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  • How we understand education quality is inextricably linked with perspectives o... How we understand education quality is inextricably linked with perspectives on social justice. Questions of inclusion relevance and democracy in education are increasingly contested most especially in the global South and improving the quality of... more
  • Must Inclusion be Special? examines the discord between special and inclusive ... Must Inclusion be Special? examines the discord between special and inclusive education and why this discord can only be resolved when wider inequalities within mainstream education are confronted. It calls for a shift in our approach to provision... more
  • How we understand education quality is inextricably linked with perspectives o... How we understand education quality is inextricably linked with perspectives on social justice. Questions of inclusion relevance and democracy in education are increasingly contested most especially in the global South and improving the quality of... more
  • This volume provides an international perspective on special education issues.... This volume provides an international perspective on special education issues. There is limited literature examining issues in special education from an international perspective as such this volume will add considerably to the knowledge base across... more
  • The fusion of critical pedagogy holistic (moral) education and disability stud... The fusion of critical pedagogy holistic (moral) education and disability studies continues to be uncharted waters and in some academic venues a hotly contested topic. A discourse advocating for a liberating pedagogy for the disabled is still... more
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  • The UK may be ranked as one of the best countries in the world to start a busi... The UK may be ranked as one of the best countries in the world to start a business but evidence from growing skills gaps and the decline in graduates entrepreneurial aspirations suggest that higher education may not be contributing as it should to... more
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  • Teacher Education Policy and Practice in Europe provides a critical overview o... Teacher Education Policy and Practice in Europe provides a critical overview of the current challenges facing teacher education policy and practice in Europe. Drawing on a wide range of contributions the book demonstrates that in order for teachers... more
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  • Despite sustained debate and progress the evolving thing that is evidence base... Despite sustained debate and progress the evolving thing that is evidence based nursing or practice (EBP) continues to dangle a variety of conceptual and practical loose threads. Moreover when we think about what is being asked of students and... more
  • Since the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand in 1... Since the World Conference on Education for All (EFA) in Jomtien Thailand in 1990 the push for modern mass schooling has become a primary focus of national education policymakers and researchers around the world. This volume contains chapters on... more
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