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Sensitive objects : affect and material culture
"The study of affect has become a dynamic field spanning a range of disciplines from psychology over neuroscience to philosophy and cultural studies. Little attention however has been payed to material culture. This book presents an innovative set of ethnographies of the affective relations between people and things. It tackles the sensual experiences of materiality, through taste, sounds, smel…
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- 9789188168610
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- 285 p.
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- 152.4 SEN s
Theoretical and methodological perspectives on higher education management an…
As an interdisciplinary field of study, higher education research is still underdeveloped in terms of theoretical matureness and rigour. This book offers perspectives on how a range of methodological choices, theoretical approaches and conceptualisations from other disciplines can be successfully applied and utilised in the context of higher education. As a reader compiled of independent chapte…
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- 9789520308438
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- 218 p.
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- 378 THE t
The mathematics education of prospective secondary teachers around the world
This volume shares and discusses significant new trends and developments in research and practices related to various aspects of preparing prospective secondary mathematics teachers from 2005–2015. It provides both an overview of the current state-of-the-art and outstanding recent research reports from an international perspective. The authors completed a thorough review of the literature by …
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- 9783319389653
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- 58 p.
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- 370 MAT m
Learning and teaching in adult education : contemporary theories
Learning is a key issue in education. Being familiar with contemporary learning theory, therefore, is an essential prerequisite for education scholars and practitioners alike
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- 9783866494435
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- 132 p.
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- 374 PAT l
The education system in Mexico
Over the last three decades, a significant amount of research has sought to relate educational institutions, policies, practices and reforms to social structures and agencies. A number of models have been developed that have become the basis for attempting to understand the complex relation between education and society. At the same time, national and international bodies tasked with improving …
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- 9781787350724
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- 173 p.
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- 370.972 EDU e
Opening up education : the collective advancement of education through open t…
Experts discuss the potential for open education tools, resources, and knowledge to transform the economics and ecology of education.Given the abundance of open education initiatives that aim to make educational assets freely available online, the time seems ripe to explore the potential of open education to transform the economics and ecology of education. Despite the diversity of tools and re…
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- 9780262033718
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- 477 p.
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- 378.1758 LIY o
The philosophy of mathematics education
This survey provides a brief and selective overview of research in the philosophy of mathematics education. It asks what makes up the philosophy of mathematics education, what it means, what questions it asks and answers, and what is its overall importance and use? It provides overviews of critical mathematics education, and the most relevant modern movements in the philosophy of mathematics. A…
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- 9783319405698
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- 26 p.
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- 510.71 PHI p
What is literature for?
Along with the theoretical or traditionally historical question “What is literature?”, the critical and political question “What can literature do?” begs an answer. What value do contemporary society and culture ascribe to literature? What utility? What role? “My confidence in the future of literature”, wrote Italo Calvino, consists in the knowledge that there are things that only l…
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- 9782722602755
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- 840.93 COM w
Manifesto for the humanities : transforming doctoral education in good enough…
After a remarkable career in higher education, Sidonie Smith offers Manifesto for the Humanities as a reflective contribution to the current academic conversation over the place of the Humanities in the 21st century. Her focus is on doctoral education and opportunities she sees for its reform. Grounding this manifesto in background factors contributing to current “crises” in the humanitie…
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- 9780472073047
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- xi, 225p. : ill.
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- 378.2 SMI m
Reading With My Eyes Open: Embracing the critical and the personal in languag…
Untangling the various approaches to language teaching and their history, Gerdi Quist maps recent thinking in language studies at university. Using an interdisciplinary theoretical framework, drawn from educational philosophy, cultural studies, intercultural studies and language pedagogy, the author discusses the many tensions and currents in contemporary language teaching. The author puts forw…
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- 9781909188228
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- ix, 198p. : ill.
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- 418.00711 QUI r
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