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  • Civil Society and the Family

    by Esther Muddiman, Sally Power, Chris Taylor ...
    Series series Civil Society and Social Change
    The relationship between the family and civil society has always been complex, with the family often regarded as separate from, or even oppositional to, civil society.Taking a fresh empirical approach, Muddiman, Power and Taylor reveal how such separation underestimates the important role the family plays in civil society. Considering the impact of family events, dinner table debates, ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

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  • Radical Hope

    Education and Equality in Australia

    by Noel Pearson ...
    In Radical Hope, one of Australia's most original and provocative thinkers turns his attention to the question of education. Noel Pearson begins with two fundamental questions- How to ensure the survival of a people, their culture and way of life? And can education transform the lives of the disadvantaged many, or will it at best raise up a fortunate few?Pearson argues powerfully that underclass ... Read more

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  • What’s Happened To The University?

    A sociological exploration of its infantilisation

    by Frank Furedi ...
    The radical transformation that universities are undergoing today is no less far-reaching than the upheavals that it experienced in the 1960s. However today, when almost 50 per cent of young people participate in higher education, what occurs in universities matters directly to the whole of society.On both sides of the Atlantic curious and disturbing events on campuses has become a matter of ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Gender and Lifelong Learning

    Critical Feminist Engagements

    Edited by Carole Leathwood, Becky Francis ...
    This insightful book is ideal for students, researchers and policy makers wanting a sound overview of the critical issues of gender in lifelong learning. Asking pertinent questions relating to discourses on policy, the authors offer the reader a rare view of lifelong learning from a gender-focused perspective, filling a gap in the literature and moving current debate on into new areas. Questions ... Read more

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  • Values and Ethics in Social Work

    by Chris Beckett, Andrew Maynard, Peter Jordan ...
    An awareness of one’s own ethical assumptions and how these inform everyday practice is crucial for all student social workers. Social workers who genuinely wish to do the right thing by their services users have no alternative but to constantly think and rethink the principles and assumptions that inform their actions, and this book supports them on their journey to do just that.This third ... Read more

    $70.19 USD

  • School Rules

    Obedience, Discipline and Elusive Democracy

    by Rebecca Raby ...
    How much say should students have in shaping their schools' disciplinary cultures? Should they have the power to weigh in on contentious issues like favouritism, discrimination, ‘no hats’ rules, and zero tolerance? What if pupils disagree with their teachers and administrators on certain rules? Rebecca Raby reflects on how regulations are made, applied, and negotiated in educational settings in ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Critical Pedagogy for Social Justice

    by John Smyth ...
    Series series Critical Pedagogy Today
    We live in a time when those who wield unrestrained power believe they have the inalienable right to determine the destiny, nature and shape of social institutions like schools. Critical Pedagogy for Social Justice challenges this arrogance by showing how teachers, students, parents, communities, and researchers can develop narratives that amount to working with and for those who are increasingly ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

  • Informal Learning in Youth Work

    by Janet Batsleer ...
    Informal Learning in Youth Work offers fresh perspectives on all aspects of informal education in the youth work setting. Designed to develop the reader′s knowledge and skills, this comprehensive textbook explores key issues such as communication, power relations, ethics, gender exclusion, sexuality, race discrimination and social class. The author places particular emphasis on conversation as a ... Read more

    $79.19 USD

  • Thinking Through Ethics and Values in Primary Education

    Edited by Sally Hawkins, Carol Hughes, Linda Cooper, Barbara Thompson, Gianna Knowles, Glenn Stone, Vini Lander ...
    Series series Thinking Through Education Series
    Thinking Through Ethics and Values in Primary Education is an accessible text that encourages readers to explore deeply the ethics and values surrounding primary education. The text helps the reader to critically reflect on the principles that underpin education. Specifically written for education students in the later years of their course, the text draws on research and practice to explore the ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Sociology

    by Little Green Apples Publishing, LLC ™ ...
    Sociology is the scientific study of social behavior and human groups. This Sociology Study Brief provides a concise, conceptual overview of the subject, including its history and methods of research. This compact guide is the ideal orientation for a student enrolled in an introductory Sociology course. It is also recommended as a resource for anyone interested in attaining a general understanding ... Read more

    $3.67 USD

  • Welfare Words

    Critical Social Work & Social Policy

    by Paul Michael Garrett ...
    ‘Systematically exposes the neoliberal myths in unequal societies’ - Niels Rosendal Jensen′A call to arms to challenge inequality and social exclusion.′ - Lel Meleyal‘An impassioned dissection of the highly coded lexicon of so-called welfare reform…get reading, get angry, get ready’. - Gargi BhattacharyyaWelfare Words analyses the keywords and phrases commonly used by policy-makers, news-outlets ... Read more

    $67.49 USD

  • Gender

    by Harriet Bradley ...
    Series series Key Concepts
    Gender issues continue to be a prominent concern of academics and policy-makers, and increasingly arise in various forms to be debated in the public sphere and popular media. But what exactly do we mean by gender? How can we best understand gender differences? How are current gender relations changing? What new paths are ‘femininity’ and ‘masculinity’ taking? What would it be like to live in a ... Read more

    $24.00 USD