind the scenes of the moves towards school self- management. They investigate the phenomenon ... Read more

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  • Managing Labour in Small Firms

    Edited by Susan Marlow, Dean Patton, Monder Ram ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Entrepreneurship and Small Business
    The majority of employees currently working in the private sector are now employed in small firms, yet little is known about their working conditions. This collection of essays addresses this gap. Based on theoretical analysis supported by contemporary empirical evidence, the book explores key areas of the employment relationship adding a new perspective to our understanding of contemporary work. ... Read more

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  • Critical Issues in Youth Work Management

    Edited by Jon Ord ...
    This valuable textbook communicates the complexities and controversies at the heart of youth work management, exploring key issues in a critical fashion. Written by a team of experienced youth work lecturers, the chapters cover topics such as planning, evaluation and supervision, whilst acknowledging the changing structures of integrated services and the impact of public service reform.Divided ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • A Contemporary History of Social Work

    Learning from the Past

    by Terry Bamford ...
    Drawing on lessons from the recent history of social work to identify how and why it has lost its privilege and influence, this book challenges social work students to understand why social work has failed to maintain its position as a driver of social reform. Bamford looks forward to a new model of practice that places a commitment to put social justice back at the heart of professional practice ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Leading and Managing Schools

    Edited by Helen O′Sullivan, John West-Burnham ...
    School leadership and management are fundamental components of school improvement. This is the first study of its kind to relate the principles of effective leadership to the broad spectrum of school life in Ireland.A key resource for school leaders in their personal and professional study, this book critically appraises issues in leading and managing schools. The editors bring together an array ... Read more

    $74.99 USD

  • Tackling Poverty and Social Exclusion

    Promoting Social Justice in Social Work

    by John H. Pierson ...
    In our highly unequal Britain poverty and social exclusion continue to dominate the lives of users of social work and social care services. At the same time, spending cuts and welfare reform have changed the context within which services are delivered. The third edition of this unique textbook seeks to capture the complexity and diversity of practice relating to social exclusion as social workers ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Reflecting On School Management

    by Jennifer Evans, Anne Gold ...
    The reorganisation of the education system within Britain has vastly increased the managerial responsibilities of those working in schools, although the staff generally have received little management training. In this book, the various issues related to management are teased out and a selection of ideas and pragmatic solutions informing good practice are examined. ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • Planning for Diversity

    Policy and Planning in a World of Difference

    by Dory Reeves ...
    Series series RTPI Library Series
    The practical importance of diversity and equality for spatial planning and sustainable development is still not widely understood. Using international examples, this book shows planners and educationalists the benefits of building in a consideration of diversity and equality at each stage and level of planning. Despite being one of the most diverse and gender balanced of the built environment ... Read more

    $106.99 USD

  • The Self-Managing School

    by Brian J. Caldwell, Jim M. Spinks ...
    Offers a model for self-management based on research in effective schools. Guidelines and illustrations based on successful adoption are offered throughout. The aim is quality in education, with the beneficiary being the pupil. ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Educational Research and Policy-Making

    Exploring the Border Country Between Research and Policy

    Edited by Lesley Saunders ...
    This book provides a fascinating insight into the sometimes troubled relationship between ‘research’ and ‘policy-making’ in education. It shows how each of these areas of social and intellectual endeavour is in a state of dynamic change and how, as a result, they are becoming more mutually inter-permeable and posing increasingly challenging problems for each other. It suggests a number of ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • The Concepts and Practices of Lifelong Learning

    by Brenda Morgan-Klein, Michael Osborne ...
    This textbook gives a wide-ranging, research-informed introduction to issues in lifelong learning across a variety of educational settings and practices. Its very accessible approach is multi-disciplinary drawing on sociology and psychology in particular. In addition, issues are discussed within an international context. While there has been a proliferation of texts focussing on particular areas ... Read more

    $52.99 USD