Author: Roderick Floud Publisher: A&C Black ISBN: 0567137147 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 337
Book Description
This volume of historical essays explores the full ramifications of the beginnings and development of the various branches of higher education in the area of London. It discusses: the contributions of the London County Council and the City of London; the economic and social context; questions of funding, class and gender; the polytechnics, teacher training, university extension, technical and scientific education; and the arts. This book will be an important contribution both to the history of London and the history of higher education on the UK.
Author: Victoria R. Williams Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1440877440 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 294
Book Description
This comprehensive volume is an indispensable resource for researchers as well as general readers interested in the geography, history, and culture of London, examining all aspects of life in the United Kingdom's capital city. London is one of the largest cultural and financial centers in the world. How did it become the capital city of the United Kingdom, and what is life like in this global city today? Narrative chapters cover a wide range of topics in this volume, examining such themes as location, people, history, politics, economy, environment and sustainability, local crime and violence, security issues, natural hazards and emergency management, culture and lifestyle, London in pop culture, and London's future. Inset boxes entitled "Life in the City" include personal memoirs from people who are from or have lived in London, allowing readers a glimpse into daily life in the city. Sidebars, a chronology, and a bibliography round out the text. This volume is ideal for students and general readers who are interested in learning about life in this global city.
Author: Brooks, Rachel Publisher: Policy Press ISBN: 1447359631 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 200
Book Description
EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Amid debates about the future of both higher education and Europeanisation, this book is the first full-length exploration of how Europe’s 35 million students are understood by key social actors across different nations. The various chapters compare and contrast conceptualisations in six nations, held by policymakers, higher education staff, media and students themselves. With an emphasis on students’ lived experiences, the authors provide new perspectives about how students are understood, and the extent to which European higher education is homogenising. They explore various prominent constructions of students – including as citizens, enthusiastic learners, future workers and objects of criticism.
Author: Pedro N. Teixeira Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 140204660X Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 364
Book Description
The demand and the costs for higher education have risen steeply in recent years. The most common response worldwide has been some form of cost sharing: shifting per-student costs from governments and taxpayers to parents and students. This timely book provides a comprehensive discussion of the concepts and consequences of cost-sharing in higher education. It offers a comparative approach based on several national case-studies, and proposes alternatives to prevalent approaches.
Author: Ourania Filippakou Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1000607046 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 126
Book Description
Building on Ourania Filippakou’s previous work on higher education in the fields of governance, neoliberalism, university entrepreneurialism and marketization, institutional and social stratification, Rethinking Higher Education and the Crisis of Legitimation in Europe contributes to the debate on higher education from a critical policy perspective. Introducing new ideas on the relationships between the alleged pursuit of excellence in higher education and the ways in which both deploys and reflects how power is wielded in Europe and other neoliberal capitalist societies. The term "legitimation" is here coined to emphasize how new coercive strategies, political decisions, and management styles have emerged in the age of excellence in higher education. The book concludes with a more personal reflection on the neutrality of higher education and its illusory promises.
Author: Susan Weil Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1135353220 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 187
Book Description
Part of a series reflecting the recent changes in further and higher education, this volume relates the true stories of 10 educational managers and their experiences of recent events. The managers tell how they have maintained direction and impact, balanced pressures and set up their own systems.
Author: Cathy Stone Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing ISBN: 1035314290 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 451
Book Description
This cutting-edge Research Handbook presents a comprehensive overview of key developments in the field of student engagement, with particular reference to equity and diversity issues. Promoting a more holistic and inclusive understanding of engagement, it highlights key empirical findings alongside practical case studies, presenting valuable recommendations for the field. This title contains one or more Open Access chapters.
Author: Barnett, Ronald Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK) ISBN: 0335202489 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 213
Book Description
The University has lost its way. The world needs the university more than ever but for new reasons. If we are to clarify its new role in the world, we need to find a new vocabulary and a new sense of purpose. This book offers nothing less than a fundamental reworking of the way in which we understand the modern university.
Author: Ann Hodgson Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1135376468 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 225
Book Description
This text focuses on the political context of lifelong learning. It addresses the background, European and policy elements of lifelong learning, as well as providing a detailed consideration of the linkage of educational and political issues in this subject.
Author: Roderick Floud
Author: Victoria R. Williams
Author: John Stephenson
Author: Brooks, Rachel
Author: Pedro N. Teixeira
Author: Ourania Filippakou
Author: Susan Weil
Author: Cathy Stone
Author: Barnett, Ronald
Author: Ann Hodgson