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Gender and Education in a Life Perspective
Reports the findings of the social science research project HEKLA on such questions as how women in Scandinavia take advantage of the educational opportunities open to them, and how society puts their learning to use. The perspective from a culture with long traditions of gender equality may help others attain greater equality. Most of the nine papers were presented at an international symposium in Stockholm, October 1991. No index. Distributed in the US by Ashgate. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Education Into the 21st Century
Probing the abilities and dis-abilities of women in education from the mid- 19th century to the present, this work brings historical analysis, classroom research, and theoretical reflection to bear on gender issues in education.
Encounters in Quest of Christian Womanhood
This book offers a detailed study of how the practices and notions of the Basel Mission regarding women and gender were received, conceptualised and negotiated in local terms in pre and early colonial Ghanaian societies, 1843-1885.
DNA and RNA
DNA and RNA explores Friedrich Miescher's major scientific discovery in 1944 when he isolated DNA for the first time, forever changing our understanding of the building blocks of the human body. The book looks at Miescher's path to isolating DNA and the ways that his work influenced James Watson and Francis Crick, who discovered the double helix in 1957. DNA and RNA describes the many ways that these discoveries are relevant to our lives, as well as the numerous ethical implications of the discoveries.
Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education
Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education looks at fifty of the twentieth century's most significant contributors to the debate on education. Among those included are: * Pierre Bourdieu * Elliot Eisner * Hans J. Eysenck * Michel Focault * Henry Giroux * Jurgen Habermas * Susan Isaacs * A.S. Neill * Herbert Read * Simone Weill. Together with Fifty Major Thinkers on Education this book provides a unique history of educational thinking. Each essay gives key biographical information, an outline of the individual's principal achievements and activities, an assessment of his or her impact and influence and a list of their major writings and suggested further reading.
Women who Taught
In an era when women are moving into so many areas of the labour force, we all remember some of the first working women we ever encountered: 'women teachers,' as they were too often known. The impact of women on education has been enourmous throughout the English-speaking world. It has also been ignored, for the most part, by mainstream historians of education. Alison Prentice and Marjorie R. Theobald have addressed this omission by bringing together a wide range of essays by feminist historians on the role of women in education at all levels, in Canada, Australia, Britain, and the United States. All the essays were ground-breaking when first published. Among the subjects they explore are th...
Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education
Looks at fifty of the twentieth century's most significant contributors to the debate on education. Each essay gives key biographical information, an outline of the individual's principal achievements and activities, an assessment of his or her impact and influence and a list of their major writings and suggested further reading.
