Education
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Education and Responsibility [Paperback]
Tunis Romein (Author)
£22.00ISBN: 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 -
Highlander: No Ordinary School 1932-1962 [Paperback]
John M. Glen (Author)
£22.00ISBN: 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... .... Learn More -
Education for Tragedy: Essays in Disenchanted Hope for Modern Man [Paperback]
Kenneth D. Benne (Author)
£18.00ISBN: 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 -
Moral and Spiritual Values in Education: A Challenge to Every American [Paperback]
William Clayton Bower (Author)
£18.00ISBN: 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 -
The Humanities and the Understanding of Reality [Paperback]
Thomas B. Stroup (Editor)
£11.00ISBN: 9780813154558
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
In their concern with the perennial controversy between the two great areas in which men seek knowledge, three eminent literary scholars and a distinguished journalist in these essays address themselves to the question, "Do the humanities provide ... .... Learn More -
The Embattled Past: Reflections on Military History [Hardback]
Edward M. Coffman (Author)
£22.00ISBN: 9780813142661
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Internationally recognized for having reinvigorated and redefined his field, distinguished military historian Edward M. Coffman is a dedicated and much-admired teacher and mentor. In The Embattled Past, several of his most important essays have b... .... Learn More -
Surfing the Past [Paperback]
Olivier Nyirubugara (Author)
£40.00ISBN: 9789088900815
Published by : Sidestone Press
This books discusses one of the most frequently discussed subjects in history education during the last two decades, namely how secondary school pupils use the World Wide Web for their learning activities. Based on two case studies in two Dutch... .... Learn More -
Alpha Phi Alpha: A Legacy of Greatness, the Demands of Transcendence [Hardback]
Gregory S. Parks (Editor); Stefan M. Bradley (Editor); Michael A. Blake (Foreword)
£30.50ISBN: 9780813134215
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
On December 4, 1906, on Cornell University's campus, seven black men founded one of the greatest and most enduring organizations in American history. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. has brought together and shaped such esteemed men as Martin Luthe... .... Learn More -
A History of Education in Kentucky [Hardback]
William E. Ellis (Author)
£29.00ISBN: 9780813129778
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Topics in Kentucky History
Kentucky is nationally renowned for horses, bourbon, rich natural resources, and unfortunately, hindered by a deficient educational system. Though its reputation is not always justified, in national rankings for grades K-12 and higher education, K... .... Learn More -
Open Source in Education and Language Learning Online [Paperback]
Birna Arnbjornsdottir (Author); Matthew Whelpton (Author); S. Magnusdottir (Editor); Erla Erlendsdottir (Editor); Gauti Kristmannsson (Editor)
£25.00ISBN: 9789979548331
Published by : University of Iceland Press
Learning and teaching languages in an online environment is one of contemporary education's great challenges. The challenge is made particularly difficult because language learners benefit from a social constructivist approach in which individu... .... Learn More
