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The Governing- Evaluation- Knowledge Nexus
This open-access book examines the intricate relationships between governance, evaluation, and knowledge within Swedish higher education. It delves into the origins, logics, and mechanisms of evaluation and quality assurance reforms, analyzing their dynamic interactions with institutional, national, and European policy contexts. Through extensive empirical studies, the chapters provide detailed…
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- 978-3-030-21143-1
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- 218 page
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- 378
Open Education International Perspectives in Higher Education
Open Education: International Perspectives in Higher Education is an insightful collection of essays that explores how open education can democratize access to higher education globally.
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- 978-1-78374-280-6
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- 380 page
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- 370
Smooth Path or Long and Winding Road?
This book presents a comparative analysis of Germany and Great Britain to demonstrate how national institutional frameworks influence the labor market outcomes of higher education graduates. It identifies four key institutional dimensions—higher education system structure, study content, graduate labor market organization, and labor market flexibility—that shape these transitions.
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- 978-3-940755-42-1
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- 281 page
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- 371
THE GLOBAL SOUTH AND COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
The Global South and Comparative and International Education proposes and elaborates on the construct of “Criticism against Northern Hegemony” within the field. The author, Charl C. Wolhuter, integrates diverse critical strands—including critiques of development theories, foreign aid regimes, globalization, neoliberal economics, racism, and calls for decolonization—to argue for the …
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- 978-1-991271-06-8
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- 246 page
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- 379
Dissens and Sensibility Why Art Matters
Dissens and Sensibility introduces the concept of a pedagogy of dissensus, an educational approach grounded in the disruptive and critical potential of art. Drawing on theorists such as Rancière, Biesta, Atkinson, and Eng, Lisbet Skregelid explores how art creates space for resistance to dominant norms, fosters new perspectives on self and society, and encourages democratic engagement through …
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- 978-1-78938-985-2
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- 158 page
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- 701
Education systems and inequalities
Education Systems and Inequalities explores how various national education systems shape and perpetuate social disparities. It examines mechanisms through which education systems generate unequal outcomes based on factors like social background, gender, ethnicity, migration status, and ability. Drawing on international comparative research, the book analyzes structural features—such as tracki…
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- 978-1-4473-2611
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- 369 page
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- 379
HERITAGE EDUCATION
This doctoral research explores how indigenous heritage is represented and taught in Caribbean school social studies, focusing on the Dominican Republic, Dominica, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Through analyses of educational policies and classroom practices, Aguilar centers teachers' interpretations of heritage content, pedagogical methods, and their relationships with the past.
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- 978-90-8890-844-6
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- 200 page
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- 374
Philosophies of Catholic Education
This interdisciplinary volume offers an authoritative account of modern Catholic educational philosophy, bridging education, religious studies, philosophy, and theology
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- 9781003486435
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- 114 page
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- 371
Translating Human Rights in Education
This open-access monograph examines how Article 24 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)—which enshrines the right to inclusive education—has been implemented in two very different contexts: Nigeria and Germany. Despite formal commitment to inclusive education, both nations have paradoxically upheld segregated schooling systems: Nigeria due to a lack of fo…
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- 978-0- 472- 90270- 5
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- 207 page
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- 370.9
Empowering At-Risk Youth in and Through Vocational Education
This open-access book presents insights into the resilience strategies of at-risk vocational education and training (VET) students in the fields of learning, employment, and social integration across the Baltic countries and Norway. It investigates how VET can enhance the social inclusion of at-risk youth by combating school dropout rates and promoting transitions between various learning conte…
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- 978-981-96-0613-9
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- 235 page
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- 374
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