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Publisher: Council of Europe
Keywords: education, intercultural, people, human, rights, adults, activities, pack, ideas, resources, methods, informal
Published: 2004-01
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 9287156298
ISBN-13: 9789287156297

Authors:Stephen J. Ball, Ivor F. Goodson, Meg Maguire,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: education, policy, heritage, journal, times, globalisation, new, years
Number of Pages: 392
Published: 2007-04-22
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0415590787
ISBN-13: 9780415590785

Education, Globalisation and New Times comprises a selection of the most influential papers published over the�twenty-one years of the Journal of Education Policy. Written by many of the leading scholars in the field, these seminal papers cover a variety of subjects, sectors and levels of education, focused around the following major themes: education, globalisation and new times policy theory and method policy and equity. Compiled by the journal’s editors, Stephen Ball, Ivor Goodson and Meg Maguire, the book illustrates the development of the field of education policy studies,

Author: Michael Byram
Publisher: Multilingual Matter
Keywords: education, intercultural, languages, reflections, communication, citizenship, language, foreign, essays
Number of Pages: 220
Published: 2008-06-15
List price: $119.95
ISBN-10: 1847690793
ISBN-13: 9781847690791

This collection of essays analyses the evolution of theory of intercultural competence and its relationship to education for citizenship. It does so by analysing the concepts of intercultural competence, including the notion of the intercultural speaker, by discussing the ways in which language education policy develops and by comparing the theories and purposes of foreign language education and education for citizenship.

Authors:Terry Evans, Daryl Natio,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: education, distance, routledge, studies, practices, policies, opening, open
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 1996-10-22
List price: $64.95
ISBN-10: 0415141834
ISBN-13: 9780415141833

We live in a society with ever changing needs and expectations, with education practitioners and policy-makers facing the challenges of new economic, social and technological conditions in their work.Opening Education examines the relationship between government and organizational policies, and the work of practitioners in open and distance learning, by exploring a selection of international examples. The authors, many of them recognized experts, write from a wide range of international and organizational perspectives, with each one draws on significant experience within his or her field.

Authors:John B. Bennett, J. W. Peltason,
Publisher: Macmillan Pub Co
Keywords: education, higher, american, council, academy, series, macmillan, ethical, issues, regulation, contemporary, roles
Number of Pages: 266
Published: 1985-12
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 0029026601
ISBN-13: 9780029026601

Authors:Frank H.T. Rhodes, James J. Duderstadt, Peter McE. B
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Keywords: education, higher, council, oryx, series, american, press, advancement, fund, raising, successful, learning
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 1997-09-23
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 1573560723
ISBN-13: 9781573560726

Successful Fund Raising is a compilation of essays by university presidents and chief advancement officers who share their fundraising successes and demonstrate the importance of a team effort among the campus chief executive officer, the trustees, and the senior staff officer in charge of the advancement program. The authors discuss how the advancement function is integrated into an institution’s ongoing planning process, as well as the respective roles and responsibilities of key players in this process. The contributing authors also share specific information about their advancement p

Authors:Allan Collins, Richard Halverso,
Publisher: Teachers College Pre
Keywords: education, technology, connections, tec, series, america, revolution, digital, rethinking, schooling
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2009-09-01
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0807750026
ISBN-13: 9780807750025

’’The most convincing account I’ve read about how education will change in the decades ahead the authors’ analyses are impressive, fair-minded, and useful. -Howard Gardner, author of Five Minds for the Future and Frames of Mind’’A breakthrough book that goes well beyond the idea of adding technology to existing schools. This will be a must read for my students and research collaborators.’’ -John Bransford, author of How People Learn and Preparing Teachers for a Changing World’’If you want to join today’s conversation about the f