World Yearbook of Education
About the Book Series
Examining a different topical subject each year, these fascinating books put forward a wide range of perspectives and dialogue from all over the world. With the best and most pivotal work of leading educational thinkers and writers from 1965 to the present day, these essential reference titles provide a complete history of the development of education around the globe. Available individually or in library-ready sets, this is the indispensable atlas of education, mapping ever changing aspects of theory, policy, teaching and learning.
World Yearbook of Education 2002: Teacher Education - Dilemmas and Prospects
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By Elwyn Thomas
March 23, 2012
This text examines four key areas of teacher education. These are: theories, models and ideologies of teacher education; the control of teacher education by the state, and the role of schools and HE; cultural perspectives and the education of teachers; and continuities in teacher education....
World Yearbook of Education 2004: Digital Technologies, Communities and Education
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By Andrew Brown, Niki Davis
March 23, 2012
A real revolution is taking place in the way in which we conceptualise and practise education and learning. This book sets out to explore the immense impact which digital technology is having on education around the world and the ways in which it is used by a wide range of individuals and ...
World Yearbook of Education 2005: Globalization and Nationalism in Education
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By David Coulby, Evie Zambeta
March 23, 2012
This volume deals with two major and apparently opposing forces within education and society: globalization and nationalism. Globalization is often considered in economic terms - of continued growth of international trade and a concentration of wealth in corporate hands - yet it also encompasses ...
World Yearbook of Education 2006: Education, Research and Policy: Steering the Knowledge-Based Economy
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By Jenny Ozga, Terri Seddon, Thomas S. Popkewitz
March 23, 2012
This volume considers the ways in which educational research is being shaped by policy across the globe. Policy effects on research are increasingly influential, as policies in and beyond education drive the formation of a knowledge-based economy by supporting increased international ...
World Yearbook of Education 2007: Educating the Global Workforce: Knowledge, Knowledge Work and Knowledge Workers
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By Lesley Farrell, Tara Fenwick
March 23, 2012
The 2007 edition of this respected international volume considers the challenges facing work related education arising from the rapid expansion of the global economy and the impact of this on labour markets and individual workers. Including perspectives from the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Africa, ...
The World Yearbook of Education 1996: The Evaluation of Higher Education Systems
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By Robert Cowen
March 16, 2012
This annual summary of educational policies and practices worldwide includes discussion of multi-skills and flexibility, school-work links, qualifications, and education for skills versus education for status....
World Yearbook of Education 1979: Recurrent Education and Lifelong Learning
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By Tom Schuler, Jacquetta Megarry
March 16, 2012
Published in the year 2005, World Yearbook of Education 1979 is a valuable contribution to the field of Major Works....
World Yearbook of Education 1982/3: Computers and Education
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By Jacquetta Megarry, David R. F. Walker, Stanley Nisbet, Eric Hoyle
March 16, 2012
The World Yearbook of Education was first published by the Evans Brothers in 1965 in association with the University of London Institute of Education and Teachers College, Columbia University. Since then it has become established as one of the most important forums for work in comparative education...
World Yearbook of Education 1992: Urban Education
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By David Coulby, Crispin Jones, Duncan Harris
March 16, 2012
Published in the year 2005, World Yearbook of Education is a valuable contribution to the field of Major Works....
World Yearbook of Education 1993: Special Needs Education
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By Peter Mittler, Ron Brouillette, Duncan Harris
March 16, 2012
First published in 2005. The goal of Education For All, set by the United Nations at the 1990 Jomtien (Thailand) Conference and adopted by heads of state at the World Summit for Children in the same year, confronts all of us with the fundamental challenge of including children with disabilities in ...
World Yearbook of Education 1998: Futures Education
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By David Hicks, Richard Slaughter
March 16, 2012
One of the central roles of education is to prepare students for the future and yet its study is often a neglected issue. This work focuses on the futures field as an educational resource using case studies from around the world, and on the nature of education for sustainability....
World Yearbook of Education 1984: Women and Education
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By Sandra Acker, Jacquetta Megarry, Stanley Nisbet, Eric Hoyle
March 02, 2012
Published in the year 2005, World Yearboook of Education 1984 is a valuable contribution to the field of Major Works....