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21. Chicano School Failure and Success

    Past, Present, and Future, 3rd Edition

    Edited by Richard R. Valencia

    The third edition of the best selling collection, Chicano School Failure and Success presents a complete and comprehensive review of the multiple and complex issues affecting Chicano students today. Richly informative and accessibly written, this edition includes completely revised and updated...

    Published December 15th 2010 by Routledge
22. Structuring Mass Higher Education

    The Role of Elite Institutions

    Edited by David Palfreyman, Ted Tapper

    Series: International Studies in Higher Education

    Undoubtedly the most important development in higher education in recent years has been the seemingly inexorable expansion of national systems. In a comparatively short time period many countries have moved from an elite to a mass model. Furthermore, expansion has invariably changed the whole...

    Published December 8th 2010 by Routledge
23. Education and Society in a Changing Mizoram

    The Practice of Pedagogy

    By Lakshmi Bhatia

    Series: Transition in Northeastern India

    Located in the domain of cultural politics, the book with rich ethnographical data from Mizoram, a lesser known and understood state, brings the community, state and culture to centre-stage, along with family and stratification of the sociological discourse in education. The book argues for a...

    Published July 27th 2010 by Routledge India
24. Young People with Anti-Social Behaviours

    Practical Resources for Professionals

    By Kathy Hampson

    Series: David Fulton / Nasen

    The media today suggests that many young people are becoming involved in anti-social behaviour. But increasing amounts of legislation and ASBOs neither seem to have addressed the real issues nor solved the problem, and may simply add to the frustrations of all those involved. Kathy Hampson’s...

    Published July 21st 2010 by Routledge
25. Spatial Theories of Education

    Policy and Geography Matters

    Edited by Kalervo N. Gulson, Colin Symes

    Series: Routledge Research in Education

    This collection of original work, within the sociology of education, draws on the 'spatial turn' in contemporary social theory. The premise of this book is that drawing on theories of space allows for a more sophisticated understanding of the competing rationalities underlying educational policy...

    Published March 17th 2010 by Routledge
26. Towards the Virtuous University

    The Moral Bases of Academic Practice

    By Jon Nixon

    Series: Key Issues in Higher Education

    A good university is invariably assumed to be one which is managerially effective in terms of its economic efficiency, and is judged in terms of entrepreneurialism, self-promotion and competitive innovation. This book argues that in the majority of institutions, these goals are being pursued to the...

    Published September 6th 2009 by Routledge
27. Education and Reform in China

    Edited by Emily Hannum, Albert Park

    Series: Routledge Studies in Asia's Transformations

    Transformative market reforms in China since the late 1970s have improved living standards dramatically, but have also led to unprecedented economic inequality. During this period, China’s educational system was restructured to support economic development, with educational reforms occurring at a...

    Published July 23rd 2009 by Routledge
28. Learning to Teach English in the Secondary School

    A Companion to School Experience, 3rd Edition

    Edited by Jon Davison, Jane Dowson

    Series: Learning to Teach Subjects in the Secondary School Series

    How do you approach teaching English in the modern classroom? What is expected of a would-be English teacher? This bestselling textbook combines theory and practice to present a broad introduction to the opportunities and challenges of teaching English in secondary school classrooms. Each...

    Published May 10th 2009 by Routledge
29. Giving a Lecture

    From Presenting to Teaching, 2nd Edition

    By Kate Exley, Reg Dennick

    Series: Key Guides for Effective Teaching in Higher Education

    The second edition of Giving a Lecture builds upon the reputation and success of the Key Guides for Effective Teaching in Higher Education series. It is an excellent resource for those new to teaching at the University and College level and for those who just want to reflect upon and refresh...

    Published April 29th 2009 by Routledge
30. Universities, Ethics and Professions

    Debate and Scrutiny

    Edited by John Strain, Ronald Barnett, Peter Jarvis

    Series: Key Issues in Higher Education

    Every business and organization today needs to impress stakeholders with its ethics policy. Universities, Ethics and Professions examines how this emphasis on ethics by the professional world is impacting universities, institutions that have long been key contributors to ethical reflection and...

    Published April 13th 2009 by Routledge