Education
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Atmospheres of Learning: How They Affect the Development of Our Children [Paperback]
Barbara Wolf (Author)
£14.00ISBN: 9788869771729
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Atmospheric Spaces
Socialization in childhood and at a young age is marked, not only by measurable factors such as age, sex, ethnic group, religion or parents’ income, but also by variables such as depression, aggressiveness, inner calm or serenity. It makes all the... .... Learn More -
#Forty: Be the change [Paperback]
Jonathan Shaw (Author)
£10.00ISBN: 9789993276876
Published by : Midsea Books
It’s not every day that we wake up and decide to put life on hold and start living. This is what Jonathan did after turning forty. Having realized that probably he had already lived half his life he decided to embark on a sabbatical to enjoy time ... .... Learn More -
A Critique of Universities [Paperback]
Pall Skulason (Author)
£20.00ISBN: 9789935230737
Published by : University of Iceland Press
Páll Skúlason was Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Iceland for several years and the Rector of that university from 1997-2005. He was also recruited to take an active part in shaping the University of Luxembourg, which was fouded i... .... Learn More -
Wesleyan University, 1910–1970 [Hardback]
David B. Potts (Author)
£44.00ISBN: 9780819575197
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
In Wesleyan University, 1910 - 1970, David B. Potts presents an engaging story that includes a measured departure from denominational identity, an enterprising acquisition of fabulous wealth, and a burst of enthusiastic aspiration... .... Learn More -
Albert D. Kirwan [Paperback]
Frank F. Mathias (Author)
£29.00ISBN: 9780813153230
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
The name Albert Kirwan is inextricably bound with the University of Kentucky - in sports, scholarship, and administration. His skills and interests were so many and varied that his accomplishments in one area could not long satisfy his restless na... .... Learn More -
Education and Responsibility [Paperback]
Tunis Romein (Author)
£37.50ISBN: 9780813154336
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
This book reveals the sources of the disquiet prevailing among educators over the apparent failure of the public school system to develop moral responsibility in America's youth. The doctrine of separation of church and state has made sectarian re... .... Learn More -
Education for Tragedy: Essays in Disenchanted Hope for Modern Man [Paperback]
Kenneth D. Benne (Author)
£37.50ISBN: 9780813151229
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
A distinguished educator and social critic here considers the demands put upon democratic and progressive policies in education, which remains, he believes, man's strongest hope for creating new bases for human values in an age of change and cultu... .... Learn More -
Excellence and Equity: The National Endowment for the Humanities [Paperback]
Stephen Miller (Author)
£37.50ISBN: 9780813153704
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Since its establishment in 1965 the National Endowment for the Humanities has distributed many millions of dollars in grants. Has the money been well spent? What impact have the Endowment's programs had on the academic community, the schools, and ... .... Learn More -
Highlander: No Ordinary School 1932-1962 [Paperback]
John M. Glen (Author)
£37.50ISBN: 9780813152806
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
and racial justice during a critical era in southern and Appalachian history. This volume is the first comprehensive examination of that extraordinary - and often controversial - institution. Founded in 1932 by Myles Horton and Don West near Mont... .... Learn More -
Moral and Spiritual Values in Education: A Challenge to Every American [Paperback]
William Clayton Bower (Author)
£37.50ISBN: 9780813151373
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
This book deals with the multiple problem of education in the public schools as it relates to moral and spiritual values. The author cuts a wide swath through the tangled underbrush of church and state, religion and education, sacred and secular, ... .... Learn More
