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Pearson Education Limited Maths Progress International Year 7 Workbook
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£13.04
Little, Brown Book Group The Starting School Book
Book SynopsisAn indispensable guide for parents whose children are about to start, or have recently started school.Starting school is a huge important milestone for children and their parents. The best school years happen when everyone involved feels happy and engaged with the whole experience, and yet, with so much information to digest and so little guidance available, the process can be incredibly confusing. The Starting School Book is a reassuring and practical guide for parents of school-age children. Sarah Ockwell-Smith provides clear and helpful advice for each stage of the process, whether your are just beginning to think about your child''s education, applying for a school place, preparing your child for starting at the school you have chosen, or your child has already started school and you would like to help smooth the transition.Specific guidance includes:* Starting school ages, policies and procedures* How to decide the best
£13.49
University of Toronto Press Indigenous Methodologies
Book SynopsisIndigenous Methodologies is a groundbreaking text. Since its original publication in 2009, it has become the most trusted guide used in the study of Indigenous methodologies and has been adopted in university courses around the world. It provides a conceptual framework for implementing Indigenous methodologies and serves as a useful entry point for those wishing to learn more broadly about Indigenous research.The second edition incorporates new literature along with substantial updates, including a thorough discussion of Indigenous theory and analysis, new chapters on community partnership and capacity building, an added focus on oracy and other forms of knowledge dissemination, and a renewed call to decolonize the academy. The second edition also includes discussion questions to enhance classroom interaction with the text. In a field that continues to grow and evolve, and as universities and researchers strive to learn and apply Indigenous-informed research, this imTable of ContentsPrologue Introduction Part I Chapter 1 - Indigenous Methodologies and Qualitative Inquiry Chapter 2 - Indigenous Conceptual Framing in Indigenous Methodologies Part II Chapter 3 - Epistemology and Research: Centring Tribal Knowledge Chapter 4 - Indigenous Ethics and Axiology: Miýo (A Good Way) Chapter 5 - Engaging the Community Chapter 6 - Situating Self, Culture, and Purpose in Indigenous Methodologies Part III Chapter 7 - Indigenous Theorizing Chapter 8 - Story and Method in Indigenous Methodologies Chapter 9 - Interpretation and Working with the Findings Chapter 10 - Mobilizing the Findings: Representation, Oral Dissemination & Giving Back Part IV Chapter 11- A Call to Decolonizing the Academy Concluding Thoughts References
£21.59
Yale University Press The Old Boys The Decline and Rise of the Public
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£12.34
Unicorn Publishing Group Stonyhurst 18841914
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University of Toronto Press The Holistic Curriculum Third Edition
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1988, The Holistic Curriculum addresses the problem of fragmentation in education through a connected curriculum of integrative approaches to teaching and learning. John P. Miller, author of more than seventeen books on holistic education, discusses the theoretical foundations of the holistic curriculum and particularly its philosophical, psychological, and social connections. Tracing the history of holistic education from its beginnings, this revised and expanded third edition features insights into Indigenous approaches to education while also expanding upon the six curriculum connections: subject, community, thinking, earth, body-mind, and soul. This edition also includes an introduction by leading Indigenous educator Greg Cajete as well as a dialogue between the author and Four Arrows, author of Teaching Truly, about the relationship between holistic education and Indigenous education.Table of ContentsPart One. Holistic Curriculum: The Context 1. Holistic Curriculum: The Why and the What 2. The Perennial Philosophy 3. The Psychological Context: The Unconditioned Self 4. The Social Context: An Ecological/Interdependent Perspective 5. Historical Background Part Two. Holistic Curriculum: Practice 6. Intuitive Connections 7. Body-Mind Connections 8. Subject Connections 9. Community Connections 10 Earth Connections 11. Soul Connections 12. Implementing and Evaluating the Holistic Curriculum
£29.70
Penguin Books Ltd Molesworth
Book SynopsisSchool is ''wet and weedy'', according to Nigel Molesworth, the ''goriller of 3B'', ''curse of St Custard''s'' and superb chronicler of fifties English life. Nothing escapes his disaffected eye and he has little time for such things as botany walks and cissy poetry with an assortment of swots, snekes and oiks. Instead he is very good at missing lessons, charming masters and putting down little brothers, in fact he is exceptional at most things except spelling. Wildly funny and full of sharp observations on life, the Molesworth tetralogy' is magnificently complemented by the illustrations of Ronald Searle
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Institute of Economic Affairs The Global Education Industry Lessons From
Book SynopsisJames Tooley challenged the wisdom that private education fosters social and economic inequality. On the contrary, he found that the private sector, as well as being innovative, often provides creative social responsibility programmes, subsidised places and student loan schemes. Here, he provides an account private education in China.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Case Studies of Private Education; Factors for Success; Equity Issues; Regulation and Investment Climate; Conclusions and Policy Proposals.
£11.88
Institute of Economic Affairs Education War and Peace The Surprising Success of
Book SynopsisThis is an inspiring story of entrepreneurs stepping into the breach and providing effective low-cost private schooling to large numbers of children in conflict-affected areas of the world, where government was not working well and basic infrastructure had been destroyed.
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Princeton University Press Privilege
Book SynopsisAs one of the most prestigious high schools in the nation, St Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, has long been the exclusive domain of America's wealthiest sons. This title provides an inside look at an institution that has been the private realm of the elite.Trade Review"A highly readable, intellectually humble hybrid of modern anthropology and magazine-style investigation."---Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times Book Review"Ethnographic research into the very heart of privilege. . . . [Khan] steps down from his pedestal and lets himself get closer to these future masters of the universe."---Robin D. Schatz, Bloomberg News"This book is beautifully written and filled with important insights into processes of socialization among the elite. I recommend this book for all scholars interested in the reproduction of inequality in U.S. society."---Wendy Leo Moore, American Journal of Sociology"The elites in Britain and in America have changed. They now appear more open. More worldly. More meritocratic. For a description of how that process works, look at [Privilege]."---Aditya Chakrabortty, The Guardian"Khan's many perspectives—as a minority student in a rich WASP school, as a teacher interacting with his students, and as a researcher observing his subjects—gave him unique access to understanding the American elite. . . . Khan's objectivity turns to pessimism as he describes the result of greater diversity, which he finds 'does not mean mobility and it certainly does not mean equality.'"---Barbara Fisher, Boston Globe"Privilege sets out to understand 'the new elite' and its place in the larger story of American education."---Josh Rothman, Boston Globe, Brainiac"Shamus Rahman Khan has his part in loosening the knot of privilege, by analyzing America's dreams and telling us why some of them remain thwarted. . . . Privilege is an exceptional cultural study of inequality that concentrates on elites. It is a brave piece of work, guaranteed to raise the hackles of more than a few private school trustees, administrators, faculty and parents."---Michael D. Langan, Buffalo News"[Privilege] fills in the crucial missing piece. It's a well grounded description of the people who are the 'input' into the elite higher education system. It's a view of elite life from the 'training camp,' right before they are unleashed into American society. Highly recommended to anyone interested in stratification and education."---Fabio Rojas, OrgTheory.net"If you want a peek inside an elite New England prep school, here it is. . . . But while nosiness about St. Paul's is a perfectly good reason to read the book, Khan's purpose is higher. This is a book about the promise of America and how well the nation is fulfilling it. It is a book that suggests how money still trumps ideals and how a myth fostered at St. Paul's and other such schools serves a new elite class. Most usefully, the book explores why racial and ethnic diversity--a challenge that St. Paul's is meeting admirably--is not synonymous with mobility and equality. . . . Full of valuable insights."