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Deepening disaffection with conventional public schools has inspired flight to private schools, home schooling, and new alternatives, such as charter schools. Barely a decade old, the charter school m
Political actors within the modern state--in both the West and the Third World--argue that more schooling can provide remedies for a variety of economic and social ills. But what is the state's actual
A sociologist and educator looks at the current debate over the standardization of preschool education for America's children, examining arguments on both sides of the conflict and raising important q
A sociologist and educator looks at the current debate over the standardization of preschool education for America's children, examining arguments on both sides of the conflict and raising important q
In recent decades, sociological research has investigated the nature of the school institution and its uneven effects on the progress of families, societies, and the global community. Yet, relatively
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A large share of California1s school funding is allocated through programs whose funding is contingent on districts using the money in a particular way. In 2008-09, the strings were taken off 40 of th
Most societies place great faith in the modern school's power to offer children a more prosperous future, from better jobs to wider social opportunities. In turn, political leaders around the world pu
A Toolkit of Motivational Skills, Third Edition, draws onthe latest research to show how the Motivational Interviewingapproach can be effectively utilized to draw out and sustain anindividual’s intern
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Computer software and its structures, devices and processes are woven into our everyday life. Their significance is not just technical: the algorithms, programming languages, abstractions and metadata
Computer software and its structures, devices and processes are woven into our everyday life. Their significance is not just technical: the algorithms, programming languages, abstractions and metadata
This book, originally published in 1961, examines the wars from the age of absolute rulers, and the destructive impact of revolutionary and democratic government on this state of affairs. It discusses
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