Búsqueda de LIBROS DEL AUTOR: james coleman

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  • ESSENTIAL GUIDES FOR EARLY CAREER TEACHERS: TEACHING PRIMARY FOUNDATION SUBJECTS
    JAMES COLEMAN
    As Ofsted introduces a new framework with higher expectations regarding subject knowledge across the primary curriculum, there has never been a more important time for trainees to secure their subject knowledge and improve confidence. This book aims to help early career teachers in teaching primary foundation subjects. This is another text for the Essential Guides for Early Car...

    $580.00

  • EQUALITY AND ACHIEVEMENT IN EDUCATION
    JAMES S. COLEMAN
    This book presents a major report that has evoked extensive controversy and initiated extensive policy debate on equality and achievement in education. It examines the concept of equality of educational opportunity and the relations between equality and achievement and between families and schools. ...

    $1,200.00

  • SOCIAL THEORY FOR A CHANGING SOCIETY
    PIERRE BOURDIEU / JAMES S. COLEMAN / ZDZISLAWA WALASZEK COLEMAN
    "There is in modem society a structural change that underlies many of the social changes with which the conference was concerned. My argument here will be that this is a qualitative change in the way society is organized, a change with many implications. I will call this a change from primordial and spontaneous social organization to constructed social organization (see Coleman...

    $1,200.00

  • PARENTS, THEIR CHILDREN, AND SCHOOLS
    BARBARA SCHNEIDER / JAMES COLEMAN
    This book examines the resources available to parents and the actions parents can take to further their childrens education. It is the first study of the subject based on major survey data, drawing from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988a national survey of 26,000 eighth graders, their parents, teachers, and school administrators. The authors explore several impo...

    $1,420.00

  • REDESIGNING AMERICAN EDUCATION
    JAMES COLEMAN / BARBARA SCHNEIDER / STEPHEN PLANK / KATHRYN SCHILLER
    Drawing on several principles of sociological theory, James S. Coleman and his colleagues construct a new design for American schooling. The authors present compelling evidence on the deficits of our educational system compared to other countries, arguing that the problems are the result of inappropriate incentives for teachers, students, and parents. ...

    $1,100.00

  • THE MATHEMATICS OF COLLECTIVE ACTION
    JAMES COLEMAN
    Philosophers, social scientists, and laymen have used two perspectives in analyzing social action. One sees man's action as the result of causal forces, and the other sees action as purposive and goal directed. Mathematical treatment of social action has shown this same dichotomy. Some models of behavior describe a causal process, in which there is no place for intention or pur...

    $1,360.00

  • AMERICAN LAW AND LEGAL SYSTEMS
    JAMES V. CALVI / SUSAN COLEMAN
    American Law and Legal Systems examines the philosophy of law within a political, social, and economic framework with great clarity and insight. Readers are introduced to operative legal concepts, everyday law practices, substantive procedures, and the intricacies of the American legal system. Eliminating confusing legalese, the authors skillfully explain the basics, from how a...

    $3,600.00

  • LE FRANCAIS EN FACULTE
    ROBIN ADAMSON / GEOFF HARE / JAMES COLEMAN / MARGARET LANG / ANTHONY LODGE / RICHARD WAKELY
    Substantially revised and updated, this is the third edition of a highly popular book which has been helping students for decades. It provides a sound base of linguistic competence upon which students can build with confidence. Comprises twelve thematic modules each including a relevant and contemporary text based on an aspect of French life and culture, associated exercises, a...

    $1,120.00

  • JAMES S. COLEMAN
    JAMES S. COLEMAN
    James S. Coleman was one of a distinguished generation of sociology students who passed through the Columbia Sociology Department in the 1940s and `50s. This book critically debates his work and his contribution to society and the social sciences more generally. It consists of 18 major papers by 20 authors from six countries on a range of themes. The volume is framed by an exte...

    $680.00

  • ADVANCES IN SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS
    COLEMAN, JAMES J
    Semiconductors and Semimetals has distinguished itself through the careful selection of well-known authors, editors, and contributors. Originally widely known as the "Willardson and Beer" Series, it has succeeded in publishing numerous landmark volumes and chapters. The series publishes timely, highly relevant volumes intended for long-term impact and reflecting the truly inter...

    $3,026.00