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  • Graduate Citizens

    Issues of Citizenship and Higher Education

    de John Ahier, John Beck, Rob Moore ...
    Following the introduction of student loans and tuition fees, the situation of students and new graduates has changed considerably. Set in this context, Graduate Citizens is a thought-provoking, and insightful look at the current generation of students' attitudes towards citizenship and matters of social and moral responsibility.Drawing on small-scale case studies of students in two universities, ... Leer más

    $31.99 USD

  • The Social Subjects Within the Curriculum

    Children’s Social Learning in the National Curriculum

    Edición de John Ahier, Alistair Ross ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Unlike much material available at the time, The Social Subjects Within the Curriculum (originally published in 1995) stands back from the issues of implementing the National Curriculum. Instead, it poses key questions about the ability of such a centralised system to provide an integrated social and economic education for future citizens.Taking the cross-curricular themes as identified in the NCC ... Leer más

    $73.99 USD

  • Contemporary Education Policy

    Edición de John Ahier, Michael Flude ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1983, Contemporary Education Policy examines the British education system during a period of contraction due to severe financial pressure and a falling school population. It analyses how unemployment, demographic changes, and political upheaval transformed this already complex educational landscape and discusses the political, economic, and social effects of these changes. The ... Leer más

    $73.99 USD

  • Educability, Schools and Ideology (RLE Edu L)

    Edición de MICHAEL Flude, JOHN AHIER ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Education
    The sociology of education has been at the forefront of new developments in sociological theory. This book examines and criticizes a number of these new developments and discusses some empirical work on issues of current concern. One of the few books that integrates radical and critical sociology into the field of education, it deals with the resultant difficulties. The topics covered include ... Leer más

    $70.99 USD

  • Education, Training and the Future of Work I

    Social, Political and Economic Contexts of Policy Development

    Edición de John Ahier, Geoff Esland ...
    A central claim of this volume is that public policy in education and training can only be properly understood if it is seen in relation to prevailing economic and employment conditions. It has become increaslingly apparent that the neo-liberal economic policies pursued by Western governments during the 1980s and 1990s have led to a growing world-wide 'work crisis'. Unemployment levels, ... Leer más

    $48.99 USD

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  • Anthropology and Development

    Culture, Morality and Politics in a Globalised World

    de Emma Crewe, Richard Axelby ...
    In recent decades international development has grown into a world-shaping industry. But how do aid agencies work and what do they achieve? How does aid appear to the adults and children who receive it? And why has there been so little improvement in the position of the poor? Viewing aid and development from anthropological perspectives gives illuminating answers to questions such as these. This ... Leer más

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  • Childhood and Society

    de Michael Wyness ...
    The new edition of this established core textbook continues to give an insightful, authoritative and accessible overview of competing theoretical positions on the sociological study of childhood. The book explores the ways these theories inform key themes, including education, work, identity and agency.The study of childhood has taken on an increasingly global focus in recent years, honing in on ... Leer más

    $38.99 USD

  • Does Education Matter?

    Myths About Education and Economic Growth

    de Alison Wolf ...
    "Education, education, education" has become an obsession for politicians and the public alike. It is seen as an economic panacea: an engine for growth and prosperity. But is there a link between increased spending on higher eductaion and economicgrowth? Professor Alison Wolf takes a critical look at successive governments' education policy and challenges many of the tenets of received wisdom: ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Planning in Divided Cities

    de Frank Gaffikin, Mike Morrissey ...
    Does planning in contested cities inadvertedly make the divisions worse? The 60s and 70s saw a strong role of planning, social engineering, etc but there has since been a move towards a more decentralised ‘community planning’ approach.The book examines urban planning and policy in the context of deeply contested space, where place identity and cultural affinities are reshaping cities. Throughout ... Leer más

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  • World City

    de Doreen Massey ...
    Cities around the world are striving to be 'global'. This book tells the story of one of them, and in so doing raises questions of identity, place and political responsibility that are essential for all cities.World City focuses its account on London, one of the greatest of these global cities. London is a city of delight and of creativity. It also presides over a country increasingly divided ... Leer más

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  • The Art of Public Strategy

    Mobilizing Power and Knowledge for the Common Good

    de Geoff Mulgan ...
    The strategies adopted by governments and public officials can have dramatic effects on peoples' lives. The best ones can transform economic laggards into trailblazers, eliminate diseases, or sharply cut crime. Strategic failures can result in highly visible disasters, like the shrinking of the Russian economy in the 1990s, or the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005. This book is ... Leer más

    $51.99 USD

  • Beyond Right and Left

    New politics and the culture wars

    de David McKnight ...
    'Original, courageous, realistic and fresh.' Robert Manne, Professor, School of Politics, La Trobe UniversityDo Right and Left still mean anything in politics? Are environmental issues always 'left wing'? Is it only 'right wing' to worry about the family? In fact, these traditional connections have broken down, but what is taking their place?In Australian politics today a new free market Right ... Leer más

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