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Changing Spaces of Education - New Perspectives on the Nature of Learning (Hardcover): Rachel Brooks, Alison Fuller, Johanna... Changing Spaces of Education - New Perspectives on the Nature of Learning (Hardcover)
Rachel Brooks, Alison Fuller, Johanna Waters
R4,451 Discovery Miles 44 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In today's modern climate, education and learning take place in multiple and diverse spaces. Increasingly, these spaces are both physical and virtual in nature. Access to and use of information and communication technologies, and the emergence of knowledge-based economies necessitate an understanding of the plurality of spaces (such as homes, workplaces, international space and cyberspace) in which learning can take place. The spaces of policy making with respect to education are also being transformed, away from traditional centres of policy formation towards the incorporation of a wider range of actors and sites. These changes coincide with a more general interest in space and spatial theory across the social sciences, where notions of simultaneity and diversity replace more modernist conceptions of linear progress and development through time. This volume proffers a unique perspective on the transformation of education in the 21st century, by bringing together leading researchers in education, sociology and geography to address directly questions of space in relation to education and learning. This collection of essays: examines the changing and diverse spaces and concepts of education (occurring simultaneously at different scales and in different parts of the world) explores where education and learning take place discusses how spaces of education vary at different stages (compulsory schooling, tertiary and higher education, adult education and workplace learning) inspects the ways in which the meanings attached to education and learning change in different national and regional contexts. Changing Spaces of Education is an important and timely contribution to a growing area of concern within the social sciences and amongst practitioners and policy-makers, reflecting an urgent need to understand the ways in which both education and learning are being reconfigured, not just nationally, but also internationally and transnationally. It is essential reading for final-year undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers in geography, sociology, education and policy studies, with an aim, too, of informing policy and practice in this area.

Sharing Care - Equal and Primary Carer Fathers and Early Years Parenting (Paperback): Rachel Brooks, Paul Hodkinson Sharing Care - Equal and Primary Carer Fathers and Early Years Parenting (Paperback)
Rachel Brooks, Paul Hodkinson
R729 Discovery Miles 7 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Drawing on detailed qualitative research, this timely study explores the experiences of fathers who take on equal or primary care responsibilities for young children. The authors examine what prompts these arrangements, how fathers adjust to their caregiving roles over time, and what challenges they face along the way. The book asks what would encourage more fathers to become primary or equal caregivers, and how we can make things easier for those who do. Offering new academic insight and practical recommendations, this will be key reading for those interested in parenting, families and gender, including researchers, policymakers, practitioners and students.

Reimagining the Higher Education Student - Constructing and Contesting Identities (Paperback): Rachel Brooks, Sarah O'Shea Reimagining the Higher Education Student - Constructing and Contesting Identities (Paperback)
Rachel Brooks, Sarah O'Shea
R1,205 Discovery Miles 12 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Drawing on the perspectives of scholars and researchers from around the world, this book challenges dominant constructions of higher education students. Given the increasing number and diversity of such students, the book offers a timely discussion of the implicit and sometimes subtle ways that they are characterised or defined. Topics vary from the ways that curriculum designers 'imagine' learners, the complex and evolving nature of student identity work, through to newspaper and TV representations of university attendees. Reimagining the Higher Education Student seeks to question the accepted or unquestioned nature of 'being a student' and instead foreground the contradictions and 'messiness' of such ideation. Offering timely insights into the nature of the student experience and providing an understanding of what students may desire from their Higher Education participation, this book covers a range of issues, including: Impressions versus the reality of being a Higher Education student Portrayals of students in various media including newspapers, TV shows and online Generational perspectives on students, and students as family members It is a valuable resource for academics and students both researching and working in higher education, especially those with a focus on identities, their importance and their constructions.

Constructing the Higher Education Student - Perspectives from across Europe (Paperback): Rachel Brooks, Achala Gupta, Sazana... Constructing the Higher Education Student - Perspectives from across Europe (Paperback)
Rachel Brooks, Achala Gupta, Sazana Jayadeva, Anu Lainio, Predrag Lazetic
R780 Discovery Miles 7 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Amid debates about the future of both higher education and Europeanisation, this book is the first full-length exploration of how Europe's 35 million students are understood by key social actors across different nations. The various chapters compare and contrast conceptualisations in six nations, held by policymakers, higher education staff, media and students themselves. With an emphasis on students' lived experiences, the authors provide new perspectives about how students are understood, and the extent to which European higher education is homogenising. They explore various prominent constructions of students - including as citizens, enthusiastic learners, future workers and objects of criticism.