---Mike Pride, Concord Monitor"While the empirical meat of Privilege is from the United States, Canadian scholars of inequality and education will find this book useful. The ethnographic material is worth reading for its empirical contribution alone; but more importantly it also illustrates how the relative steepness of the U.S. postsecondary system contributes to enduring social inequalities."---Janice Aurini, Canadian Journal of Sociology"Returning to his alma mater as faculty member and ethnographer, Khan offers an incisive study of the formation of a new, meritocratic elite. . . . Of utility and wide appeal to a range of academics, Khan's study is consistently engaging and of potentially enduring value." * Choice *"Essential reading for understanding today's elite. Not since Christopher Lasch's Revolt of the Elites has the meritocracy been so effectively skewered."---Austin Bramwell, American Conservative"There are few ethnographic accounts of life in exclusive American boarding schools and Khan's book is far and away the most sophisticated among them. But the contribution of Privilege goes beyond this narrow field. Those interested in the sociology of culture, stratification, everyday life, education, race, and gender will find much to appreciate. . . . Khan is a versatile and earnest ethnographer with a sharp eye for gesture and a keen ear for dialogue."---Victoria Bonnell, Contemporary Sociology"Privilege is a welcome addition to the sociological literature on elite prep schools. . . . This readable book provides a vivid, often elucidating, and not always pretty look at life at St. Paul's as of the 2004-05 school year."---Richard L. Zweigenhaft, Social Forces"[An] excellent, engaging, well written, and carefully researched study of the ways culture works in and through schools."---Lisa M. Stulberg, Contexts"Privilege is a welcome addition to the sociological literature on elite prep schools. . . . [Khan] is the narrator of this ethnography, and he is often a participant in the events he observes and analyzes. We get to know him, and he is an enjoyable and informative companion, one who is honest about the challenges he has faced."---Richard L. Zweigenhaft, Oxford Journals
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Manchester University Press Public Schools and Private Education The
Book SynopsisAn analysis of the Clarendon Commission (1861-64) and the Public School Acts showing their profound importance to the future and development of education in England.Table of ContentsIntroduction1. The origins of reform2. The public schools as a public issue3. The Clarendon Commission4. The Clarendon Report5. Shrewsbury and the Clarendon Commission6. Parliament and the Public School BillsConclusionSources
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Charter Schools and Accountability in Public
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers School Choice and Social Controversy
Book SynopsisIn this important new volume, distinguished legal and public policy scholars address issues that are critical to the successful drafting and implementation of school choice programs, yet are usually overlooked in the choice debate. They explore whether school choice is a threat or an opportunity to the many children who are largely deprived of choice today and they offer a variety of perspectives, with some authors enthusiastic, others more skeptical. The book begins with a discussion of the types and extent of school choice, what is known about its consequences, and how politics has influenced its development. It then focuses on three important public policy issues: how school choice can revolutionize the way schools are financed, what policy interventions are necessary to increase the supply of choice schools, and how choice programs can be held accountable to parents and the state without undermining institutional autonomy. The book addresses legal issues, including whether
£18.99
Hoover Institution Press,U.S. Charter Schools against the Odds
Book SynopsisExplores how US state laws and policies have stacked the deck against charter schools by limiting the number of charter schools allowed in a state, forbidding for-profit firms from holding charters, and forcing them to pay rent out of operating funds. They explain how these policies can be amended to level the playing field and give charter schools a fairer chance to succeed.
£23.70
Hoover Institution Press,U.S. Charter Schools against the Odds
Book SynopsisExplores how US state laws and policies have stacked the deck against charter schools by limiting the number of charter schools allowed in a state, forbidding for-profit firms from holding charters, and forcing them to pay rent out of operating funds. They explain how these policies can be amended to level the playing field and give charter schools a fairer chance to succeed.
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New Society Publishers When Kids Rule the School
Book SynopsisHow self-directed democratic schooling builds fulfilling lives and can lead the way back to a civilized society Education is ripe for democratic disruption. Students in most schools are denied fundamental social ideals such as personal freedom, public government, rule of law, and free enterprise. In our increasingly authoritarian post-truth world, self-directed democratic schooling offers a timely alternative: educating children in civilized society and showing that self-motivation outperforms coercion in its power to educate and fulfill. When Kids Rule the School is the first comprehensive guide to democratic schooling, where kids practice life in a self-governed societyempowered as voters, bound by laws, challenged by choice, supported by community, and driven by nature. Through heartwarming stories and hard-headed details, this book covers: Democratic schooling philosophy, theory, and practice School governance by Table of ContentsStoriesPrologue: Taming the WildIntroduction Part One: Self-directed Democratic Schools1. What's a Democratic School? Small-scale Democracy Sudbury Schools Summerhill School Integral Education Free Schools 2. The Circle School Scaled-down World Foundation Principles Part Two: A Case for Democratic Schooling 3. Integral Education: An Emerging Era Traditional to Modern to Integral Fill a Bucket, Light a Fire, Fan a Flame The Radical Difference 4. Democratic Schools: A Better Fit Aligning School with Society's Ideals Alignments Within the School Aligning School with Children's Lives Bliss It Isn't Human Development and Democratic Schooling And Finally There's This 5. Seven Ideas Democratic Schooling in a Nutshell Community: Less Obvious, More Important? Intrinsic Motivation and Autonomy Optimal Challenge: Children Reaching Higher Embodied Cognition and Deep Learning Coercive Curriculum Harms Children Practicing Life Part Three: Thinking about Thinking 6. How and What Do They Learn? Worldviews, Culture Wars, Concerts, and Railroads Expanding the Scope of Education in School Old Ways Integral Learning Patterns Enabled by Democratic Schooling 7. Critical Thinking Capable Cognition Provocations Culture of Critical Thinking Deep Play and Critical Thinking Critical Thinking in Perspective Part Four: In Practice 8. Jargon School Meeting Ends We Seek School Meeting Committees School Meeting Officials Corporations Certification Lawbook Judicial Committee Board of Trustees 9. A Typical Day? Walking Tour Bulletin Board Room Reservations Daily Schedule What You See and What You Don't 10. School Government Elections School Meeting Corporations Staff Management Manual Laws Enforcement and Empowerment Judicial Committee Formal Governance Legal Structure 11. The Chore System 12. Safety, Safety, Safety Standards Laws Safety Practices 13. Moving On: College and the World High School Diplomas College Admissions Not Going College and Degrees Part Five: Frequently Asked Questions Basics Curriculum Assessment and Reporting to Parents Getting into a Democratic School Epilogue: Seeking InfinityAcknowledgmentsAppendix A: Management Manual Table of Contents Appendix B: The Circle School Corporation BylawsAppendix C: Colleges Attended by Circle School GraduatesIndexAbout the AuthorA Note about the Publisher
£14.99
Hodder Education John Catts Guide to International Schools 202324
Book SynopsisJohn Catt''s Guide to International Schools is the leading guidebook to international education, now in its 21st edition. The 2023/24 edition has been updated to include more than 5,000 international schools. In addition to a comprehensive directory, this guide profiles leading schools across the world, with detailed information on curriculum, facilities and school achievements and ethos. It also includes everything you need to know about the international education sector, with key information on associations and curricula, and latest news and initiatives. It is the perfect companion for families considering international education for their children, for educators looking for their next career move, or for those looking to invest in international schools.
