History

Exam Board: WJECLevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2017First exams: Summer 2019Endorsed by WJECHelp every student to develop the in-depth knowledge and historical skills they need to achieve their best with the market-leading series for...

As the tumultuous decade of the 1960s ended, a number of very traditional, very conservative, highly prestigious colleges and universities in the United States and the United Kingdom decided to go coed, seemingly all at once, in a remarkably brief span...

The Realities of Completing a PhD gives a balanced and evidence-based view of the realities of PhD life. Full of practical tips and including a checklist to complete before sending an application, the book helps prospective PhD students prepare for the...

Friedrich Froebel, the 'father of kindergarten', is one of the most influential pedagogues of the 19th century. However, relatively little is known about his life, his successes and failures, and his personal relationships. Based on many untranslated and...

Britain's Greatest Prime Minister: Lord Liverpool unpicks two centuries of Whig history to redeem Lord Liverpool (1770-1828) from 'arch-mediocrity' and establish him as the greatest political leader the country has ever seen. In the past, biographers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681885858Author Jamie GroveFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Weldon OwenPublisher Weldon Owen

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781091101746Author Captivating HistoryFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781952191183Author Matt ClaytonFormat HardbackPage Count 110Imprint Refora PublicationsPublisher Refora PublicationsWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647481728Author Captivating HistoryFormat HardbackPage Count 346Imprint Captivating HistoryPublisher Captivating HistoryWeight(grams) 630gDimensions(mm)...

From humble origins in the middle of the 19th century as a penny singing class within the Birmingham and Midland Institute, the Birmingham School of Music was finally established as a major force for musical education in 1886. This beautiful illustrated...

Scotland's education system has been claimed by many to be one of the most successful in the world and its alleged decline in recent decades has generated a great deal of controversy. This book is the first full account of the history of...

Handsworth Revolution has been widely acclaimed as an important book. It charts the progress of an inner-city primary school over twenty three years, describing and analysing its evolution in the context of a local community at a time of rapid change. It...

The seminal study of the antecedents of Deaf culture is now back in print. Edited by renowned scholar Harlan Lane, "The Deaf Experience: Classics in Language and Education" presents a selection of the earliest essays written by members of the nascent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781563684159Author Ferdinand BerthierFormat HardbackPage Count 174Imprint Gallaudet University Press,U.S.Publisher Gallaudet University Press,U.S...

The only guide on the history of American education you will need to read, The History and Social Foundations of Education, Tenth Edition, serves as a quick reference to the most important persons, dates, events, and movements that shaped the nation's...

Education during the Tudor era was a privilege and took many forms including schools, colleges and apprenticeships. Those responsible for delivering education came from a variety of backgrounds from the humble parish priest to the most famed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648885504Author Ingvar AskelsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Neoviking Co.Publisher Neoviking Co.Weight(grams) 141gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

From a small city college in the sixteenth century the University of Edinburgh grew to be one of the world's greatest centres of scholarship, research and learning. Its history is told here by three of its leading historians with wit, verve and style...

Despite a good deal of research and writing concerning the development and intellectual transformation in the period of the early university, the subject remains in many respects enigmatic. This collection of essays in honor of Otto Grundler tackles many...

A dynamic new look at the legendary college that was a major incubator of the arts in midcentury America In 1933, John Rice founded Black Mountain College in North Carolina as an experiment in making artistic experience central to learning. Though it...

Peter Wood argues against the flawed interpretation of history found in the New York Times' 1619 Project and asserts that the true origins of American self-government were enshrined in the Mayflower Compact in 1620."1620 is a dispassionate, clear...

From the president of Wesleyan University, an illuminating history of the student, spanning from antiquity to Zoom "[Roth] has a clear vision for what it ought to mean to be a student: Learn what you love to do, get better at it, and then share it with...

Understand Irish History is a comprehensive guide to a fascinating history. You will explore Irish reformation and restoration, culture, religion and society as well as more recent conflicts and their impact. Taking you from ancient Ireland to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307405395Author Charles MurrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 193gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646425419Author Jessica YoodFormat HardbackPage Count 168Imprint Utah State University PressPublisher Utah State University PressWeight(grams) 340g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798553539931Author Patrobas Joseph BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 372Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 216g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999462010Author Ashley FeazellFormat PaperbackPage Count 46Imprint Talented TenthPublisher Talented TenthWeight(grams) 100g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999462034Author Ashley FeazellFormat PaperbackPage Count 46Imprint Talented TenthPublisher Talented TenthWeight(grams) 100g

This book surveys the rich, colourful history of mass hysteria and kindred phenomena in schools, from outbreaks of demonic possession during witchcraft scares to twitching and shaking epidemics that became common in nineteenth century European schools,...

"The Idea of a University [is an] eloquent defense of a liberal education which is perhaps the most timeless of all [Newman's] books and certainly the one most intellectually accessible to readers of every religious faith and of none. . . . [O]nly...

There have been schools of many kinds over the past five thousand years. This book traces their evolution from the teaching of cuneiform in Ancient Sumeria to the use of digital technologies. Warlow reflects on the innovations which have shaped practice...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648430886Author James BarreraFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint Texas A&M University PressPublisher Texas A&M University Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646425426Author Jessica YoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Utah State University PressPublisher Utah State University PressWeight(grams) 454g

In the 1960s, professors, students, and activists on the political Left viewed college curricula as useful sites for political transformation. They coordinated efforts to alter general education requirements at the college level to foster change in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781649670199Author Tim SummerlinFormat HardbackPage Count 270Imprint State House PressPublisher State House Press

This is the first effort to provide a broad assessment of how well the Brown v. Board of Education decision that declared an end to segregated schools in the United States was implemented. Written by a distinguished group of historians, the twelve essays...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780974819013Author Donald D LandonFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint Moon City PressPublisher Moon City PressWeight(grams) 2109g

Mariolina Salvatori presents an anthology of documents that examine the evolution of American education in the nineteenth century and meaning of the word pedagogy.Book InformationISBN 9780822958222Author Mariolina Rizzi SalvatoriFormat PaperbackPage...

An important historical account of Tuskegee University's significant advances in health care, which affected millions of lives worldwide. Tuskegee University is most commonly associated with its founding president, Booker T. Washington, the scientific...

Booker T. Washington, the founder of Tuskegee Institute, and Julius Rosenwald, the president of Sears, Roebuck, and Company, first met in 1911 at a Chicago luncheon. By charting the lives of these two men both before and after the meeting, Stephanie...