Chicago Ghts (Paperback): Rachel Brooks Chicago Ghts (Paperback)
Rachel Brooks
R464 R356 Discovery Miles 3 560 Save R108 (23%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Chicago has quite a harrowing history, and not all of it has stayed in the past. Meet the ghosts at Oprah's studios, the strange hitchhikers along Archer Avenue, the frightened souls from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, and the feared La Llorona, who just may steal your children! The devil baby and the haunted Hull house will chill you to the bone, as will Resurrection Mary.\nBy the time youre through, youll know all of Chi-towns greatest supernatural secrets, and you might never look at the city the same way again.

Reimagining the Higher Education Student - Constructing and Contesting Identities (Hardcover): Rachel Brooks, Sarah O'Shea Reimagining the Higher Education Student - Constructing and Contesting Identities (Hardcover)
Rachel Brooks, Sarah O'Shea
R4,151 Discovery Miles 41 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Drawing on the perspectives of scholars and researchers from around the world, this book challenges dominant constructions of higher education students. Given the increasing number and diversity of such students, the book offers a timely discussion of the implicit and sometimes subtle ways that they are characterised or defined. Topics vary from the ways that curriculum designers 'imagine' learners, the complex and evolving nature of student identity work, through to newspaper and TV representations of university attendees. Reimagining the Higher Education Student seeks to question the accepted or unquestioned nature of 'being a student' and instead foreground the contradictions and 'messiness' of such ideation. Offering timely insights into the nature of the student experience and providing an understanding of what students may desire from their Higher Education participation, this book covers a range of issues, including: Impressions versus the reality of being a Higher Education student Portrayals of students in various media including newspapers, TV shows and online Generational perspectives on students, and students as family members It is a valuable resource for academics and students both researching and working in higher education, especially those with a focus on identities, their importance and their constructions.

Student Politics and Protest - International perspectives (Hardcover): Rachel Brooks Student Politics and Protest - International perspectives (Hardcover)
Rachel Brooks
R3,995 Discovery Miles 39 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Despite allegations of political disengagement and apathy on the part of the young, the last ten years have witnessed a considerable degree of political activity by young people - much of it led by students or directed at changes to the higher education system. Such activity has been evident across the globe. Nevertheless, to date, no book has brought together contributions from a wide variety of national contexts to explore such trends in a rigorous manner. Student Politics and Protest: International Perspectives offers a unique contribution to the disciplines of education, sociology, social policy, politics and youth studies. It provides the first book-length analysis of student politics within contemporary higher education comprising contributions from a variety of different countries and addressing questions such as: What roles do students' unions play in politics today? How successful are students in bringing about change? In what ways are students engaged in politics and protest in contemporary society? How does such engagement differ by national context? Student Politics and Protest: International Perspectives explores a number of common themes, including: the focus and nature of student politics and protest; whether students are engaging in fundamentally new forms of political activity; the characteristics of politically engaged students; the extent to which such activity can be considered to be 'globalised'; and societal responses to political activity on the part of students. Student Politics and Protest: International Perspectives does not seek to develop a coherent argument across all its chapters but, instead, illustrate the variety of empirical foci, theoretical resources and substantive arguments that are being made in relation to student politics and protest. International in scope, with all chapters dealing with recent developments concerning student politics and protest, this book will be an invaluable guide for Higher Education professionals, masters and postgraduate students in education, sociology, social policy, politics and youth studies.

Ghts of Springfield and Southern Illinois (Paperback): Rachel Brooks-Posadas Ghts of Springfield and Southern Illinois (Paperback)
Rachel Brooks-Posadas
R466 R357 Discovery Miles 3 570 Save R109 (23%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Southern Illinois' ghost stories stretch from Springfield, where Abraham Lincoln's ghost relaxes in a rocking chair in his old home, to the city of Alton, where the ghost of murdered abolitionist Elijah Lovejoy roams near his monument in Alton Cemetery. While you're in Alton, you'll meet the ghost of Reverend Phillip Mercer who locks and unlocks doors at the First Unitarian Church. In downtown Decatur, you just might run into Red, the Lincoln Theater's most infamous ghost. And if you're still feeling brave, you can wander to the Cracker Factory where you can hear the whistling ghost of Sam Thames. He has a knack for moving things around at night. Get ready to come face to face with these and other Illinois ghosts.

