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233 produkter
2034 : meritokratins uppgång och fall
Inbunden, 2021
3,6 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (5)
198 kr
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Året är 2034. En sociolog sätter sig ned för att beskriva de senaste decenniernas utveckling. England har blivit en fulländad meritokrati. Ett samhälle där människor belönas utifrån IQ och ansträngning. Där yrke och position inte längre går i arv. Men den nya ordningen har också en baksida. Varför …
Rise of the Meritocracy
Inbunden, 2017
2513 kr
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Michael Young has christened the oligarchy of the future "Meritocracy." Indeed, the word is now part of the English language. It would appear that the formula: IQ+Effort=Merit may well constitute the basic belief of the ruling class in the twenty-first century. Projecting himself into the year …
Circadian Rhythms
E-bok, 2005
2292 kr
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The critically acclaimed laboratory standard, Methods in Enzymology, is one of the most highly respected publications in the field of biochemistry. Since 1955, each volume has been eagerly awaited, frequently consulted, and praised by researchers and reviewers alike. The series contains much …
Family and Kinship in East London
Av Michael Young, Peter Willmott
Häftad, 2007
155 kr
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Although housing in Bethnal Green was often appalling, a complex network of relatives - families of three generations held together by the powerful mother-daughter bond at the centre - was always available to provide mutual aid and a sense of community. It was when families were rehoused in the …
Elmhirsts of Dartington
Inbunden, 2019
2667 kr
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Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst were the founders of Dartington - she the daughter of an American millionaire who was once Secretary to the US Navy; he the son of a Yorkshire parson and secretary to Rabindranath Tagore in Bengal before he married Dorothy. They were the twentieth century’s most …
Elmhirsts of Dartington
Häftad, 2021
610 kr
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Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst were the founders of Dartington - she the daughter of an American millionaire who was once Secretary to the US Navy; he the son of a Yorkshire parson and secretary to Rabindranath Tagore in Bengal before he married Dorothy. They were the twentieth century’s most …
Reality Modeled After Images
Architecture and Aesthetics after the Digital Image
Inbunden, 2021
2588 kr
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Reality Modeled After Images: Architecture and Aesthetics after the Digital Image explores architecture’s entanglement with contemporary image culture. It looks closely at how changes produced through technologies of mediation alter disciplinary concepts and produce political effects. Through both …
Reality Modeled After Images
Architecture and Aesthetics after the Digital Image
Häftad, 2021
637 kr
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Reality Modeled After Images: Architecture and Aesthetics after the Digital Image explores architecture’s entanglement with contemporary image culture. It looks closely at how changes produced through technologies of mediation alter disciplinary concepts and produce political effects. Through both …
Good Death
Conversations with East Londoners
Av Lesley Cullen, Michael Young
Häftad, 1996
832 kr
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A Good Death is based on a survey in East London and provides a wide range of fascinating and helpful insights into all aspects of experiencing death and surviving grief.The voices in the book are those of people who have managed to cope despite being under the shadow of impending death. Their …
Bringing Knowledge Back In
From Social Constructivism to Social Realism in the Sociology of Education
Inbunden, 2007
2442 kr
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'This book tackles some of the most important educational questions of the day... It is rare to find a book on education which is theoretically sophisticated and practically relevant: this book is.' From the Foreword by Hugh LauderWhat is it in the twenty-first century that we want young people, …
Bringing Knowledge Back In
From Social Constructivism to Social Realism in the Sociology of Education
Häftad, 2007
800 kr
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'This book tackles some of the most important educational questions of the day... It is rare to find a book on education which is theoretically sophisticated and practically relevant: this book is.' From the Foreword by Hugh LauderWhat is it in the twenty-first century that we want young people, …
Distance Teaching for the Third World
The Lion and the Clockwork Mouse
Av Michael Young, Hilary Perraton m. fl.
Inbunden, 2010
2442 kr
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This reissue, first published in 1980, is based on the experiences of the International Extension College in developing distance teaching. The volume begins by reviewing the world problems of educational quality and quantity, and then examines the ways in which print, broadcasts and group study …
Educating for the Knowledge Economy?
Critical Perspectives
Av Hugh Lauder, Michael Young m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
2668 kr
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The promise, embraced by governments around the world, is that the knowledge economy will provide knowledge workers with a degree of autonomy and permission to think which enables them to be creative and to attract high incomes. What credence should we give to this promise?The current economic …
Educating for the Knowledge Economy?
Critical Perspectives
Av Hugh Lauder, Michael Young m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
785 kr
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The promise, embraced by governments around the world, is that the knowledge economy will provide knowledge workers with a degree of autonomy and permission to think which enables them to be creative and to attract high incomes. What credence should we give to this promise?The current economic …
Family and Kinship in East London
Av Michael Young, Peter Wilmott
Inbunden, 2011
2513 kr
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First published in 1957 ,and reprinted with a new introduction in 1986, Michael Young and Peter Willmott’s book on family and kinship in Bethnal Green in the 1950s is a classic in urban studies. A standard text in planning, housing, family studies and sociology, it predicted the failure in social …
Knowledge, Expertise and the Professions
Av Michael Young, Johan Muller
Inbunden, 2014
2442 kr
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It has long been recognised that specialised knowledge is at the core of what distinguishes professions from other occupations. The privileged status of professions in most countries, however, together with their claims to autonomy and access to specialised knowledge, is being increasingly …
Knowledge, Expertise and the Professions
Av Michael Young, Johan Muller
Häftad, 2014
785 kr
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It has long been recognised that specialised knowledge is at the core of what distinguishes professions from other occupations. The privileged status of professions in most countries, however, together with their claims to autonomy and access to specialised knowledge, is being increasingly …
Implementing National Qualifications Frameworks Across Five Continents
Av Michael Young, Stephanie Allais
Inbunden, 2013
2442 kr
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This book assesses the impact and implementation of national qualifications frameworks in sixteen different countries. It presents two major lessons for policy makers thinking of introducing a National Qualifications Framework (NQF). First, that an NQF is only a way of framing existing provision; …
Distance Teaching for the Third World
The Lion and the Clockwork Mouse
Av Michael Young, Hilary Perraton m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
729 kr
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This reissue, first published in 1980, is based on the experiences of the International Extension College in developing distance teaching. The volume begins by reviewing the world problems of educational quality and quantity, and then examines the ways in which print, broadcasts and group study …
Strategy Implementation Gap
A Guide for Executives to Successful Strategy Implementation through Project Delivery
Av James Bawtree, Michael Young m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
207 kr
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Service Charges in Commercial Properties
Häftad, 1992
757 kr
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First Published in 1990. The practical nature of service charges and their interrelationship with accounting and landlord and tenant law renders the topic a particularly difficult one to be taught on undergraduate courses. Michael Young has however produced a readable and logically ordered …