£15.50
Hodder Education Which School 2024 The authoritative guide to
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1924, Which School? brings together in one volume a wealth of essential information aimed at guiding parents through the process of choosing the right independent school.The editorial section includes articles written by experts in their field.There are profiles of more than 100 featured schools.The directories are sorted by region and county and provide contact information, fees and pupil numbers. The appendix provides up-to-date information about the examinations and qualifications available.There is also a section giving basic details about the many varied and useful organisations in the education field.This guide is partnered with www.schoolsearch.co.uk
£25.00
Pearson Education Tutors Guild AQA GCSE 91 English Language Grades
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£37.93
Pearson Education Tutors Guild AQA GCSE 91 Mathematics Higher Tutor
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Pearson Education Tutors Guild AQA GCSE 91 Mathematics Foundation
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£37.93
Pearson Education Tutors Guild GCSE 91 Edexcel Mathematics
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£39.88
Pearson Education Tutors Guild AQA GCSE 91 Chemistry Foundation
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Pearson Education Tutors Guild AQA GCSE 91 Physics Higher Tutor
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Penguin Books Ltd For Your Own Good
Book SynopsisTHE GRIPPING NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE RICHARD & JUDY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MY LOVELY WIFE''Totally the real deal'' SARAH PINBOROUGH''Brilliant'' DAILY MAIL''Irresistibly dark'' T.M. LOGAN''Dark, sly and delicious'' J.P. DELANEY''Absolutely terrific'' SARAH PEKKANEN_______You want the absolute best for your child, and everyone agrees that''s Belmont Academy.At first you were impressed by Mr Crutcher, with his dedication to his students.But something isn''t right at that school.It starts with small things . . . A teacher falling sick. Rumours about a former pupil going off the rails. Of course, you never guessed it could end in murder.And now you have no idea who will be next . . ._______''Wonderfully dark and twisty. I raced through it, desperate to know how it would end'' B.A. Paris''Dark as night, sinisterTrade ReviewSamantha Downing is totally the real deal. Wry and dark and witty and clever. I didn't think she could outdo My Lovely Wife but I think this one tops it. -- Sarah PinboroughAn irresistibly dark tale of parents, pupils and poison: the American dream turned suburban nightmare -- TM Logan, author of Trust Me and The HolidayDark, sly and delicious...totally original - and totally compelling -- JP DelaneyWonderfully dark and twisty. I raced through it, desperate to know how it would end -- BA ParisFans of Gone Girl and Big Little Lies will love this fast-paced thriller * Sunday Express *I raced through this, and loved every twist and turn. Brilliant characterisation and ingenious plotting make it an absolute winner. -- Jill MansellI have loved all of the books by Samantha Downing, and this classroom thriller deserves an A+. Original, dark and highly addictive -- Alice FeeneyA brilliant psychological black comedy with a really fresh feel, packed with sly observation and outrageous twists. But creepy Crutcher is the standout character who is truly awful and equally compelling * Daily Mail *I'm a huge fan of Samantha Downing, who is masterful at creating diabolical characters and deliciously chilling plots. An absolutely terrific book! -- Sarah PekkanenSamantha Downing has achieved something so special in For Your Own Good. A story that is dark as night, sinister as hell, clever, twisting and downright fun -- Chris WhitakerSamantha Downing serves up another cast of deliciously mendacious characters in an exclusive private school setting, where the deadly action drives a brilliantly tense, taut and twisty plot. I may never look at my coffee in the same way again -- Gilly MacmillanEntertaining as hell, with trademark Downing twistedness. I loved it. -- Sam Lloyd, bestselling author of The Memory WoodA slick and chilling thriller, leading readers on a dark, sinuous journey through the halls of Belmont Academy-the type of place where you're never sure who to trust, or who to fear. -- Megan MirandaDark, twisty, fun, and so original -- Alafair BurkeTwistier than a corkscrew and utterly original, For Your Own Good hooked me from the first page with its dark humour and no-let-up suspense -- Victoria SelmanWow! Samantha Downing has done it again. For Your Own Good is utterly compelling, deliciously dark, and with perfect pacing that will have you racing to find out how it ends. I absolutely loved it -- Sarah BonnerA deliciously dark, fast-paced delight of a novel with a maybe-maybe-not villain you'll secretly be rooting for. Highly recommended -- A.J. ParkA dark and twisty plot you'll race to finish * Yours Magazine *A brilliant psychological thriller * Bella *Downing's spare prose packs a wallop as she deftly ratchets up the suspense with every hairpin turn of this lean, mean, surprising, and utterly propulsive thriller -- Lisa UngerSo dark and twisted, so deliciously evil, it'll not only make you frantically turn those pages to find out who's targeting whom, but the wry sense of humor will have you laughing out loud, too. Another phenomenal wild-ride of a read from one of the crime-writing community's most talent authors. Bet you'll never look at high school the same way again -- Hannah Mary McKinnonFor Your Own Good is a fresh take on the elite school thriller and the perfect page turner -- Laure Van RensburgWitty and macabre with a psycho teacher who is so real to me -- Caroline KepnesWell-orchestrated * Sunday Times *Praise for Samantha Downing -- -We're calling it: My Lovely Wife is the most gripping psychological thriller of 2019... this book will keep you reading late into the night * Stylist *One of my favourite thrillers of the year - I couldn't stop reading but didn't want it to end. Dark, chilling and compelling -- TM Logan, bestselling author of The HolidayWow! My Lovely Wife is a stunner - full of twists, well-drawn characters, and riveting suspense -- Harlan CobenOne of the best thrillers I've ever read -- Judy FinniganSo beautifully and elegantly written . . . A great twist - I loved it -- Sophie Hannah
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC An Intelligent Persons Guide to Education
Book Synopsis''A hugely reassuring, common-sense guide no parent of teenage boys should be without.'' - Sunday TimesIn his bestselling An Intelligent Person's Guide to Education, Tony Little, former Head Master of Eton College, asks the fundamental questions about how we should make our schools and schoolchildren fit for the modern world. Published with a new preface by the author, this book will enlighten teachers, students and anxious parents alike, providing advice from the author's many years as a teacher, headmaster and governor in both independent schools and academies, in answer to the key issues concerning education. Tony Little explains the research behind how teenagers' brains function and how they act accordingly, discusses how to deal with sex, drugs and poor discipline, reassesses the meaning of character' in a child's education, and provides his own list of books every bright 16-year-old should read. In addition, he offers tips for parents on dealing with adolesceTrade ReviewHere is a man who has spent a lifetime getting to know children well, and has been thinking as hard about what they need as their parents have … [An Intelligent Person's Guide to Education] is a humane and committed introduction to how the rest of us, parents and teachers alike, can use our own common sense. * Daily Telegraph *A hugely reassuring, common-sense guide no parent of teenage boys should be without. Little's 10 top tips for dealing with adolescents are alone worth the cover price. -- Sian Griffiths * Sunday Times *This is a work of reflection, humility and insight ... Brisk, well-written and warm ... [an] intelligent account of a lifetime spent teaching, learning and leading in the smartest echelons of the English education system. -- Tristram Hunt MP * New Statesman *Enlightening and enriching ... full of common sense. * Daily Mail *This is a wonderful book. Tony Little captures the magic, the surprising alchemy that makes things work in an outstanding school, and offers hope and inspiration to people elsewhere. -- Carey Schofield * Spectator *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1 'What Good are Schools?' 2 The Shrinking Curriculum 3 Vocation, Vocation, Vocation 4 Adolescence 5 Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll 6 Character and Discipline 7 Imagination 8 Spirituality 9 Reading 10 Turning it Around 11 Boarding 12 Co-Ed or Not Co-Ed? 13 'Doing the Job' 14 Ten Questions that Need Answers Acknowledgements Further reading