Negotiating Ethical Challenges in Youth Research (Hardcover, New): Kitty te Riele, Rachel Brooks Negotiating Ethical Challenges in Youth Research (Hardcover, New)
Kitty te Riele, Rachel Brooks
R4,591 Discovery Miles 45 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Negotiating Ethical Challenges in Youth Research brings together contributors from across the world to explore real-life ethical dilemmas faced by researchers working with young people in a range of social science disciplines. Unlike literature that tends to discuss youth research at an abstracted and exalted level, this volume aims to make the basic principles and guidelines of youth research more 'real.' By openly discussing actual challenges that researchers have experienced in the course of conducting their fieldwork or interpreting their findings, this collection provides the most authentic overview of the ethics of youth research available. A careful selection of chapters addresses a range of ethical challenges particularly relevant to contemporary youth researchers. Each chapter identifies an ethical issue that the author has personally experienced in his or her youth research, explains why this was a challenge or dilemma, outlines how the researcher responded to the challenge, and provides advice and draws out broader implications for youth researchers. The chapters are organized around three themes that capture core ethical challenges: power and agency, protection and harm prevention, and trust and respect. The result is a collection that is a rigorous and valuable resource to those embarking on research with young people for the first time as well as supporting the resolution of ethical challenges by more experienced researchers.

Sharing Care - Equal and Primary Carer Fathers and Early Years Parenting (Hardcover): Rachel Brooks, Paul Hodkinson Sharing Care - Equal and Primary Carer Fathers and Early Years Parenting (Hardcover)
Rachel Brooks, Paul Hodkinson
R2,142 Discovery Miles 21 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Drawing on detailed qualitative research, this timely study explores the experiences of fathers who take on equal or primary care responsibilities for young children. The authors examine what prompts these arrangements, how fathers adjust to their caregiving roles over time, and what challenges they face along the way. The book asks what would encourage more fathers to become primary or equal caregivers, and how we can make things easier for those who do. Offering new academic insight and practical recommendations, this will be key reading for those interested in parenting, families and gender, including researchers, policymakers, practitioners and students.

Student Carers in Higher Education - Navigating, Resisting, and Re-inventing Academic Cultures (Hardcover): Genine Hook,... Student Carers in Higher Education - Navigating, Resisting, and Re-inventing Academic Cultures (Hardcover)
Genine Hook, Marie-Pierre Moreau, Rachel Brooks
R4,139 Discovery Miles 41 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This timely volume explores the ways that university institutions affect the experiences of student carers and how student carers negotiate the (often conflicting) demands of care and academic work. The book maps the experiences of student carers in academic cultures, exploring the intersectional ways in which gender, class, race and other social categories define who can take up a position as a student and a carer. It is framed by concerns of equity and diversity in higher education and ways that diverse people with wide-ranging care responsibilities are able to access and engage with degree-level study. The book promotes the idea of a more inclusive and equitable higher education environment and supports the emergence of more 'care-full' academic cultures which value and recognise care and carers. The book will be highly relevant reading for academics, researchers and post-graduate students with an interest in higher education, social justice, gender studies and caring responsibilities. It will also be of interest to postgraduate students in sociology of education as well as higher education policymakers.

Negotiating Ethical Challenges in Youth Research (Paperback, New): Kitty te Riele, Rachel Brooks Negotiating Ethical Challenges in Youth Research (Paperback, New)
Kitty te Riele, Rachel Brooks
R1,558 Discovery Miles 15 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Negotiating Ethical Challenges in Youth Research brings together contributors from across the world to explore real-life ethical dilemmas faced by researchers working with young people in a range of social science disciplines. Unlike literature that tends to discuss youth research at an abstracted and exalted level, this volume aims to make the basic principles and guidelines of youth research more 'real.' By openly discussing actual challenges that researchers have experienced in the course of conducting their fieldwork or interpreting their findings, this collection provides the most authentic overview of the ethics of youth research available. A careful selection of chapters addresses a range of ethical challenges particularly relevant to contemporary youth researchers. Each chapter identifies an ethical issue that the author has personally experienced in his or her youth research, explains why this was a challenge or dilemma, outlines how the researcher responded to the challenge, and provides advice and draws out broader implications for youth researchers. The chapters are organized around three themes that capture core ethical challenges: power and agency, protection and harm prevention, and trust and respect. The result is a collection that is a rigorous and valuable resource to those embarking on research with young people for the first time as well as supporting the resolution of ethical challenges by more experienced researchers.

Changing Spaces of Education - New Perspectives on the Nature of Learning (Paperback, New): Rachel Brooks, Alison Fuller,... Changing Spaces of Education - New Perspectives on the Nature of Learning (Paperback, New)
Rachel Brooks, Alison Fuller, Johanna Waters
R1,388 Discovery Miles 13 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In today s modern climate, education and learning take place in multiple and diverse spaces. Increasingly, these spaces are both physical and virtual in nature. Access to and use of information and communication technologies, and the emergence of knowledge-based economies necessitate an understanding of the plurality of spaces (such as homes, workplaces, international space and cyberspace) in which learning can take place. The spaces of policy making with respect to education are also being transformed, away from traditional centres of policy formation towards the incorporation of a wider range of actors and sites. These changes coincide with a more general interest in space and spatial theory across the social sciences, where notions of simultaneity and diversity replace more modernist conceptions of linear progress and development through time.

