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The Globalization of Higher Education (Inglese)

admin — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 09:02:16 +0000

This book describes and analyses the links between the growth of mass higher education systems and the radical processes of globalization which include not only round-the-clock, round-the-globe markets and new information technologies but revolutionary conceptions of time and space. Higher education is implicated as creator, interpreter and sufferer of these trends. The Globalization of Higher Education attempts to make sense of the connections between the expansion (and diversification) of higher education – including the increasing emphasis on international collaboration and the recruitment of international students – and the development of global politics, markets and culture. It offers a variety of perspectives, including those of national policies (from the UK, Europe and South Africa), of the European Union, of the Commonwealth, and of UNESCO.

Cod: 9780335202447

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Policy

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 13:27:06 +0000

…a genuinely clear and thorough exploration of the notion of policy, which recognises its contested nature, both in practice and in theory. It offers a valuable introduction to the debates…this book is even stronger as a teaching text than the previous edition.” – Professor Allan Cochrane, The Open University

Why has policy become so important?
Why is there so much of a gap between policy promises and outcomes?
How can people have an impact on policy?

Cod: 9780335209712

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Comparative Social Policy

admin — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 10:25:16 +0000

Comparative Social Policy explores the new context of social policy and considers how cross-national theory and research can respond to the challenges facing welfare. These challenges include changing demographic trends and economic conditions which have been accompanied by the emergence of new needs and risks within and across societies. This book extends and deepens cross-national research by exploring the theoretical and conceptual frameworks through which social policy and welfare systems have been understood. It critically examines different policy processes and welfare outcomes, as well as the ethnocentricism and cultural imperialism which has permeated cross-national epistemology and methodology.

Cod: 9780335201235

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Situating Social Theory

admin — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 14:21:17 +0000

…a very substantial and reliable introduction to social theory, imaginatively written and extremely readable.” – William Outhwaite, Professor of Sociology, University of Sussex
This original and approachable text examines social theory in the context of its traditions and historical development, and explores its contemporary relevance in explaining society and understanding social relations.
The book begins by charting the history of social theory, examining its development in terms of the Enlightenment project and the cultural and intellectual contexts in which theorists worked and constructed their ideas.

Cod: 9780335192861

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