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The politics of diversity in music education
This open access book examines the political structures and processes that frame and produce understandings of diversity in and through music education. Recent surges in nationalist, fundamentalist, protectionist and separatist tendencies highlight the imperative for music education to extend beyond nominal policy agendas or wholly celebratory diversity discourses. Bringing together high-level …
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- 9783030656171
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- x, 214p. : ill.
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- 780.71 POL p
Like nobody's business: an insider's guide to how US University finances rea…
"How do university finances really work? From flagship public research universities to small, private liberal arts colleges, there are few aspects of these institutions associated with more confusion, myths or lack of understanding than how they fund themselves and function in the business of higher education. Using simple, approachable explanations supported by clear illustrations, this book t…
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- 9781800641099
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- xi, 471 pages (1 online resource) : charts (color)
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- 378.38 COM l
Unequal family lives : causes and consequences in Europe and the Americas
Across the Americas and Europe, the family has changed and marriage is in retreat. To answer the question of what's driving these changes and how they impact social and economic inequality, progressives have typically focused on the economic causes of changing family structures, whereas conservatives tend to stress cultural and policy roots. In this illuminating book, an international group of …
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- 9781108235525
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- xix, 327p. : ill.
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- 306.850973 UNE u
A political science manifesto for the age of populism : challenging growth, m…
Populism and authoritarian-populist parties have surged in the 21st century. In the United States, Donald Trump appears to have become the poster president for the surge. David M. Ricci, in this call to arms, thinks Trump is symptomatic of the changes that have caused a crisis among Americans - namely, mass economic and creative destruction: automation, outsourcing, deindustrialization, globali…
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- 9781108785440
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- x, 245p. : ill.
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- 320.473 RIC p
The disinformation age : politics, technology, and disruptive communication i…
The intentional spread of falsehoods – and attendant attacks on minorities, press freedoms, and the rule of law – challenge the basic norms and values upon which institutional legitimacy and political stability depend. How did we get here? The Disinformation Age assembles a remarkable group of historians, political scientists, and communication scholars to examine the historical and politic…
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- 9781108914628
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- xxvii, 293p. : ill.
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- 320.973014 DIS d
Science and technology governance and ethics : a global perspective from Euro…
This book analyzes the possibilities for effective global governance of science in Europe, India and China. Authors from the three regions join forces to explore how ethical concerns over new technologies can be incorporated into global science and technology policies. The first chapter introduces the topic, offering a global perspective on embedding ethics in science and technology policy. Cha…
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- 9783319146935
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- viii, 173p. : ill.
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- 509 MIL s
Unequal family lives: causes and consequences in Europe and the Americas
Across the Americas and Europe, the family has changed and marriage is in retreat. To answer the question of what's driving these changes and how they impact social and economic inequality, progressives have typically focused on the economic causes of changing family structures, whereas conservatives tend to stress cultural and policy roots. In this illuminating book, an international group of …
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- 9781108415958
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- xix, 327 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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- 306.850973 CAH u
The Bugis chronicle of Bone
"The Bugis Chronicle of Bone is a masterwork in the historiographical tradition of South Sulawesi in Indonesia. Written in the late seventeenth century for a very specific political purpose, it describes the steady growth of the kingdom of Bone from the fourteenth century onwards. The local conquests of the fifteenth century, closely linked to agricultural expansion, give way to the long confli…
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- 9781760463588
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- X!!, 153 p.
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- 958.9 BUG b
Reliability and validity of international large-scale assessment : understand…
This open access book describes and reviews the development of the quality control mechanisms and methodologies associated with IEA’s extensive program of educational research. A group of renowned international researchers, directly involved in the design and execution of IEA’s international large-scale assessments (ILSAs), describe the operational and quality control procedures that are em…
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- 9783030530815
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- xi, 227p. : ill.
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- 371.26013 REL r
European higher education area: challenges for a new decade
This open access book highlights the major outcomes of the fourth edition of the Future of Higher Education – Bologna Process Researchers Conference (January 2020), which has already established itself as a landmark in the European higher education environment. The conference provides a unique forum for dialogue between researchers, experts and policy makers in the field of higher education, …
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- 9783030563165
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- lv, 596p. : ill.
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- 378 EUR e
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