This volume proffers a unique perspective on the transformation of education in the 21st century, by bringing together leading researchers in education, sociology and geography to address directly questions of space in relation to education and learning. This collection of essays:

  • examines the changing and diverse spaces and concepts of education (occurring simultaneously at different scales and in different parts of the world)
  • explores where education and learning take place
  • discusses how spaces of education vary at different stages (compulsory schooling, tertiary and higher education, adult education and workplace learning)
  • inspects the ways in which the meanings attached to education and learning change in different national and regional contexts.

Changing Spaces of Education is an important and timely contribution to a growing area of concern within the social sciences and amongst practitioners and policy-makers, reflecting an urgent need to understand the ways in which both education and learning are being reconfigured, not just nationally, but also internationally and transnationally. It is essential reading for final-year undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers in geography, sociology, education and policy studies, with an aim, too, of informing policy and practice in this area.

Student Politics and Protest - International perspectives (Paperback): Rachel Brooks Student Politics and Protest - International perspectives (Paperback)
Rachel Brooks
R1,166 Discovery Miles 11 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Despite allegations of political disengagement and apathy on the part of the young, the last ten years have witnessed a considerable degree of political activity by young people - much of it led by students or directed at changes to the higher education system. Such activity has been evident across the globe. Nevertheless, to date, no book has brought together contributions from a wide variety of national contexts to explore such trends in a rigorous manner. Student Politics and Protest: International Perspectives offers a unique contribution to the disciplines of education, sociology, social policy, politics and youth studies. It provides the first book-length analysis of student politics within contemporary higher education comprising contributions from a variety of different countries and addressing questions such as: What roles do students' unions play in politics today? How successful are students in bringing about change? In what ways are students engaged in politics and protest in contemporary society? How does such engagement differ by national context? Student Politics and Protest: International Perspectives explores a number of common themes, including: the focus and nature of student politics and protest; whether students are engaging in fundamentally new forms of political activity; the characteristics of politically engaged students; the extent to which such activity can be considered to be 'globalised'; and societal responses to political activity on the part of students. Student Politics and Protest: International Perspectives does not seek to develop a coherent argument across all its chapters but, instead, illustrate the variety of empirical foci, theoretical resources and substantive arguments that are being made in relation to student politics and protest. International in scope, with all chapters dealing with recent developments concerning student politics and protest, this book will be an invaluable guide for Higher Education professionals, masters and postgraduate students in education, sociology, social policy, politics and youth studies.

Student Migrants and Contemporary Educational Mobilities (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021): Johanna Waters, Rachel Brooks Student Migrants and Contemporary Educational Mobilities (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
Johanna Waters, Rachel Brooks
R3,193 Discovery Miles 31 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores questions around the meaning and significance of international student migration. Framed in relation to the mobilities - and immobilities - of international students, the book highlights various key themes emerging from the rich interdisciplinary scholarship in this area, including socio-economic diversification in mobile students, the differential value of international higher education, and citizenship and state-building projects. It also discusses the importance of considering ethics in relation to student migrants. This pioneering book will be of interest and value to scholars of student mobilities and the international student experience more widely, as well as practitioners and policy makers.

Student Migrants and Contemporary Educational Mobilities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Johanna Waters, Rachel Brooks Student Migrants and Contemporary Educational Mobilities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Johanna Waters, Rachel Brooks
R3,474 Discovery Miles 34 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores questions around the meaning and significance of international student migration. Framed in relation to the mobilities - and immobilities - of international students, the book highlights various key themes emerging from the rich interdisciplinary scholarship in this area, including socio-economic diversification in mobile students, the differential value of international higher education, and citizenship and state-building projects. It also discusses the importance of considering ethics in relation to student migrants. This pioneering book will be of interest and value to scholars of student mobilities and the international student experience more widely, as well as practitioners and policy makers.

