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The Roots, Rituals, and Rhetorics of Change: North American Business Schools After the Second World War by Mie Augier
RRP: $58.78$50.69Some rather remarkable changes took place in North American business schools between 1945 and 1970, altering the character of these institutions, the possibilities for their future, and the terms of discourse about them. This period represents a minor... -
Learning and Governance in the EU Policy Making Process by Anthony R. Zito
RRP: $182.68$158.63This book takes stock of learning theories in the European Union (EU) integration literature and assesses what insights the concept of 'learning' has added to our understanding of the European integration processes. Given the European integration... -
Widener: Biography of a Library by Matthew Battles
RRP: $88.10$71.40Wallace Stegner called its stacks enchanted. Barbara Tuchman called it my Archimedes bathtub, my burning bush. But to Thomas Wolfe, it was a place of wilderment and despair. Since its opening in 1915, the Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library has led a... -
The Gates Foundation and the Future of US Public Schools by Philip E. Kovacs
RRP: $109.18$94.90There has been much public praise for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's efforts to reform public education. However, few scholars have engaged substantively and critically with the organization's work. While the Gates Foundation is the single... -
Higher Education in the Digital Age: Moving Academia Online Annika Zorn 9781788970150
$209.18The European higher education sector is moving online, but to what extent? Are the digital disruptions seen in other sectors of relevance for both academics and management in higher education? How far are we from fully seizing the opportunities that an... -
Remaking College: The Changing Ecology of Higher Education by Mitchell L. Stevens
RRP: $46.18$40.30Between 1945 and 1990 the United States built the largest and most productive higher education system in world history. Over the last two decades, however, dramatic budget cuts to public academic services and skyrocketing tuition have made college... -
School Was Our Life: Remembering Progressive Education by Jane Roland Martin
RRP: $41.98$36.83The late 1930s and early 1940s were the peak of progressive education in the United States, and Elisabeth Irwin's Little Red School House in New York City was iconic in that movement. For the first time, stories and recollections from students who... -
The Kinsey Institute: The First Seventy Years by Judith A. Allen
RRP: $58.78$51.53Founded by Alfred C. Kinsey in 1947, the Kinsey Institute has been a leading organization in developing an understanding of human sexuality. In this new book with over 65 images of Kinsey and the Institute's collections, Judith A. Allen and the coauthors... -
Managing Global Risks in the Urban Age: Singapore and the Making of a Global City by Yee-Kuang Heng
RRP: $283.50$247.13The first full-length exposition of what it terms a global city-global risks nexus, this volume crosses disciplinary boundaries to draw upon research from Security Studies; Geography; Sociology; and Urban Studies. Innovative in its approach integrating... -
Quest to Learn: Developing the School for Digital Kids Katie Salen Tekinbas (Professor) 9780262515658
RRP: $39.88$35.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262515658Author Katie Salen TekinbasFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 137mm... -
A College of Her Own: The History of Barnard by Robert McCaughey
RRP: $73.50$59.09In 1889, Annie Nathan Meyer, still in her early twenties, led the effort to start Barnard College after Columbia College refused to admit women. Named after a former Columbia president, Frederick Barnard, who had advocated for Columbia to become... -
Education Behind the Wall - Why and How We Teach College in Prison by Mneesha Gellman
RRP: $58.80$57.52An edited volume reflecting on different aspects of teaching in prison and different points of view.This book seeks to address some of the major issues faced by faculty who are teaching college classes for incarcerated students. Composed of a series of... -
Mayors in the Middle: Politics, Race, and Mayoral Control of Urban Schools by Jeffrey R. Henig
RRP: $79.80$63.02Desperate to jump-start the reform process in America's urban schools, politicians, scholars, and school advocates are looking increasingly to mayors for leadership. But does a stronger mayoral role represent bold institutional change with real potential... -
Making the University Matter by Barbie Zelizer
RRP: $90.28$78.94Making the University Matter investigates how academics situate themselves simultaneously in the university and the world and how doing so affects the viability of the university setting. The university stands at the intersection of two sets of... -
Historians and Historical Societies in the Public Life of Imperial Russia by Vera Kaplan
RRP: $113.40$99.10What was the role of historians and historical societies in the public life of imperial Russia? Focusing on the Society of Zealots of Russian Historical Education (1895-1918), Vera Kaplan analyzes the network of voluntary associations that existed in... -
Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection Deepa Iyer 9781558969421
RRP: $33.58$30.62To engage in social change at this moment in time requires consistent attention, deep reflection, and committed collective action. Social Change Now is a powerful roadmap for individuals and organizations who are ready to deepen their commitment to... -
The Future of Civic Education: Rebuilding a Democracy in Ruins Elizabeth Yeager Washington 9781032446332
RRP: $283.50$240.98Speaking to the need to move beyond traditional formulations, this textbook presents radical visions for transforming civic education in the United States.Drawing on the experience of educators and scholars—including those rooted in feminist, queer,... -
Positive Youth Development Principles in Practice: How Youth Service Organizations Help Youth Thrive Peter Samuelson 9781350451407
RRP: $189.00$160.65This open access book tells the story of eight youth service organizations in the USA, using the voices of the impacted youth and the staff who accompanied them. Drawing on a series of structured interviews with young people and staff and informed by... -
The Future of Civic Education: Rebuilding a Democracy in Ruins Elizabeth Yeager Washington 9781032435442
$78.04Speaking to the need to move beyond traditional formulations, this textbook presents radical visions for transforming civic education in the United States.Drawing on the experience of educators and scholars—including those rooted in feminist, queer,...