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Joint Modules and Internationalisation in Higher Education
Reflections on the Joint Module «Comparative Studies in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning»
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2019
This volume places the development of the Joint Module «Comparative Studies in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning» (COMPALL) in the context of international development in higher education and adult education. Based on this framework, the authors discuss the development of the joint module in...
International and Comparative Education
Contemporary Issues and Debates
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2017
International and Comparative Education offers detailed and wide-ranging illustrations of the ways in which comparison can illuminate our understanding of contemporary education systems by exploring issues in relation to specific educational sectors, from early-years and primary schooling, through...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2010
Until recently government policy in the UK has encouraged an expansion of Higher Education to increase participation and with an express aim of creating a more educated workforce. This expansion has led to competition between Higher Education institutions, with students increasingly positioned as...
Education, Education, Education
The Best Bits of Ted Wragg
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2004
When New Labour came into office in 1997, its commitment to 'education, education, education' captured the imagination of the public. This collection of humorous articles by Ted Wragg between 1998 to 2003 exposes the real state of education during this period, when educational policy was never far...
10 Ways to Fund a College Education Without Giving Up Your Retirement
How to pay for your child's - or grandchild's - college education
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Figuring out how to finance your child's - or grandchild's - college education is a time-consuming process. You need to do lots of research long before the child is ready to even think about choosing a college, and you need to take into account your retirement plans as well. It is not only a time-consuming...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2019
Building and supporting effective special education programs
School leaders and special educators are expected to be experts on all levels and types of special education law and services, types of disability, and aspects of academic and functional programming. With the increasing demands of...
by Susan Wallace
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2015
Education is of relevance to everyone but it involves a specialized vocabulary and terminology which may be opaque or unfamiliar to those new to the field. This UK-focused Dictionary of Education provides clear and concise definitions for over 1,100 terms, from A* to zero tolerance, that anyone studying...
Post-Conflict Education for Democracy and Reform
Bosnian Education in the Post-War Era, 1995–2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2016
This book examines the history of Bosnia and post-conflict Bosnian education in the setting of a society very much still politically divided. Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) serves as the perfect case study for examining how education evolves within the context of massive state-building efforts and mass...
The Development of the Mechanics' Institute Movement in Britain and Beyond
Supporting further education for the adult working classes
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2016
The Development of the Mechanics’ Institute Movement in Britain and Beyond questions the prevailing view that mechanics’ institutes made little contribution to adult working-class education from their foundation in the 1820s to 1890. The book traces the historical development of several mechanics’...
Educating for Empathy
Service Learning in Public Policy Education
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2019
Service learning presents an experiential learning opportunity, particularly for students at higher education institutions. At the same time, it allows the university to engage communities and apply its considerable resources addressing community needs. This book, Educating for Empathy: Service Learning...
Governing Higher Education Today
International Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2019
International growth in higher education, the introduction of new providers and increased public and state interest in university structures, levels of fees and funding models have made governance in higher education a vital and sometimes controversial topic.
Governing Higher Education Today...
Lesson Planning for Elementary Physical Education
Meeting the National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
Elementary school physical educators looking for expert guidance in designing lessons that are aligned with SHAPE America’s National Standards and Grade-Level Outcomes need look no further.
Lesson Planning for Elementary Physical Education works in tandem with SHAPE America’s National Standards...
Globalization, International Education Policy and Local Policy Formation
Voices from the Developing World
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2014
This edited volume focuses on how international education policy, set by international policymakers and donors, influences local education policy in developing countries. The book’s primary purpose is to give voice to scholars from developing countries and regions around the world by inviting them...
A New Vision of Liberal Education
The good of the unexamined life
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2015
‘This is an extremely important book. Wonderfully well researched and written, it develops a powerful argument about how we should conceive of the aims of education and design curricula. It should define the field for a very considerable period of time.’ - Professor Michael J Reiss, Institute...