Ethics and Education Research (Hardcover): Rachel Brooks, Kitty te Riele, Meg Maguire Ethics and Education Research (Hardcover)
Rachel Brooks, Kitty te Riele, Meg Maguire
R2,547 Discovery Miles 25 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Part of the popular BERA/SAGE Research Methods in Education series, this is the first book to specifically focus on the ethics of Education research. Drawn from the authors' experiences in the UK, Australia and mainland Europe and with contributions from across the globe, this clear and accessible book includes a wide range of examples The authors show how to: identify ethical issues which may arise with any research project gain informed consent provide information in the right way to participants present and disseminate findings in line with ethical guidelines All researchers, irrespective of whether they are postgraduate students, practising teachers or seasoned academics, will find this book extremely valuable for its rigorous and critical discussion of theory and its strong practical focus. Rachel Brooks is Professor of Sociology and Head of the Sociology Department at the University of Surrey, UK. Kitty te Riele is Principal Research Fellow in the Victoria Institute for Education, Diversity and Lifelong Learning, at Victoria University in Australia. Meg Maguire is Professor of Sociology of Education at King's College London.

Ethics and Education Research (Paperback): Rachel Brooks, Kitty te Riele, Meg Maguire Ethics and Education Research (Paperback)
Rachel Brooks, Kitty te Riele, Meg Maguire
R841 Discovery Miles 8 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Part of the popular BERA/SAGE Research Methods in Education series, this is the first book to specifically focus on the ethics of Education research. Drawn from the authors' experiences in the UK, Australia and mainland Europe and with contributions from across the globe, this clear and accessible book includes a wide range of examples The authors show how to: identify ethical issues which may arise with any research project gain informed consent provide information in the right way to participants present and disseminate findings in line with ethical guidelines All researchers, irrespective of whether they are postgraduate students, practising teachers or seasoned academics, will find this book extremely valuable for its rigorous and critical discussion of theory and its strong practical focus. Rachel Brooks is Professor of Sociology and Head of the Sociology Department at the University of Surrey, UK. Kitty te Riele is Principal Research Fellow in the Victoria Institute for Education, Diversity and Lifelong Learning, at Victoria University in Australia. Meg Maguire is Professor of Sociology of Education at King's College London.

Invisible No More; Invincible Forever More - Inspiring Stories From Women Who Have Gone From Invisible to Invincible (Large... Invisible No More; Invincible Forever More - Inspiring Stories From Women Who Have Gone From Invisible to Invincible (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition)
Lynda Sunshine West; Contributions by Forbes Riley, Rachele Brooke Smith
R371 Discovery Miles 3 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Chasing Perfection - A Journey to Healing, Fitness, and Self-Love (Hardcover): Rachel Brooks Chasing Perfection - A Journey to Healing, Fitness, and Self-Love (Hardcover)
Rachel Brooks
R669 R555 Discovery Miles 5 550 Save R114 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Chasing Perfection - A Journey to Healing, Fitness, and Self-Love (Paperback): Rachel Brooks Chasing Perfection - A Journey to Healing, Fitness, and Self-Love (Paperback)
Rachel Brooks
R406 R337 Discovery Miles 3 370 Save R69 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Recreate Your Health - One Year to a New You (Paperback): Rachel Brooks Recreate Your Health - One Year to a New You (Paperback)
Rachel Brooks
R501 Discovery Miles 5 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Beads - A Memoir about Falling Apart and Putting Yourself Back Together Again (Hardcover): Rachael Brooks Beads - A Memoir about Falling Apart and Putting Yourself Back Together Again (Hardcover)
Rachael Brooks
R658 R580 Discovery Miles 5 800 Save R78 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Beads - A Memoir about Falling Apart and Putting Yourself Back Together Again (Paperback): Rachael Brooks Beads - A Memoir about Falling Apart and Putting Yourself Back Together Again (Paperback)
Rachael Brooks
R434 R382 Discovery Miles 3 820 Save R52 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Education and Society - Places, Policies, Processes (Hardcover, 1st Ed. 2019): Rachel Brooks Education and Society - Places, Policies, Processes (Hardcover, 1st Ed. 2019)
Rachel Brooks
R3,311 Discovery Miles 33 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This new textbook offers a wide-ranging discussion of the key debates within the sociology of education. Covering everything from policymaking and the curriculum, to class, ethnicity and gender, and the ways that they and other social divisions intersect to produce inequalities, this timely publication provides a much-needed contribution to the study of education's vital role in contemporary society. With examples drawn from such diverse contexts as Australian pre-schools, Finnish higher education institutions and English further education colleges, the text presents students with an international perspective and encourages them to engage critically with some of the core questions that lie at the heart of the topic: what is the purpose of education? who decides what formal education entails? and what impact does education have on both society and individuals? Rachel Brooks's extensive knowledge of decades of scholarly work in education and sociology ensures the book is academically rigorous throughout, while the final chapter on emerging educational research means it is fully up to date. The text's accessible style is ideally suited to all those new to the topic and studying the sociology of education for the first time, whether this be from departments of sociology, childhood studies, social policy, or a range of other social science disciplines.

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