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Orion Publishing Co Stiff Upper Lip
Book Synopsis''A brave and necessary book'' GUARDIAN''Shocking, gripping and sobering'' SUNDAY TELEGRAPHNo other society sends its young boys and girls away to school to prepare them for a role in the ruling class.Beating, bullying, fagging, cold baths, vile food and paedophile teachers are just some of the features of this elite education, and, while some children loved boarding school, others now admit to suffering life-altering psychological damage. Stiff Upper Lip exposes the hypocrisy, cronyism and conspiracy that are key to understanding the scandals over abuse and neglect in institutions all over the world.Award-winning investigative journalist Alex Renton went to three traditional boarding schools. Drawing on those experiences, and the vivid testimony of hundreds of former pupils, he has put together a compelling history, important to anyone wondering what shaped the people who run Britain in the twenty-first century.Trade ReviewAt last, a scrupulously honest insight into private boarding education in Britain - ranging from the abuse to which it subjects the child, and the family, to the abuse of Britain's social order in laying the foundation to buying your child's way to the top -- Jon SnowRenton mixes memoir and anecdote with deeply researched history... this is a brave and necessary book -- Sam Leith * GUARDIAN *A thoughtful and sensitive indictment of one of the cornerstones of the British establishment -- Andrew Anthony * OBSERVER *Gruelling and gripping -- William Moore * EVENING STANDARD *Renton has the thirst for truth, and for exposing depravity, of a Gitta Sereny -- Ysenda Maxtone-Graham * THE TIMES *[A] masterful expose of private school perversion -- Sam Kiley * SKY NEWS *Stiff Upper Lip is shocking, gripping and sobering -- Rupert Christiansen * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *Enormously valuable -- John Preston * DAILY MAIL *Stiff Upper Lip kept me absolutely enthralled ... Even if you never went near a public school, the book is a phenomenal read: it kept me up all night -- George Hook * NEWSTALK *Impressive in its breadth and depth -- Harry Hodges * DAILY EXPRESS *Stiff Upper Lip is a furious, closely researched polemic against boarding school -- James Fergusson * COUNTRY LIFE *Quite breathtaking ... If you want to understand anything about institutional abuse it is required reading -- James O’Brien * LBC *Grimly absorbing * NEW STATESMAN *This is a fascinating book -- Ian Irvine * PROSPECT *Personal revelations are expertly woven into interview material, social history and theorising by psychologists and other writers ... Renton deserves praise and attention for disturbing our equanimity about this tradition -- Miranda Green * FINANCIAL TIMES *This is a well-researched study, which draws on a variety of historical sources in addition to some searing near-contemporary accounts of childhood unhappiness and its long-lasting effects -- Nicholas Tucker * THE TABLET *Brilliantly deconstructs the myth of the British stiff upper lip -- Rod Liddle
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Rowman & Littlefield Unproductive School Choice Debates
Book SynopsisThe book explains why we desperately need an Open Education Industry. It clearly defines the term, and the confusion about what can/should be done to improve schooling outcomes, and why over 30 years of efforts to improve schooling outcomes has left all 51 US school systems far short of what is needed to engage all schoolchildren in high value instruction. Because of past education failures, especially poor basic literacy in economic systems, many influential academics and activists have asserted the presence of adequate market forces where key elements of high-performing markets are absent, and have become pre-occupied with discussion of, and development of, devastating inappropriate generalizations about findings from studies of narrowly-targeted, restriction-laden expansions of access to alternatives to traditional public schools. The book compares those to transformational school choice expansions, and describes key steps towards the inertia that threatens the future or America Table of ContentsForeword by Terry MoePreface: Still a ‘Nation at Risk’Memorial to Seymour SarasonPart I: Key Underlying FactorsIntroduction Elements of an Open Education Industry Hyped Experiments in Near Irrelevance Chartered Public Schools – Mostly Chance, Not Choice Part II: Issues in the Debate Over Parental Choice Expansion Fallacies About School Choice Government Regulation Issues The Neglect of Costs Fund Children or Institutions? Federal, State, and Local Roles and Perspectives Equity and Equality Diversity Issues Part III. Strategic and Tactical Issues Important Policy Choices Strategic and Tactical Mistakes 13. Teachers14. Outlook and Political StrategyBibliographyIndex
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Rowman & Littlefield Unproductive School Choice Debates
Book SynopsisThe book explains why we desperately need an Open Education Industry. It clearly defines the term, and the confusion about what can/should be done to improve schooling outcomes, and why over 30 years of efforts to improve schooling outcomes has left all 51 US school systems far short of what is needed to engage all schoolchildren in high value instruction. Because of past education failures, especially poor basic literacy in economic systems, many influential academics and activists have asserted the presence of adequate market forces where key elements of high-performing markets are absent, and have become pre-occupied with discussion of, and development of, devastating inappropriate generalizations about findings from studies of narrowly-targeted, restriction-laden expansions of access to alternatives to traditional public schools. The book compares those to transformational school choice expansions, and describes key steps towards the inertia that threatens the future or America Table of ContentsForeword by Terry MoePreface: Still a ‘Nation at Risk’Memorial to Seymour SarasonPart I: Key Underlying FactorsIntroduction Elements of an Open Education Industry Hyped Experiments in Near Irrelevance Chartered Public Schools – Mostly Chance, Not Choice Part II: Issues in the Debate Over Parental Choice Expansion Fallacies About School Choice Government Regulation Issues The Neglect of Costs Fund Children or Institutions? Federal, State, and Local Roles and Perspectives Equity and Equality Diversity Issues Part III. Strategic and Tactical Issues Important Policy Choices Strategic and Tactical Mistakes 13. Teachers14. Outlook and Political StrategyBibliographyIndex
£27.00
University of Toronto Press Course Correction
Book SynopsisDistracted by differing demands from without and within, the twenty-first-century university needs to re-find its focus as a protected place for unfettered deliberation about knowledge and the education of its students as whole human beings.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Five Assertions 1. It’s All about Knowledge, Period 2. Reputation Requires Integrity 3. Autonomy is Precarious but Necessary 4. Academic Freedom is Necessary and Messy 5. Decision-Making is Complicated Three Questions 6. Is It Now All about Students? 7. What Knowledge Should Undergraduates Gain? 8. What and Where are Well-Placed Universities? Epilogue: Apologia pro Vita Sua Notes Index
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University of Toronto Press Aspiration and Reality in Legal Education
Book SynopsisUsing extensive and novel new research, this book explores one of the long-standing challenges in legal education the prospects for bringing legal theory into the training of future lawyers.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. The Lawyer As Citizen: Integrating Theory and Practice in Legal Education 2. Contracts and the Eclectic Toolkit of Legal Reasoning 3. Promise and Performance in Canadian Contracts Casebooks 4. Making Better Lawyers: The Aspiration to Translate Theory into Practice 5. The Failure to Operationalize: Realism and Formalism in Canadian Contracts Teaching 6. Transcending Langdell: Agency, Structure, and Transformation in Contemporary Legal Education Works Cited
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University of Toronto Press The Political Economy of Education in South Asia
