Towards a New Case for Higher Learning
Peter T. Quiddington
ISBN13: 9781604977172
Date: 28-Oct-10
This work reveals the fraught nature of the relationship between the academy and the state in order to provide a more coherent framework for thinking about the way in which universities, and academic activities in general, are best organized and regulated. Drawing on a wealth of historical and current empirical evidence, this book presents a powerful argument that universities are foremost civil institutions, not unlike parliament or the judiciary.
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International Regimes, Local Governments, and Educational Autonomy
José Cossa
ISBN13: 9781604975154
Date: 28-Jul-08
"This book will contribute to the debate and policy deliberations of policymakers, students, and scholars in Africa and globally." - Professor N’Dri T. Assié-Lumumba, Cornell University
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Tiina Itkonen
ISBN13: 9781604976267
Date: 28-Sep-09
This study is the first that analyzes the behavior and effectiveness of special education interest groups over a 30-year time span, using advocacy groups as units of analysis. This is an important book for readers with a specific interest in special education policy, as well as political scientists in search of answers to broader questions of public policy making.
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Using Sociocultural Perspectives to Develop Science Education
Geeta Verma
ISBN13: 9781604976595
Date: 18-Dec-09
In 21st-century America, one of the goals of the education is to successfully prepare students for their meaningful, sustained, and robust participation in a democratic society. There has been no study to date that examines the impact of curricular approaches guided by a sociocultural framework (contextualized curriculum in this study) on the comprehension level and attitudes of students. The study fills that gap and holds implications for the inclusion of alternative curricular framework in urban middle school science classrooms.
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