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The Sociology of Higher Education : Reproduction, Transformation and Change in a Global Era
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Subject(s): Educational sociology | Education, Higher -- Social aspects Summary: This title provides an exciting and conceptually rich approach to the sociology of higher education. It offers innovative perspectives on the future of universities within the new and emerging research subfield of the sociology of global higher education. The Socio

Challenges to Teacher Education in Difficult Economic Times : International Perspectives
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Subject(s): Teachers -- Cross-cultural studies -- Training of Economic aspects Summary: "Teacher education in a financial crisis - what are the consequences and how can probity be maintained? Education, like most other parts of everyday life, is experiencing the challenges brought about by global financial constrictions. This book presents

Southeast Asia : an Introductory History
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Subject(s): Southeast Asia -- History Summary: "The first edition of Southeast Asia : an introductory history was published in 1979 and immediately filled a need for travellers and students interested in a tantalisingly different part of the world. Subsequent editions ... have continued to document with great perception the enormous changes

Entrepreneurial Strategic Management
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Subject(s): Strategic planning | Entrepreneurship | Management Abstract: A managerial book that goes beyond the verge of traditional texts on the subject. It brings to management a challenging dimension: Create an entrepreneurial organization and you will exceed in the realization of your goals and objectives. The entrepreneurial organization t

Framing Languages and Literacies : Socially Situated Views and Perspectives
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Subject(s): Literacy -- Social aspects | English language -- Study and teaching Social aspects Summary: "In this seminal volume leading language and literacy scholars clearly articulate and explicate major social perspectives and approaches in the fields of language and literacy studies. Each approach draws on distinct bodies of literature

Educational Inequalities : Difference and Diversity in Schools and Higher Education
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Subject(s): Educational equalization -- Cross-cultural studies | Education, Higher -- Cross-cultural studies -- Social aspects | Educational change -- Cross-cultural studies | Educational attainment -- Cross-cultural studies Summary: "While there is considerable literature on social inequality and education, there is little recent work whic

Raylan
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Subject(s): United States marshals -- Fiction | Sale of organs, tissues, etc. -- Fiction | Black market -- Fiction | Harlan County (Ky.) -- Fiction Summary: When Federal Marshall Raylan Givens squares off against a known offender, he will warn the man, "If I have to pull my gun I'll shoot to kill." Except this time he finds the offe

From Notepad to Ipad : Using Apps and Web Tools to Engage a New Generation of Students
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Subject(s): Computer-assisted instruction | Application software | iPad (Computer) | Tablet computers Summary: "This book is a one-stop-shop for secondary teachers looking to use iPads effectively in the classroom. The author provides a clear and practical overview of how to implement the technology, manage it, and use it successfully. Each

Flipping your English Class to Reach All Learners : Strategies and Lesson Plans
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Subject(s): Language arts (Elementary) -- Study and teaching -- United States | Language arts (Elementary) -- Standards -- United States Summary: "Learn how flipping your English language arts classroom can help you reach students of different abilities, improve classroom management, and give you more time to interact with each student. Thi

User Studies for Digital Library Development
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Subject(s): Digital libraries -- Use studies | Digital libraries -- Collection development Summary: "This landmark text captures a global cross-section of leading voices and provides a clear and coherent overview of the user studies domain and user issues in digital libraries. As the information environment becomes increasingly electronic

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