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A scholarly inquiry into disciplinary practices in educational institutions
This book is a collection of chapters based on original research dealing with issues of discipline and disciplinary practices in educational institutions. The aim of the book is to provide a scholarly and scientific perspective on the current state of discipline and disciplinary practices in schools and tertiary education settings. The issue of discipline is investigated from diverse paradigmat…
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- 9781928523154
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- XXXIII, 326 p.
- Series Title
- NWU Education and Human Rights in Diversity Series, 2
- Call Number
- 370 ASC a
Continuity and discontinuity in learning careers : potentials for a learning …
Continuity and Discontinuity in Learning Careers: Potentials for a Learning Space in a Changing World focuses on the continuities and discontinuities of the learning careers and identities of non-traditional adult students in diverse learning contexts. Readership: All those interested in adult education and the challenges facing adult education today such as researchers in education and social …
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- 9789004375475
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- XV, 198 p.
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- Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, 6
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- 374.94 CON c
Working and learning in times of uncertainty : challenges to adult, professio…
This book analyses the challenges of globalisation and uncertainty impacting on working and learning at individual, organisational and societal levels. Readership: Educational Researchers and their students
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- 9789463002448
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- VIII, 236 p.
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- 374.013 BOH w
Vocational education and training in Sub-Saharan Africa : current situation a…
There is a rising demand for specialist workers in several countries of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The area still lacks a consistent system of professional training and further education. The conference transcript comprises practical knowledge collected by the authors to depict the current state of professional training within the Sub-Saharan African countries. The paper also introduces the read…
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- 9783763957934
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- 367 p.
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- 370.1130967 EIC v
Theoretical and practical advances in computer-based educational measurement
This open access book presents a multitude of different, yet related, innovations in educational measurement and provides insight in their practical possibilities. The book not only addresses several improvements in the quality of educational measurement and innovations in (inter)national large scale assessments, but also several advances in psychometrics and improvements in computerized ada…
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- 9783030184803
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- xii, 399p. : ill.
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- 371.26 THE t
Youth and the politics of the Present
Youth and the Politics of the Present presents a range of topical sociological investigations into various aspects of the everyday practices of young adults in different European contexts. Indeed, this volume provides an original and provocative investigation of various current central issues surrounding the effects of globalization and the directions in which Western societies are steering the…
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- 9780367150990
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- 202 p.; 22 cm.
- Series Title
- Routledge Advances in Sociology
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- 323.32 YOU y
Youth studies and generations : values, practices and discourses on generations
There is currently much discourse about generations in the public sphere. A sequence of letters conflates generations and age cohorts born in the last few decades (generation “X”, “Y” or “Z”) as well as multiple categories are used to describe today’s young people as a generation that is distinct from its predecessors. Despite the popularity of generational labels in media, politi…
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- 9783039283279
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- XIV, 246 p.
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- 370 FER y
Agroecological transitions : from theory to practice in local participatory d…
There is wide agreement on the need to change the prevalent agricultural models, given their negative impacts and their incompatibility with current societal issues. Agroecological transition has been promoted as a potential solution to the ecological, social and economic problems generated by these models. It however involves a systemic, multi-scale and transdisciplinary process. Due to thi…
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- 9783030019532
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- xvi, 335p. : ill.
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- 577.55 AGR a
What is the role for effective pedagogy in contemporary higher education?
The number of students entering into Higher Education (HE) continues to grow and as such the sector now stands at the threshold of a major shift in its philosophy. No longer does the academic prerogative belong to a generation who valued learning for the sake of enlightenment. Many contemporary undergraduate students enter their programmes of study with a primary desire to improve their positio…
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- 9782889455898
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- 101 p.; 22 cm
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- 378 WHA w
New pedagogical challenges in the 21st century: contributions of research in …
The societies of the twenty-first century are subject to social, cultural, political, and economic changes. In this context, the school is asked to educate the future citizens in the present. To respond to this kaleidoscopic reality, the school is immersed in a pedagogical revolution. In this book, the reader will find a selection of avant-garde research works from different disciplines and con…
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- 9781789233803
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- 316 p.; 22 cm
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- 378.013 NEW n
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