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  • Improving Educational Equity in Urban Contexts

    by Carlo Raffo ...
    An enduring educational concern that has plagued researchers and policy makers in a number of affluent countries is the endemic nature of educational inequalities. These inequalities highlight distinct differences in the educational skills, knowledge, capabilities and credentials between learners’ demographic characteristics. They also point to issues of educational disadvantage that emanate from ... Read more

    $89.31 CAD

  • Education and Poverty in Affluent Countries

    Edited by Carlo Raffo, Alan Dyson, Helen Gunter, Dave Hall, Lisa Jones, Afroditi Kalambouka ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Education
    For the first time, researchers, policymakers and practitioners across the world will have access to a comprehensive mapping of research evidence and policy strategies about education and poverty in affluent countries. Although there is widespread agreement that poverty and poor educational outcomes are related, there are competing explanations as to why that should be the case. This is a major ... Read more

    $96.18 CAD

  • Education, Disadvantage and Place

    Making the Local Matter

    by Kirstin Kerr, Alan Dyson, Carlo Raffo ...
    In England, as in countries across the world, shrinking public funding, growing localism, and increased school autonomy make tackling the link between education, disadvantage and place more important than ever. Challenging current thinking, this important book is the first to focus on the role of area-based initiatives in this struggle. It brings together a wide range of evidence to review the ... Read more

    $43.19 CAD

  • Responding to Poverty and Disadvantage in Schools

    A Reader for Teachers

    by Tamara Bibby, Ruth Lupton, Carlo Raffo ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book explores a range of challenges teachers face in dealing with situations of disadvantage, and explores different ways of thinking about these situations. Starting with a variety of incidents written by teachers in schools in disadvantaged settings, the book provides a range of ways of thinking about these - some more psychological, others more sociological - and chapters develop ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

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  • Building Social Business

    The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity's Most Pressing Needs

    by Muhammad Yunus ...
    **Nobel Prize winner and bestselling author of *Banker to the Poor,***shows how entrepreneurial spirit and business smarts can be harnessed to create sustainable businesses that can solve the world's biggest problems--a reminder that capitalism can take kindlier forms” (Spectator)Social business is a visionary new model for capitalism developed by Muhammad Yunus, the practical genius who pioneered ... Read more

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  • Sustainable Leadership

    by Andy Hargreaves, Dean Fink ...
    Series Book 6 - Jossey-Bass Leadership Library in Education
    In Sustainable Leadership, Andy Hargreaves and Dean Fink address one of the most important and often neglected aspects of leadership: sustainability. The authors set out a compelling and original framework of seven principles for sustainable leadership characterized by Depth of learning and real achievement rather than superficially tested performance; Length of impact over the long haul, beyond ... Read more

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  • Economic Gangsters

    Corruption, Violence, and the Poverty of Nations

    by Ray Fisman, Edward Miguel ...
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  • Designing Groupwork

    Strategies for the Heterogeneous Classroom

    by Elizabeth G. Cohen, Rachel A. Lotan ...
    As teachers today work in ever more challenging contexts, groupwork remains a particularly effective pedagogical strategy. Based on years of research and teaching experience, the new edition of this popular book features significant updates on the successful use of cooperative learning to build equitable classrooms. Designing Groupwork, Third Edition incorporates current research findings with new ... Read more

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  • District Leadership That Works

    Striking the Right Balance

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  • ICT in the Primary School

    From Pedagogy to Practice

    by Gary Beauchamp ...
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  • Good Governance is a Choice

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    by Randy Quinn, Linda J. Dawson ...
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