Book SynopsisWith the exception of Sri Lanka, South Asian countries have not achieved quality basic education an essential measure for escaping poverty, inequality, and social exclusion. In The Political Economy of Education in South Asia, John Richards, Manzoor Ahmed, and Shahidul Islam emphasize the importance of a dynamic system for education policy. The Political Economy of Education in South Asia documents the weak core competency (reading and math) outcomes in government primary schools in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal, and the consequent rapid growth of non-government schools over the last two decades. It compares the training, hiring, and management of teachers in South Asian schools to successful national systems ranging from Singapore to Finland. Discussing reform options, it makes the case public good and public priorities are better served when both public and non-government providers come under a strong public policy and accountability framework. <Table of ContentsForeword Preface Part One: Diagnostics: Chronic Quality Deficit in South Asia’s Basic Education Introduction to Part One 1. Growth, Wellbeing and Basic Education 2. From “Education for All” to SDG4 3. Primary School Performance in Reading and Mathematics 4. Why Low Quality Persists in South Asia’s School Systems 5. The Sri Lanka Exception and Its Stubborn Challenges Part Two: Teachers: The Pivot of Educational Change Introduction to Part Two 6. The Education Workforce – Numbers and More 7. Who should be teachers – Features of a High-Quality Education Workforce 8. How teachers can be professionals – Preparing and Orienting the Education Workforce 9. Governance and Management of the Education Workforce 10. Ethics and Values Education and Teachers Part Three: The Political Economy of Educational Change Introduction to Part Three 11. Private Schools and Public Good 12. Toward a New Education Governance Paradigm 13. Political Economy of Education – Leveraging Change
£23.39
University of Toronto Press Course Correction
Book SynopsisCourse Correction engages in deliberation about what the twenty-first-century university needs to do in order to re-find its focus as a protected place for unfettered commitment to knowledge, not just as a space for creating employment or economic prosperity. The university’s business, Paul W. Gooch writes, is to generate and critique knowledge claims, and to transmit and certify the acquisition of knowledge. In order to achieve this, a university must have a reputation for integrity and trustworthiness, and this, in turn, requires a diligent and respectful level of autonomy from state, religion, and other powerful influences. It also requires embracing the challenges of academic freedom and the effective governance of an academic community. Course Correction raises three important questions about the twenty-first-century university. In discussing the dominant attention to student experience, the book asks, Is it now all about students? Secondly, in queTable of ContentsPreface Introduction Five Assertions 1. It’s All about Knowledge, Period 2. Reputation Requires Integrity 3. Autonomy is Precarious but Necessary 4. Academic Freedom is Necessary and Messy 5. Decision-Making is Complicated Three Questions 6. Is It Now All about Students? 7. What Knowledge Should Undergraduates Gain? 8. What and Where are Well-Placed Universities? Epilogue: Apologia pro Vita Sua Notes Index
£21.59
University of Toronto Press Performing Postracialism Reflections on
Book SynopsisPerforming Postracialism provides an in-depth investigation of contemporary blackface incidents in Canada and its educational institutions.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Genesis and Intentions Part I: Blackface in the Context of the Canadian Settler-Colonial Nation State 1. Contemporary Blackface in Canada as Performance of Antiblackness 2. What’s the Joke?: The Black Body as White Pleasure in Canadian Blackface 3. Defending Blackface: Performing the “Progressive,” Postracialist Canadian 4. Pornotroping Performances: Overt Violence, Un/Gendering, and Sex in Contemporary Blackface Part II: Blackface in Education Contexts in Canada 5. Blackface at University: The Antiblack Logics of Canadian Academia 6. “Making Them Better Leaders”: The Pedagogical Imperative, Institutional Priorities, and the Attenuation of Black Anger 7. Learning to Get Along at School, or Antiblack Postracialism through Multicultural Education 8. The Costs of Belonging for International Students 9. Fugitive Learning: Countering Postracialism and Making Black Life at University
£19.79
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Public Schools and the Second World War
Following their ground-breaking book on Public Schools and the Great War, David Walsh and Anthony Seldon now examine how those same schools fared in the Second World War. They use eye-witness testimony to recount stories of resilience and improvisation in 1940 as the likelihood of invasion and the terrors of the Blitz threatened the very survival of public schools, and they assess the giant impact that public school alumni contributed to every aspect of the war effort. The authors examine how the ‘People’s War’ brought social cohesion, with the opportunity to end public school exclusiveness to the fore, encouraged by Winston Churchill among others. That opportunity was ironically squandered by the otherwise radical Clement Attlee’s post-war Labour government, prolonging the ‘public school problem’ right through to the present day. The public schools shaped twentieth century history profoundly, never more so than in the conduct of both its world wars. The impact of the schools on both wars was very different, as were the legacies. This book is full of profound historical reflection and is essential reading for all who want to understand the history of modern Britain. This fascinating book draws widely on primary source material and personal accounts of inspiring courage and endurance.
£21.25
Vintage Publishing Sad Little Men: Inside the secretive world that
Book Synopsis'Read this book' Alastair Campbell'A really wonderful book' Nigella Lawson via TwitterIn 1975 Richard Beard was sent away to boarding school. So were Boris Johnson and David Cameron.He didn't enjoy it. But the first and most important lesson was not to let that show.A public school education has long been accepted in Britain as a preparation for leadership, but being separated from your parents at a young age is traumatic. What sort of adult does it mould? Tackling debates about privilege head-on, Sad Little Men reveals what happens when you put a succession of men from boarding schools into positions of influence, including at 10 Downing Street, and asks the question: is this really who we want in charge?'The most important book I've read this year' Adam RutherfordTrade ReviewRead this book * Alastair Campbell *Definitive and brilliantly expressed * Viv Groskop *Dazzling in its anger and the force of its argument * Times Literary Supplement *A sensitive and incisive analysis of the British class system...insanely readable * Tom Holland, author of Dominion *One of the finest polemics I have ever come across... Sad Little Men has been an eye-opener * Spectator *
£10.44
John Wiley & Sons Inc Career Academies: Partnerships for Reconstructing
Book SynopsisProvides step-by-step guidance for setting up career academies. Offers advice on staffing, budgeting, student selection, parent involvement, and how to build effective school-business partnershipsTable of ContentsPart One: New Directions for High Schools 1. High School: Demand for a New Design 2. The Career Academy Model 3. Evolution of the Academy Movement 4. Evaluating the Academies Part Two: Creating a Career Academy 5. Procedures, Problems, and Principles 6. Forging Partnerships Between Schools and Employers 7. Building on Local Strengths: Examples from Four Districts Part Three: The Future 8. Academies and the Reconstruction of American High Schools
£34.19
Academic Studies Press Ḥiddushim: Celebrating Hebrew College’s
Book SynopsisA Centennial, writes Hebrew College President Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld, “is an invitation to reflect on the last century of teaching and learning at Hebrew College, to ask ourselves what has changed and what has endured, to explore accomplishments and share ongoing struggles, to articulate our aspirations for the next one hundred years.” A compilation of captivating essays on Jewish studies alongside powerful personal memoirs from the College’s earliest years until today, Ḥiddushim captures and celebrates the spirit of a learning community connected to its source and brimming with spiritual and intellectual creativity as it carries forward its legacy of rootedness and renewal into the future.Table of ContentsIntroductionDivrei Berakhah: Opening BlessingSharon Cohen AnisfeldMessage from the EditorsArthur Green, Michael Fishbane, and Jonathan D. SarnaSection I: Memory and History1. A Home for Jewish Learning in “The City on the Hill”: The History of Hebrew CollegeDaniel Judson2. Four Men Entered an OrchardArnold J. Band3. Girsa de-Yanquta, or Hebrew in the Afternoon: A Memoir of the Prozdor in WorcesterIra Robinson4. Israel Studies and the Hebrew (Teachers) College: A MemoirIlan Troen5. What They Celebrated, He Mourned: Arnold Wieder’s The Early Jewish Community of Boston’s North End (1962)Jonathan D. Sarna6. Searching for Treasure: A Journey Back to Hebrew CollegeDaniel