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  • Corporate Elites and the Reform of Public Education

    by John Smyth, Rob Higham, Ruth McGinity, Steven Courtney, Andrew Wilkins, Helen M Gunter, James Duggan, Leonel Lim, Howard Prosser, Katy Swalwell, Kristin Sinclair, Nurdiana Gaus, Tanya Fitzgerald, Eleni Schirmer, Kenneth J. Saltman, Jahni M. A. Smith, Andrew L. LaFave, Patricia E. Burch ...
    Just what is the role and impact of corporate elites in contemporary reforms of public sector universities and schools?Providing fresh perspectives on matters of governance and vibrant case studies on the particular types of provision including curriculum, teaching and professional practices, Gunter, Hall and Apple bring together contributions from Argentina, Australia, England, Indonesia, ... Read more

    $50.39 USD

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  • A Socially Critical View Of The Self-Managing School

    Edited by John Smyth ...
    The shift from the model of central government educational control to school- based management has been widely adopted and acclaimed and has created the general impression of increased democracy and participation.; The international contributors to this book tackle this important policy issue and look behind the scenes of the moves towards school self- management. They investigate the phenomenon ... Read more

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  • Rural Development Theory and Practice

    by Ruth McAreavey ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Development and Society
    Rural development is inherently viewed as a positive thing; it is seen as something that brings together groups of individuals with automatic positive implications and outcomes. Policy rhetoric frequently uses popular terms such as involvement, participation and power sharing to describe rural development activities. However, the reality of experience on the ground does not necessarily concur with ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Global Creative Industries

    by Terry Flew ...
    Series series Global Media and Communication
    The creative industries are the subject of growing attention among policy-makers, academics, activists, artists and development specialists worldwide. This engaging book provides a global overview of developments in the creative industries, and analyses how these developments relate to wider debates about globalization, cities, culture and the global creative economy.Flew considers creative ... Read more

    $20.00 USD

  • The Short Guide to Community Development

    by Gilchrist, Alison, Taylor, Marilyn ...
    Series series Short Guides
    The only up-to-date, accessibly written short guide to community development, this third edition offers an invaluable and authoritative introduction. Fully updated to reflect changes in policy, practice, economics and culture, it will equip readers with an understanding of the history and theory of community development, as well as practical guidance on how to do it. This is a key text for all ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

  • Education in a Digital World

    Global Perspectives on Technology and Education

    by Neil Selwyn ...
    Drawing on a wealth of theoretical and empirical work, Education in a Digital World tackles a number of pressing questions, such as, how are ‘global’ trends in educational technology refracted through national policies and processes? How exactly are educational technologies linked to issues of global economics and the fortunes of national and international economies? To what extent are digital ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • The Creative Industries

    Culture and Policy

    by Terry Flew ...
    "Moving from age-old warnings about the influence of the cultural industry to a tentative embrace of a global creative society, Terry Flew′s new book provides an excellent overview of this exciting field. Warmly recommended for students and policymakers alike."- Mark Deuze, Indiana University**"A comprehensive text on the state of the art of the creative industries... a running commentary on the ... Read more

    $78.29 USD

  • The New Public Governance?

    Emerging Perspectives on the Theory and Practice of Public Governance

    Edited by Stephen P. Osborne ...
    Despite predictions that 'new public management' would establish itself as the new paradigm of Public Administration and Management, recent academic research has highlighted concerns about the intra-organizational focus and limitations of this approach. This book represents a comprehensive analysis of the state of the art of public management, examining and framing the debate in this important ... Read more

    $101.99 USD

  • The Short Guide to Community Development

    by Alison Gilchrist, Marilyn Taylor ...
    Series series Short Guides
    The only up-to-date, accessibly written short guide to community development, this third edition offers an invaluable and authoritative introduction. Fully updated to reflect changes in policy, practice, economics and culture, it will equip readers with an understanding of the history and theory of community development, as well as practical guidance on how to do it.This is a key text for all ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

  • The SAGE Handbook of the Sociology of Work and Employment

    Edited by Heidi Gottfried, Stephen Edgell, Edward Granter ...
    The SAGE Handbook of the Sociology of Work and Employment is a landmark collection of original contributions by leading specialists from around the world.The coverage is both comprehensive and comparative (in terms of time and space) and each ‘state of the art’ chapter provides a critical review of the literature combined with some thoughts on the direction of research. This authoritative text is ... Read more

    $118.79 USD

  • Planning for Diversity

    Policy and Planning in a World of Difference

    by Dory Reeves ...
    Series series RTPI Library Series
    The practical importance of diversity and equality for spatial planning and sustainable development is still not widely understood. Using international examples, this book shows planners and educationalists the benefits of building in a consideration of diversity and equality at each stage and level of planning. Despite being one of the most diverse and gender balanced of the built environment ... Read more

    $101.99 USD

  • Media Regulation

    Governance and the Interests of Citizens and Consumers

    by Peter Lunt, Sonia Livingstone ...
    "An exemplary study of how media regulation works (and, by implication, how it could work better) set within a wider discussion of democratic theory and political values. It will be of interest not only to students and scholars but to people around the world grappling with the same problem: the need to regulate markets, and the difficulty of doing this well*."*- James Curran, Goldsmiths, ... Read more

    $71.99 USD