Results for 'christopher winch'

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  1. Practical Rationality, Learning and Convention
    1. Christopher Winch

    Practical Rationality, Learning and Convention

    Essays in the Philosophy of Education

    This volume consists of a selection of the writings of Christopher Winch on topics on and related to the philosophy of education from 1988 until the present.

    € 34,50
  2. Civil Society’s Education
    1. Christopher Winch

    Civil Society’s Education

    Reflections on the Informal Roots of Learning

    A long-overdue educational-philosophical task has been the methodical and thorough investigation of how State-regulated and formal types of education are interconnected with Civil Society educational activities. Christopher Winch’s new book fulfils this important task most informatively and insightfully, indeed, valuably.

    € 39,95
  3. Civil Society’s Education
    1. Christopher Winch

    Civil Society’s Education

    Reflections on the Informal Roots of Learning

    A long-overdue educational-philosophical task has been the methodical and thorough investigation of how State-regulated and formal types of education are interconnected with Civil Society educational activities. Christopher Winch’s new book fulfils this important task most informatively and insightfully, indeed, valuably.

    € 124,95
  4. Language, Ability and Educational Achievement
    1. Christopher Winch

    Language, Ability and Educational Achievement

    This title, first published in 1990, engages in the current debates about the teaching of literacy and the reform of education. Based on his dissatisfaction with prevalent theories of educational achievement and his experience of teaching in elementary schools, Winch argues that the dichotomy of biological inheritance and environmental influence is inadequate to describe the diverse phenomena of educational achievement. This title will be of interest to students of the philosophy of education.

    € 116,50
  5. Professions and Proficiency

    Professions and Proficiency

    This open access book takes an original view on the social production of knowledge in and across space. Social groups, such as professions, epistemic communities, or academic disciplines, collectively organize to help individuals gain understanding of and knowledge about specific subjects of expertise.

    € 48,50
  6. Professions and Proficiency

    Professions and Proficiency

    This open access book takes an original view on the social production of knowledge in and across space. Social groups, such as professions, epistemic communities, or academic disciplines, collectively organize to help individuals gain understanding of and knowledge about specific subjects of expertise.

    € 62,50
  7. Practical Rationality, Learning and Convention
    1. Christopher Winch

    Practical Rationality, Learning and Convention

    Essays in the Philosophy of Education

    This volume consists of a selection of the writings of Christopher Winch on topics on and related to the philosophy of education from 1988 until the present.

    € 110,95
  8. School Education in India

    School Education in India

    Market, State and Quality

    This volume examines how the public and private domains in school education in India are informed and mediated by current market realities. It moves beyond the simplistic dichotomy of pro-state vs pro-market factors that define most current debates in the formulations of educational reform agendas to underline how they need to be interpreted in

    € 62,50
  9. Knowledge, Skills and Competence in the European Labour Market
    1. Michaela Brockmann
    2. Linda Clarke
    3. Christopher Winch

    Knowledge, Skills and Competence in the European Labour Market

    What’s in a Vocational Qualification?

    Drawing on case studies of particular sectors and occupations in England, France, Germany and the Netherlands, this insightful book, written by leading academics in the field, focuses on the differences that exist in vocational education and training systems, qualifications and skills and explores the problems these pose to mobility in the labour market.

    € 91,50
  10. School Education in India

    School Education in India

    Market, State and Quality

    This volume examines how the public and private domains in school education in India are informed and mediated by current market realities. It moves beyond the simplistic dichotomy of pro-state vs pro-market factors that define most current debates in the formulations of educational reform agendas to underline how they need to be interpreted in the larger context.

    € 214,95
  11. Modern Political Thought

    Modern Political Thought

    A Reader

    Modern Political Thought: A Reader is an excellent introduction to the key works of the major political thinkers from the end of the English Civil War through to the 19th Century, including Machiavelli; Montesquieu; Rousseau; and Marx.

    € 73,50
  12. Knowledge, Skills and Competence in the European Labour Market
    1. Michaela Brockmann
    2. Linda Clarke
    3. Christopher Winch

    Knowledge, Skills and Competence in the European Labour Market

    What’s in a Vocational Qualification?

    Drawing on case studies of particular sectors and occupations in England, France, Germany and the Netherlands, this insightful book, written by leading academics in the field, focuses on the differences that exist in vocational education and training systems, qualifications and skills and explores the problems these pose to mobility in the labour market.

    € 235,95