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Think Scenarios, Rethink Education
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2006; US$ 33.00What happens in education today will affect the lives of individuals and the health of whole communities for decades to come. Yet educational decision-making is mostly about dealing with pressing immediate issues or seeking more efficient ways of maintaining established practice, rather than about shaping the long term. How to redress the balance?... more...
Education in a Post Welfare Society
McGraw-Hill Education 2005; US$ 245.00Provides a critical overview of education policy. This book demonstrates how a relatively decentralised education system became a system in which funding, teaching and curriculum are centrally controlled and privatisation encouraged. It examines the relationship of education policy to social class, race, gender and the economy. more...
Governance and Performance of Education Systems
Springer 2007; US$ 99.99Education has increasingly become the focus of public discourse and policy, with its methods, resources and achievements widely debated. As a result, educational systems are now more than ever faced with the challenge of improving their performance and of proving that suitable measures are being taken to guarantee greater efficiency regarding equity.... more...
Extending Educational Change
Springer 2007; US$ 41.99Deals with the idea and necessity of extending educational change - conceptually and in action. This volume (part of 4 volumes) is the second section in the "International Handbook of Educational Change". It is a collection of the important ideas and evidence of educational change. more...
The Roots of Educational Change
Springer 2007; US$ 39.99Part of the "International Handbook of Educational Change", this volume deals with issues, such as educational innovation, reform, restructuring, culture-building, inspection, school-review, and change management. It is useful for school leaders, system administration, teacher leaders, consultants, facilitators, and educational researchers. more...
Reviews of National Policies for Education Basic Education in Turkey
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2007; US$ 42.00This review of education policies in Turkey takes place at a critical point in the nations history. An improving economy, greater governmental continuity and a more stable social environment, coupled with the extraordinary challenge of Turkeys candidacy for EU accession, provide an unprecedented opportunity for a new phase of education... more...
Reviews of National Policies for Education South Africa
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2008; US$ 70.00This review provides an overview of regional issues and the history of education in South Africa and describes the development of education in the country over the past 15 years. It presents an analysis of the education system, identifying key directions for the reinforcement of the reforms in light of the challenges encountered by officials,... more...
Homeschool Your Child for Free
Crown Publishing Group 2009; US$ 20.00For Families Who Want to Splurge on Education but Scrimp on Spending Are you considering homeschooling your child, but don't know where to go for the best educational resources? The Internet is an open door to the biggest library/laboratory the world has ever seen?and it's all at your fingertips for free! This never-ending source of information,... more...
Towards Schooling for 21st Century
Continuum International Publishing 1996; US$ 130.00An analysis of the growth economy, this book traces the causes of the present crisis in the modern market system, initiated two centuries ago with the establishment of the market economy system which has led to the present growth economy. It concludes that a true democracy can only be derived from a synthesis of the democratic and socialist traditions,... more...
Globalizing Education Policy
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 45.95Rizvi and Lingard's account of the global politics of education is thoughtful, complex and compelling. It is the first really comprehensive discussion and analysis of global trends in education policy, their effects - structural and individual - and resistance to them. In the enormous body of writing on globalisation this book stands out and will... more...









