Books on Social and Behavioral Sciences - Comparative Education Books

Federal Block Grants to Education - book by Cohn, E.

DESCRIPTION: This is the first book to bring together a collection of essays on the background, implementation and theory of federal block grants to education. The focus is on Chapter 2 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 (USA), and its implementation during the academic year... view more info and the price of this book.

International Encyclopedia of National Systems of Education - book by Postlethwaite, T.N.

DESCRIPTION: This Encyclopedia, arranged alphabetically, contains 152 articles on national systems of education. The reviews are all structured in the same way, providing the following information. • general background information, eg. geographical, social structure, economic factors. • po... view more info and the price of this book.

Schooling in Modern European Society: A Report of the Academia Europaea - book by Husen, T.;Tuijnman, A.;Halls, B.

DESCRIPTION: Europe is undergoing rapid and profound social and political change, and time-honoured methods and practices are being challenged as a result. Nowhere is this challenge more pressing and relevant than in education, which is charged with the task of preparing future generations for the "... view more info and the price of this book.

The IEA Study of Reading Literacy - book by Elley, W.B.

DESCRIPTION: Many different views exist about the best way to teach children to read, yet little is known about which countries are the most successful in this aim, or what the most productive strategies are for doing so. This report addresses these issues by building on the pioneering work of Robe... view more info and the price of this book.

The IEA Preprimary Study - book by Olmsted, P.P.;Weikart, D.P.

DESCRIPTION: Today, nations throughout the world lack detailed information about the arrangements families make for the care or education of their pre-school aged children. The present volume addresses this problem by presenting information from Phase 1 of the IEA Preprimary Project, which conducted... view more info and the price of this book.

The IEA Study of Computers in Education - book by Pelgrum, W.J.;Plomp, T.

DESCRIPTION: This volume presents results from a cross national study about the use of computers in 21 education systems. Using national representative samples of schools and teachers in elementary and secondary education, data were collected about issues such as hardware and software availability, ... view more info and the price of this book.

International Handbook of Education and Development: Preparing Schools, Students and Nations for the Twenty-First Century - book by Cummings, W.K.;McGinn, N.F.

DESCRIPTION: This Handbook brings together in one volume an international panel of distinguished authors who tackle the vast topic of the dissatisfaction with education systems worldwide. This collection of chapters attempts to provide a comprehensive definition of the reasons for discontent. Split ... view more info and the price of this book.

Science Education and Development: Planning and Policy Issues at Secondary Level - book by Caillods, F.;Gottelmann-Duret, G.;Lewin, K.

DESCRIPTION: For over 30 years now large-scale investment has been made in science education throughout the world and in developing countries in particular. A handful of countries have indeed succeeded in raising their respective population's general level of scientific knowledge, but in other count... view more info and the price of this book.

Education: The Complete Encyclopedia (CD-ROM) - book by Husen, T.;Postlethwaite, T.N.;Clark, B.R.;Neave, G.

DESCRIPTION: Education: The Complete Encyclopedia (CD-ROM) contains full text, extensively updated, of the acclaimed leading reference works International Encyclopedia of Education, 2nd Edition, published in 12 volumes, and the Encyclopedia of Higher Education, published in 4 volumes. Complete resou... view more info and the price of this book.

Creating Entrepreneurial Universities: Organizational Pathways of Transformation - book by Clark, B.R.

DESCRIPTION: Based on field research carried out over a two year period, this book describes processes of transformation that took place over a fifteen year period in five European universities. Five common features identified - described as "organizational pathways of transformation" - are highligh... view more info and the price of this book.

Creating Entrepreneurial Universities: Organizational Pathways of Transformation - book by Clark, B.R.

DESCRIPTION: Based on field research carried out over a two year period, this book describes processes of transformation that took place over a fifteen year period in five European universities. Five common features identified - described as "organizational pathways of transformation" - are highligh... view more info and the price of this book.

Issues in Educational Research - book by Keeves, J.P.;Lakomski, G.

DESCRIPTION: Issues in Educational Research presents an overview of the many controversial questions arising today in educational research, that depend on the nature of the problem and the extent to which research has previously been undertaken in an area. These issues are addressed by different sc... view more info and the price of this book.

Advances in Measurement in Educational Research and Assessment - book by Masters, G.N.;Keeves, J.P.

DESCRIPTION: Over the last three decades there have been marked developments in the field of measurement in education and psychology. Advances in Measurement in Educational Research and Assessment presents the developments that have occurred and puts them into perspective. It discusses the continu... view more info and the price of this book.