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Extending educational reform : from one school to many
In an effort to improve student achievement, thousands of US schools have adopted school reform models devised externally by universities and other organizations. Such models have been successful in improving individual schools or groups of schools, but what happens when educational reform attempts to extend from one school to many? Through qualitative data from several studies, this book explo…
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- 9780203993965
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- xi, 179p. : ill.
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- 371.200973 DAT e
Gender and lifelong learning : critical feminist engagements
This insightful book is ideal for students, researchers and policy makers wanting a sound overview of the critical issues of gender in lifelong learning. Asking pertinent questions relating to discourses on policy, the authors offer the reader a rare view of lifelong learning from a gender-focused perspective, filling a gap in the literature and moving current debate on into new areas. Question…
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- 9780203969533
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- xiii, 214p. : ill.
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- 374.0082 GEN g
Innovative school principals and restructuring : life history portraits of su…
Restructuring is an international phenomenon, and great stress is placed on the role of the innovative principal in the process. This book offers insights into the ways in which six principals go about leading the change process in their schools, and looks for ways of understanding why and how principals behave and think in the way they do. Its edited topical life history approach identifies ke…
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- 9780203985946
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- vi, 182p. : ill.
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- 371.200994 DIM i
The lecturer's guide to quality and standards in colleges and universities
A follow-up volume to "Managing Teaching and Learning in Further Education and Higher Education", this text provides a guide to managing quality and standards from the lecturer's point of view. It covers key issues such as teaching, learning, student support, assessment, evaluation, course design, bidding for and managing resources, marketing and research.; Based on the model of lecturer as ref…
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- 9780203975534
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- viii, 224p. : ill.
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- 378.1250941 ASH l
Learning outside the academy : international research perspectives on lifelon…
This book weaves together different strands of research in the area of lifelong learning that concentrates particularly on learning in alternative settings and ways, such experiential learning and informal and community learning. Drawing upon international research, the book examines how these strands of research can contribute to each other. The contributions to this book are based on material…
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- 9780203018385
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- xii, 239p. : ill
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- 374 LEA l
Children after a natural disaster : materials for educators and tearchers. (V…
"Catastrophes and natural disasters lead to numerous problems in the education of children and teenagers, who present as the most vulnerable subjects in the communities affected. Often, in these circumstances, adults (educators, teachers, parents) do not know how to respond to their needs, reactions and feelings. What do we need to know about childhood trauma? What answers should we give to chi…
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- 9788891767974
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- 370 VAC c
ethics of educational healthcare placements in low and middle income countries
This book examines the current state of elective placements of medical undergraduate students in developing countries and their impact on health care education at home. Drawing from a recent case study of volunteer deployment in Uganda, the authors provide an in-depth evaluation of the impacts on the students themselves and the learning outcomes associated with placements in low resource settin…
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- 9783319483627
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- 370 AHM t
The social sciences in the Asian century
In this collection of essays, we reflect on what it means to practise the social sciences in the twenty-first century. The book brings together leading social scientists from the Asia-Pacific region. We argue for the benefit of dialogue between the diverse theories and methods of social sciences in the region, the role of the social sciences in addressing real-world problems, the need to transc…
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- 9781925022599
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- xi, 213p. : ill.
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- 300.95 SOC s
Financing higher education and economic development in East Asia
This volume addresses important issues to do with access to higher education and different models of its financing in the East Asia region. It is enriched by diverse perspectives from vastly different starting points and by the historical and institutional settings in the region. The issues are set out in the context of the value of higher education in economic development and how it contribute…
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- 9781921666636
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- viii, 281p. : ill.
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- 379.1214 FIN f
Understanding statistics and experimental design : how to not Lie with statis…
This open access textbook provides the background needed to correctly use, interpret and understand statistics and statistical data in diverse settings. Part I makes key concepts in statistics readily clear. Parts I and II give an overview of the most common tests (t-test, ANOVA, correlations) and work out their statistical principles. Part III provides insight into meta-statistics (statistics …
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- 9783030034993
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- 519.5 HER u
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