Klein7. Across Five PesaḥsShayna RhodesSection II: Studies in Jewish Thought, History, and Literature8. The Fate of the First ClothingRachel Adelman9. Seeking SarahAnne Lapidus Lerner10. Jacob and Esau: Twinship and Identity ConfusionGeorge Savran11. The Book of Judith: A Literary AppreciationJudith A. Kates12. A Woman Walks into a Bar: Betrothal Stories in Bavli QiddushinJane L. Kanarek13. What Problem? Medieval and Contemporary Responses to the “Oven of Akhnai” StoryMichael Rosenberg14. Legal Authority, Memory, and Moral Worthiness: Tosefta Pisḥa 4.13-14 and Later Rabbinic TraditionsMichael Fishbane15. Mystical Ethics: Rabbi Moshe Cordovero and Tomer Devorah as Commentary on the Idra RabbahMelila Hellner-Eshed16. R. Levi Yiẓḥaq of Zelichow and His Quest for Leadership in the Early Hasidic MovementAvraham Yiẓḥaq (Arthur) Green17. “Seek Me and Live”: Reflections on the Spiritual JourneyAriel Evan Mayse18. Rabbi Elimelekh Shapiro of Grodzisk: Sketching a Nineteenth-Century Hasidic LeaderNehemia Polen19. The Lives of Berish Ba‘al TeshuvahAvinoam J. Stillman20. Contemporary Israeli Explorations of Spiritual and Psychological Insights in the Tales of Rabbi Naḥman of BratslavDavid C. Jacobson21. A Mystical Reunion in Manitoba: Howard Thurman and Zalman Schachter-ShalomiOr N. Rose22. “Kakha Zeh Ḥinukhi”—“That Makes It Educational”: Parabolic Style in Kafka, Keret, and Castel BloomAbigail Esther GillmanSection III: Studies in Jewish Education23. Reading the Sefat Emet for Religious Consciousness: Modulations on Or ha-GanuzElie Holzer24. Growing Up Jewish: Me’ah and American Jewish AdulthoodDavid B. Starr25. Striving for Shlemut: Navigating Explicit and Implicit Religiosity in Jewish EducationMichael ShireContributors
£28.49
Information Age Publishing Charter School Report Card
Book SynopsisWhat is a charter school? Where do they come from? Who promotes them, and why? What are they supposed to do? Are they the silver bullet to the ills plaguing the American public education system? This book provides a comprehensive and accessible overviewand analysis of charter schools and their many dimensions. It shows that charter schools as a whole lower the quality of education through the privatization and marketization of education. The final chapter provides readers with a way toward rethinking and remaking education in a way that is consistent with modern requirements. Society and its members need a fully funded high quality public education system open to all and controlled by a public authority.
£47.45
Information Age Publishing Charter School Report Card
Book SynopsisWhat is a charter school? Where do they come from? Who promotes them, and why? What are they supposed to do? Are they the silver bullet to the ills plaguing the American public education system? This book provides a comprehensive and accessible overviewand analysis of charter schools and their many dimensions. It shows that charter schools as a whole lower the quality of education through the privatization and marketization of education. The final chapter provides readers with a way toward rethinking and remaking education in a way that is consistent with modern requirements. Society and its members need a fully funded high quality public education system open to all and controlled by a public authority.
£87.40
Information Age Publishing Chicago Charter Schools: The Hype and the Reality
Book SynopsisThe book compares the standardized test scores of both elementary and high schools charter schools with the scores for regular public schools located nearby. It examines the position supported by charter school advocates that charter schools should be supported because they outperform regular public schools. Given that charter schools in Chicago have enjoyed a great deal of support from the past two mayors, and that they make up some 20% of all public schools in the city, Chicago is the perfect location in which to examine this critical issue. Charter schools siphon money and in theory better students from regular public schools at a time when public schools in almost every big city faces financial difficulties. Teachers unions oppose them, as do most liberal scholars. Conservatives and big business support them, as do most conservative scholars. The existence of charter schools is a most divisive issue! Yet, little real data exist to allow us to properly judge the effectiveness of charters. The current work changes that by examining test data in a sophisticated manner that allows comparisons between charters and regular schools. This work should move the debate forward, but will no doubt generate controversy as well.Table of Contents Preface CHAPTER 1: Introduction CHAPTER 2: Research Methods CHAPTER 3: Elementary Schools CHAPTER 4: High Schools CHAPTER 5: Real Reform or Cruel Hoax? References About the Author
£42.46
Information Age Publishing Chicago Charter Schools: The Hype and the Reality
Book SynopsisThe book compares the standardized test scores of both elementary and high schools charter schools with the scores for regular public schools located nearby. It examines the position supported by charter school advocates that charter schools should be supported because they outperform regular public schools. Given that charter schools in Chicago have enjoyed a great deal of support from the past two mayors, and that they make up some 20% of all public schools in the city, Chicago is the perfect location in which to examine this critical issue. Charter schools siphon money and in theory better students from regular public schools at a time when public schools in almost every big city faces financial difficulties. Teachers unions oppose them, as do most liberal scholars. Conservatives and big business support them, as do most conservative scholars. The existence of charter schools is a most divisive issue! Yet, little real data exist to allow us to properly judge the effectiveness of charters. The current work changes that by examining test data in a sophisticated manner that allows comparisons between charters and regular schools. This work should move the debate forward, but will no doubt generate controversy as well.Table of Contents Preface CHAPTER 1: Introduction CHAPTER 2: Research Methods CHAPTER 3: Elementary Schools CHAPTER 4: High Schools CHAPTER 5: Real Reform or Cruel Hoax? References About the Author
£78.20
Emerald Publishing Limited Identifying Leaders for Urban Charter, Autonomous
Book SynopsisA critical challenge for urban charter/autonomous/independent schools is finding educational leaders with the courage to lead with authenticity; integrity and ingenuity using standards based practices to effect transformational change within schools. Two decades after the first charter school opened, leaders still continue to face a range of challenges that traditional public school leaders do not face. Without the type of district support that traditional public school leaders benefit from, charter/autonomous leaders must be able to prepare themselves by tapping into alternative resources quickly and efficiently. This book begins by cultivating the balance of self, both personal and professional, that will guide leaders to manage the operational and educational demands of leading a charter/autonomous school. With a didactic approach identifying skills and capacities needed above and beyond the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium Standards (ISLLC), this book will give administrators the requisite skills and necessary tools to effectively manage the complexities of leadership in urban charter/autonomous schools.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Preface: Our Rather Circuitous Journey. Introduction: YouthBuild Charter School of California (YCSC): Building an Innovative School Model from the Ground Up. The New Reality for Charter and Autonomous School Leaders. Dancing with Data: Purposeful Decision-Making for Charter Leaders. Charter Schools: Potential to Fulfill the Goals of Public Education in an Equitable Manner and Better Serve Purposes of Social Justice. Teacher Agency in Charter Settings. Curriculum and Instruction: A Recipe for Improved Student Outcomes. Operations and Finance: Keeping a Pulse on the Backbone of your Organization. Building a Culture of Collaboration in Charter and Autonomous School Settings: Alignment Between Purpose, Problems, People, and Potential. Educational Leaders and Ethical Decision Making in Urban Charter Schools. Instructional Leadership Regarding Law and Politics. Easing the Tension: Considerations for Aligning Charter Law with Federal Regulations for Students with Special Needs. Charter Schools Best Practices. Appendix: ISLLC Standards. Conclusion: So, what's Next?. Author Index. About the Authors. Identifying Leaders for Urban Charter, Autonomous and Independent Schools: Above and Beyond the Standards. Advances in Educational Administration. Advances in Educational Administration. Copyright page. Dedications. Acknowledgments. Subject Index. Foreword.
