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Ableism in Academia : Theorising experiences of disabilities and chronic illn…
Rather than embracing difference as a reflection of wider society, academic ecosystems seek to normalise and homogenise ways of working and of being a researcher. As a consequence, ableism in academia is endemic. However, to date no attempt has been made to theorise experiences of ableism in academia. Ableism in Academia provides an interdisciplinary outlook on ableism that is currently missing…
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- -
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- 9781787354975
- Collation
- 241p. ; ill.
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- 378.12 NIC a
Virtual internationalization in higher education
Digital media and information and communication technology (ICT) are being used more and more in international contexts at universities. In her English-language dissertation, Elisa Bruhn examines how this technological potential can be used strategically to expand internationalization. The data basis of the thesis is a content analysis of contributions to international conferences on university…
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- 9783763961948
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- 333 p.
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- 370 BRU v
Turn on the light on science : a research-based guide to break down popular s…
"Scientists deserve public recognition. The ways that they are depicted, however, are severely limited in physical and personal traits, helping to establish and enhance stereotypes under the general title of ‘scientist’. These stereotypes range from the arrogant researcher who wants to rule the world, to the lab coat wearing ‘nerdy’ genius, but all generally fall to an extreme view of a…
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- -
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- 9781911529057
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- xvi, 103p.
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- 509 TUR t
Curriculum and learning for climate action : toward an SDG 4.7 roadmap for sy…
Curriculum and Learning for Climate Action offers researchers, practitioners, donors, and decisionmakers insights into entry points for education systems change needed to reorient human society’s relationship with our planetary systems.; Readership: All interested in Sustainability, International Education, Environmental Education will find this book useful. This includes researchers, student…
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- Vol.5
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- 9789004471818
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- xxxi, 368 p.
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- IBE on Curriculum, Learning, and Assessment, 5
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- 333.7071 IYE c
Teacher education for sustainable development and global citizenship : critic…
This book examines how educators internationally can better understand the role of education as a public good designed to nurture peace, tolerance, sustainable livelihoods and human fulfilment. Bringing together empirical and theoretical perspectives, this insightful text develops new understandings of education for sustainable development and global citizenship (ESD/GC) and illustrates how the…
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- -
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- 9780429427053
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- xxvii, 258 p. : ill.
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- Critical Global Citizenship Education
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- 338.927071 BAM t
Plato's republic : an introduction
This book is a lucid and accessible companion to Plato’s Republic, throwing light upon the text’s arguments and main themes, placing them in the wider context of the text’s structure. In its illumination of the philosophical ideas underpinning the work, it provides readers with an understanding and appreciation of the complexity and literary artistry of Plato’s Republic. McAleer not onl…
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- 9781800640559
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- xxvi, 316 p. : ill. : ind. ; 24 cm
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- 184.38 MCA p
Museum activism
Only a decade ago, the notion that museums, galleries and heritage organisations might engage in activist practice, with explicit intent to act upon inequalities, injustices and environmental crises, was met with scepticism and often derision. Seeking to purposefully bring about social change was viewed by many within and beyond the museum community as inappropriately political and antithetical…
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- 13
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- 9781351251044
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- xxix, 406 p. : ill.
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- -
- Call Number
- 069 JAN m
Artificial intelligence in the Capitalist University : academic labour, commo…
Using Marxist critique, this book explores manifestations of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Higher Education and demonstrates how it contributes to the functioning and existence of the capitalist university. Challenging the idea that AI is a break from previous capitalist technologies, the book offers nuanced examination of the impacts of AI on the control and regulation of academic work and l…
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- -
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- 9781003081654
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- VII, 173 p.
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- Routledge Studies in Education, Neoliberalism, and Marxism,
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- 378.17344678 PRE a
Unintended lessons of revolution : student teachers and political radicalism …
Tanalís Padilla traces the history of the normales rurales—rural schools in Mexico that trained campesino teachers—and outlines how despite being intended to foster a modern, patriotic citizenry, they became sites of radical politics.
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- 4
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- 9781478022084
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- ix, 371 p. : ill.
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- -
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- 370.91734 PAD u
Ethics for A-level
What does pleasure have to do with morality? What role, if any, should intuition have in the formation of moral theory? If something is ‘simulated’, can it be immoral? This accessible and wide-ranging textbook explores these questions and many more. Key ideas in the fields of normative ethics, metaethics and applied ethics are explained rigorously and systematically, with a vivid writing…
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- -
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- 9781783743902
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- 245 p. : ill.. ; 24 cm
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- -
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- 170.71 DIM e
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