This book is informed by pupils' perceptions of the foreign language learning experience:
attitudes brought from primary school; from home; visits abroad; the classroom. What are the …

In this important book the author looks back on the'knowledge question'. What knowledge
gets selected to be validated as school knowledge or as part of the school curriculum, and …

First Published in 1996. The transition from school to work has always been a crucial time in
the lives of young people. How and when this transition is made can have a major impact …

Reclaiming Knowledge asserts the necessity of a strong view of knowledge for a robust
sociology of knowledge, for both researching the curriculum and developing policy. Divided …

Paperback edition of a text which discusses the history of competency-based education and
training in Australia and internationally. Analyses the major issues relating to competency …

Education has always been a key instrument of nation-building in new states. National
education systems have typically been used to assimilate immigrants; to promote …

Urban Policy and Practice is a practical and critical guide to urban policy in contemporary
Britain. The book covers a range of topics including:* Quality and consumerism in the public …

Further education colleges now deliver education and training to more students than any
other institutions in the post-compulsory sector. Presenting a practical guide to teaching and …

In recent years the German economy has grown sluggishly and created few new jobs. These
developments have led observers to question the future viability of a model that in the past …

The post-Mao period has witnessed rapid social and economic transformation in all walks of
Chinese life–much of it fuelled by, or reflected in, changes to the country's education system …