£94.04
Emerald Publishing Limited Out of the Shadows: The Global Intensification of
Book SynopsisSupplementary education consists of private instruction that complements and sometimes 'shadows' formal school content. Providers range from informal and part-time tutors to highly institutionalized, multi-national corporate franchises. This phenomenon is growing worldwide and has many potential impacts on formal education systems. This volume is the first multi-national examination of this topic and includes 'big picture' analyses to comparatively explain the intensity, authority and policy contexts of supplementary education. Quantitative and qualitative case studies of countries with high and low intensity forms of supplementary education are detailed. The chapters aim to deepen comparative and interdisciplinary knowledge on the impact of these educational markets on formal school systems, and inform future research and policy on supplementary education.Trade ReviewPraise for Out of the Shadows: The Global Intensification of Supplementary Education, Volume 22 (Janice Aurini, Julian Dierkes and Scott Davies, Eds.): "This set of essays and methods for studying the phenomenon of supplementary education on a global basis can serve as an excellent research guide. In addition, it provides a reasonable sense of the movement of this form of schooling from its former position in the shadows into the sometimes harsh light of public policy and shifting market forces." – Michael McVey, Eastern Michigan University, USA, in Int Rev Educ 2016;62(2).Table of ContentsResearching supplementary education: Plans, realities, and lessons from fieldwork in china. The insecurity industry: Supplementary education in Japan. Supplementary education in turkey: Recent developments and future prospects. Private tutoring in vietnam: A review of current issues and its major correlates. Supplementary education in brazil: Diversity and paradoxes. Supplementary education in a changing organizational field: The canadian case. But did it help you get to university? A qualitative study of supplementary education in western australia. Supplementary education in the United States: Policy context, characteristics, and challenges. Supplementary education in germany: History and present developments. Making markets: Policy construction of supplementary education in the united states and korea. Family capital: A determinant of supplementary education in 17 nations. Out of the Shadows: The Global Intensification of Supplementary Education. International Perspectives on Education and Society. Out of the Shadows: The Global Intensification of Supplementary Education. Copyright page. List of Contributors. Foreword. Out of the shadows? An introduction to worldwide supplementary education. About the Authors.
£92.99
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd International Aid and Private Schools for the
Book SynopsisPauline Dixon has intellectual rigour and an openness to new ideas, together with compassion and practicality. A great and unusual combination which I admire enormously.'- Dame Sally Morgan, Adviser to the Board, Absolute Return for Kids and former chief advisor to Tony Blair, UK'This fine book has a powerful message for policymakers and donors: the quality of schools matters even in poor countries; hence, the poor are abandoning failed state schools and enrolling their kids in low cost private schools. Instead of trying to close them down, the state and donors would do well to invest in children (through vouchers and cash transfers) and give parents a choice rather than create more atrocious, monopolistic state schools where teachers are absent and unaccountable.'- Gurcharan Das, commentator and author, India Unbound and former CEO of Proctor and Gamble, Asia'This is a must-read book for anyone interested in the plight of poor children, particularly for those readers concerned with learning about culturally sensitive and proven ways to reach out and help less fortunate children in developing countries. I was fascinated and outraged by the compelling stories and actual data that Dixon shares in this gem of an exposé. Most readers will similarly be shaken and incensed by the failure of billions of dollars spent on state schooling in Africa and India. Dixon makes a compelling case for the value and contributions of low cost private schools in slums and low income areas in developing countries. After reading this book, I am now a believer!'- Steven I. Pfeiffer, Professor, Florida State University, USThis fascinating volume challenges the widely held belief that the state should supply, finance and regulate schooling in developing countries. Using India as an example, Dr. Pauline Dixon examines the ways in which private, for-profit schools might serve as a successful alternative to state-run systems of education in impoverished communities around the world.The book begins with a thorough history of India's government-run schools - based on the traditional British model - which are currently characterized by high levels of waste, inefficiency and subpar student performance. The author goes on to present comprehensive survey and census data, along with analyses of different school management types and their effect on student achievement, teacher attendance and quality of facilities. The book also tackles the problem of inefficient allocation and use of international aid, and offers recommendations on the development of new mechanisms for utilizing aid resources in support of low-cost private schools.This meticulously researched volume will appeal to students and professors of development studies, political economy and international studies. Policymakers and other officials with an interest in educational innovation will also find much of interest in this book.Contents: Preface - A Vignette from Hyderabad Introduction - Never Assume 1. Jumping onto the Galloping Horses - Even in India 2. Hostages to a Fortune? - Schooling and International Aid 3. The Parting of the Veil - Low-Cost Private Schools - The Evidence 4. The Anteroom of Eternity? Gaining Attention from Aid Agencies 5. Only the Closed Mind is Certain Bibliography IndexTrade Review‘This book is a welcome addition to the limited corpus of literature on policy-oriented education research. . . There is no doubt that the author has passion for her subject, which she pursues through an excellent literature survey, the use of printed and published documents, as well as evidence collected through interviews and observations during her visits to India. . . The joy of reading this book is that Dixon is not afraid to put her arguments bluntly. Much more than this, the book is eloquent, engaging and convincing, and her recommendations are solid and professional.’ -- Michael Omolewa, International Journal of Lifelong Learning‘This is a technical study written with passion by an author with a vocation. Unless suppressed by the educational establishment, it will transform its subject.’ -- J.C.D. Clark, Times Literary Supplement (Named as one of the ‘Books of the Year’ by the Times Literary Supplement)‘Dixon's book is a refreshing and inspiring contribution to the debate over how to help the least of these among us. . . That education is the governments job is an article of faith among many. Dixon breathes new life into the case for market-provided education, particularly in very poor countries.’ -- Art Carden, Regulation‘Pauline Dixon has intellectual rigour and an openness to new ideas, together with compassion and practicality. A great and unusual combination which I admire enormously.’ -- Dame Sally Morgan, Adviser to the Board, Absolute Return for Kids and former chief advisor to Tony Blair, UK‘This fine book has a powerful message for policymakers and donors: the quality of schools matters even in poor countries; hence, the poor are abandoning failed state schools and enrolling their kids in low cost private schools. Instead of trying to close them down, the state and donors would do well to invest in children (through vouchers and cash transfers) and give parents a choice rather than create more atrocious, monopolistic state schools where teachers are absent and unaccountable.’ -- Gurcharan Das, commentator and author, India Unbound and former CEO of Proctor and Gamble, Asia‘This is a must-read book for anyone interested in the plight of poor children, particularly for those readers concerned with learning about culturally sensitive and proven ways to reach out and help less fortunate children in developing countries. I was fascinated and outraged by the compelling stories and actual data that Dixon shares in this gem of an exposé. Most readers will similarly be shaken and incensed by the failure of billions of dollars spent on state schooling in Africa and India. Dixon makes a compelling case for the value and contributions of low cost private schools in slums and low income areas in developing countries. After reading this book, I am now a believer!’ -- Steven I. Pfeiffer, Professor, Florida State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface – A Vignette from Hyderabad Introduction – Never Assume 1. Jumping onto the Galloping Horses – Even in India 2. Hostages to a Fortune? – Schooling and International Aid 3. The Parting of the Veil – Low-Cost Private Schools – The Evidence 4. The Anteroom of Eternity? Gaining Attention from Aid Agencies 5. Only the Closed Mind is Certain Bibliography Index
£89.30
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd International Aid and Private Schools for the
