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Putting kwowledge to work: collaborating, influencing and learning for intern…
Dramatic changes in the ecosystem for international development are now pressing civil society organizations (CSOs) to invest more in knowledge to remain significant players. While the need for creative thinking and experimentation is greater than ever, there is still very little research published on challenges experienced and solutions found by CSOs as they adjust to the global changes underw…
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- 9781552505939
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The Transformational potential of higher education inclusion: biographical tr…
In the field of higher education research, one of the most fascinating observations is the consistent and permanent expansion of higher education systems worldwide since the end of the Second World War. Undoubtedly, the predominant approach to address these developments has been through quantitative analysis, as well as international comparisons. The following work examines the particularities …
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- 9783863953102
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- 350p.: ill.
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- 378.87 HUM t
Conflict, security and the reshaping of society: the civilization of war
This book is an examination of the effect of contemporary wars (such as the 'War on Terror') on civil life at a global level. Contemporary literature on war is mainly devoted to recent changes in the theory and practice of warfare, particular those in which terrorists or insurgents are involved (for example, the 'revolution in military affairs', 'small wars', and so on). On the other hand, toda…
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- 9780415570343 (hardcover)
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- ix, 227 p. ; 24 cm.
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- Routledge studies in liberty and security
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- 303.66 DAL c
Crossroads of Colonial Cultures : Caribbean Literatures in the Age of Revolution
The examination of literary and cultural transfer processes in the colonial Caribbean allows completely new insights into the early processes of cultural globalisation. Racist discourses, established models of white abolitionists, politics of remembrance and the hitherto neglected role of the Haitian Revolution combine to an amalgam that questions our established concept of a genuine western mo…
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- 9783110495416
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- VIII, 359 p.
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- 840.99729 MUL c
Conclusion: Implementing innovative social investment
"Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. The turn towards a Social Investment approach to welfare implies deploying resources to enhance human capital and mobilise the productive potential of citizens, starting in early childhood. This edited collection brings regional and local realities to the forefront of social investment debates by showcasing successes, challenges and setbacks of Soc…
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- 9781447347828
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- 361.65094 BAS c
Skin Color and Identity Formation
The focus of this study is on the ways in which skin color moderates the perceptions of opportunity and academic orientation of 17 Mexican and Puerto Rican high school students. More specifically, the study's analysis centered on cataloguing the racial/ethnic identification shifts (or not) in relation to how they perceive others situate them based on skin color.
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- 9780415949705
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- 373.18296872073 FER s
The globalization of science curricula
Globalization is a powerful force with far reaching impacts on education and education policy. The growth of large scale international surveys of student achievement and the increasing role played by intergovernmental agencies in education means that the influence that globalization exerts on education is likely to increase even further in the future.This open access book provides a significant…
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- volume 3
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- 9783319715322
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- 100 p.; 22 cm.
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- A Series of In-depth Analyses Based on Data of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)
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- 373 STA g
Knowledge production and contradictory functions in African higher education
This volume brings together excellent scholarship and innovative policy discussion to demonstrate the essential role of higher education in the development of Africa and of the world at large. Based on deep knowledge of the university system in several African countries, this book will reshape the debate on development in the global information economy for years to come. It should be mandatory …
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- 9781920677855
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- 370 CLO k
Literature Matters
This new collection of J. Hillis Miller’s essays centres on the question “why and to what end should we read, teach, and spend our time with literary and/or cultural studies?” At a time when electronic media seem to dominate the market completely, and jobs follow the money flows into electronic and technical fields, literary and cultural studies might appear as a decorative addenda but no…
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- 9781785420351
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- 171 p.
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- 801.3 HIL l
The art of ethics in the information society : mind you
New technologies are often implemented before their ethical consequences have been fully understood. In this volume, experts working in the sciences, arts, and philosophy of technology share novel perspectives on how we can
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- 9789462984493
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- 144p. : ill.
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- 190 ART a
Computer Science, Information & General Works 
Philosophy & Psychology 
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Literature 
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