Comparative Education Research : Approaches and Methods

Bob Adamson
Hardcover - $460.95

Approaches and methods in comparative education research are of obvious importance, but do not always receive adequate attention. This book contributes new insights within the longstanding traditions of the field.

A particular feature is the focus ...

Handwriting Policy and Practice in English Primary Schools : An Exploratory Study

Anna Barnett
Paperback - $36.95

School Knowledge in Comparative and Historical Perspective : Changing Curricula in Primary and Secondary Education

Aaron Benavot
Hardcover - $357.95

Educational Decentralization : Asian Experiences and Conceptual Contributions

Christopher Bjork
Hardcover - $382.95

Decentralization and Education: Asian Experiences and Conceptual Contributions examines the specific ways in which decentralization policies have affected the structure and delivery of education in eleven Asian nations. Written by top scholars in the ...

Going to School in Oceania

Craig Campbell
Hardcover - $138.95

Going to School in Oceania provides educators and students a detailed analysis of the history and current educational opportunities available in five countries of that region.

Cuba's Academic Advantage : Why Students in Cuba Do Better in School

Martin Carnoy
Paperback - $35.95

“ In a fascinating saga employing forensic tools of statistical analysis, interviews, and classroom observation, Martin Carnoy is able to pierce the mystery of how economically impoverished Cuba academically outperforms the rest of Latin Americ ...

Global Perspectives on E-Learning : Rhetoric and Reality

Alison A. Carr-Chellman
Hardcover - $187.95

"The committee felt that Global Perspectives on E-Learning: Rhetoric and Reality was a remarkable commentary on the disconnect between the rhetoric of online learning (anywhere-anytime, open access, democratization, increasing economic opportunity) a ...

Mi Fa Male Lo Stomach!

Lydia Dovera
Paperback - $41.95

Attraverso una storia personale, l'Autrice ci racconta moltissime cose: gli stati d'animo dei protagonisti, la quotidianit dell'essere madri e figli, il confronto con le istituzioni, uno spaccato dell'Italia e della Germania, la curiosit del diverso, ...

Higher Education in a Globalising World : International Trends and Mutual Observation a Festschrift in Honour of Ulrich Teichler

J. Enders
Paperback - $111.95

The phenomenon of globalisation is frequently claimed to be making an increasingly serious impact on higher education throughout the world. At the same time, higher education, both through the research it generates and through its commitment to the i ...

Going to School in Latin America

Silvina Gvirtz
Hardcover - $138.95

Latin America has tremendous diversity geographically, politically, and demographically. Some countries such as Argentina, Brazil, and Chile, enjoy a time of peace and growing prosperity, while other countries such as Bolivia and Columbia are struggl ...