Book SynopsisPauline Dixon has intellectual rigour and an openness to new ideas, together with compassion and practicality. A great and unusual combination which I admire enormously.'- Dame Sally Morgan, Adviser to the Board, Absolute Return for Kids and former chief advisor to Tony Blair, UK'This fine book has a powerful message for policymakers and donors: the quality of schools matters even in poor countries; hence, the poor are abandoning failed state schools and enrolling their kids in low cost private schools. Instead of trying to close them down, the state and donors would do well to invest in children (through vouchers and cash transfers) and give parents a choice rather than create more atrocious, monopolistic state schools where teachers are absent and unaccountable.'- Gurcharan Das, commentator and author, India Unbound and former CEO of Proctor and Gamble, Asia'This is a must-read book for anyone interested in the plight of poor children, particularly for those readers concerned with learning about culturally sensitive and proven ways to reach out and help less fortunate children in developing countries. I was fascinated and outraged by the compelling stories and actual data that Dixon shares in this gem of an exposé. Most readers will similarly be shaken and incensed by the failure of billions of dollars spent on state schooling in Africa and India. Dixon makes a compelling case for the value and contributions of low cost private schools in slums and low income areas in developing countries. After reading this book, I am now a believer!'- Steven I. Pfeiffer, Professor, Florida State University, USThis fascinating volume challenges the widely held belief that the state should supply, finance and regulate schooling in developing countries. Using India as an example, Dr. Pauline Dixon examines the ways in which private, for-profit schools might serve as a successful alternative to state-run systems of education in impoverished communities around the world.The book begins with a thorough history of India's government-run schools - based on the traditional British model - which are currently characterized by high levels of waste, inefficiency and subpar student performance. The author goes on to present comprehensive survey and census data, along with analyses of different school management types and their effect on student achievement, teacher attendance and quality of facilities. The book also tackles the problem of inefficient allocation and use of international aid, and offers recommendations on the development of new mechanisms for utilizing aid resources in support of low-cost private schools.This meticulously researched volume will appeal to students and professors of development studies, political economy and international studies. Policymakers and other officials with an interest in educational innovation will also find much of interest in this book.Contents: Preface - A Vignette from Hyderabad Introduction - Never Assume 1. Jumping onto the Galloping Horses - Even in India 2. Hostages to a Fortune? - Schooling and International Aid 3. The Parting of the Veil - Low-Cost Private Schools - The Evidence 4. The Anteroom of Eternity? Gaining Attention from Aid Agencies 5. Only the Closed Mind is Certain Bibliography IndexTrade Review‘This book is a welcome addition to the limited corpus of literature on policy-oriented education research. . . There is no doubt that the author has passion for her subject, which she pursues through an excellent literature survey, the use of printed and published documents, as well as evidence collected through interviews and observations during her visits to India. . . The joy of reading this book is that Dixon is not afraid to put her arguments bluntly. Much more than this, the book is eloquent, engaging and convincing, and her recommendations are solid and professional.’ -- Michael Omolewa, International Journal of Lifelong Learning‘This is a technical study written with passion by an author with a vocation. Unless suppressed by the educational establishment, it will transform its subject.’ -- J.C.D. Clark, Times Literary Supplement (Named as one of the ‘Books of the Year’ by the Times Literary Supplement)‘Dixon's book is a refreshing and inspiring contribution to the debate over how to help the least of these among us. . . That education is the governments job is an article of faith among many. Dixon breathes new life into the case for market-provided education, particularly in very poor countries.’ -- Art Carden, Regulation‘Pauline Dixon has intellectual rigour and an openness to new ideas, together with compassion and practicality. A great and unusual combination which I admire enormously.’ -- Dame Sally Morgan, Adviser to the Board, Absolute Return for Kids and former chief advisor to Tony Blair, UK‘This fine book has a powerful message for policymakers and donors: the quality of schools matters even in poor countries; hence, the poor are abandoning failed state schools and enrolling their kids in low cost private schools. Instead of trying to close them down, the state and donors would do well to invest in children (through vouchers and cash transfers) and give parents a choice rather than create more atrocious, monopolistic state schools where teachers are absent and unaccountable.’ -- Gurcharan Das, commentator and author, India Unbound and former CEO of Proctor and Gamble, Asia‘This is a must-read book for anyone interested in the plight of poor children, particularly for those readers concerned with learning about culturally sensitive and proven ways to reach out and help less fortunate children in developing countries. I was fascinated and outraged by the compelling stories and actual data that Dixon shares in this gem of an exposé. Most readers will similarly be shaken and incensed by the failure of billions of dollars spent on state schooling in Africa and India. Dixon makes a compelling case for the value and contributions of low cost private schools in slums and low income areas in developing countries. After reading this book, I am now a believer!’ -- Steven I. Pfeiffer, Professor, Florida State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface – A Vignette from Hyderabad Introduction – Never Assume 1. Jumping onto the Galloping Horses – Even in India 2. Hostages to a Fortune? – Schooling and International Aid 3. The Parting of the Veil – Low-Cost Private Schools – The Evidence 4. The Anteroom of Eternity? Gaining Attention from Aid Agencies 5. Only the Closed Mind is Certain Bibliography Index
£28.45
John Blake Publishing Ltd Two Owls at Eton
Book SynopsisWhen Jonathan Franklin takes two baby tawny owls back to Eton, he has no idea how chaotic the following months will be. The birds show no respect for Etonian routine and tradition. They trash his room and rule his daily life, and are known throughout the school as 'Dum' and 'Dee'. Although a keen naturalist, Jonathan struggles to understand his charges and to find the right food for them; at first meat and feathers, soon mice and rats. Even so, they nearly die of malnutrition on two occasions. Frantic, he searches for natural food. How to keep them alive is a constant worry. He watches them grow from ugly balls of fluff into beautiful adults, every change of plumage and behaviour noted. They play truant, they shock others, and lead Jonathan into hilarious adventures. They charm his housemaster and everybody who meets them. Best of all is seeing them flying about over those famous playing fields. All the time, Jonathan works to train them for eventual return to the wild. Will that be possible? He is never sure whether he will succeed.Now updated by the author to tell the end of this extraordinary story, Two Owls at Eton - very British, very witty, yet always close to the rawness of the natural world - is a story to delight everyone - whether they ever trod those playing fields, or have never wished to set eyes on the place.
£9.49
John Blake Publishing Ltd The English Public School - An Irreverent and
Book SynopsisUntil his retirement in 2011, Dr Martin Stephen was High Master of St Paul's School, and before that of Manchester Grammar School, two of the most academically successful independent schools in the world, bar none. As such, he is uniquely placed to write a study of that extraordinary phenomenon, the English public school, institutions that are as admired in some quarters as they are despised and vilified in others.His book, however, is no hagiography, and pulls no punches when it comes to the author's views on the failings of private educational establishments, while also showing that their benefits can be, and increasingly are, harnessed for a much wider good. His own long and influential experience within that world allows him to expose a world that is rarely less than baffling to outside observers, and frequently reviled; his often scathing and satirical view of public schools make his book a must read for anyone who is thinking of putting little Tarquin down for Eton or, conversely, for anyone who would like to see the places razed and their ruins sown with salt. But, as the author writes, 'If you are English and reading this now, a public school boy or girl is influencing your life.''A fascinating and important book which explains how public schools have become some of the most successful schools in the world' - Lord Baker of Dorking, former Secretary of State for Education 'Martin Stephen cannot write a boring line. By turns utterly horrifying and hilariously funny, [his book] is also academically fascinating, and . . . a rip-roaring good read' - Jilly CooperTrade ReviewMartin Stephen cannot write a boring line. By turns utterly horrifying and hilariously funny, [his book] is also academically fascinating, and . . . a rip-roaring good read. -- Jilly CooperA fascinating and important book which explains how public schools have become some of the most successful schools in the world. -- Lord Baker of Dorking - Former Secretary of State for Education
£14.44
