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US Public Schools and the Politics of Queer Erasure
This book presents a history of queer erasure in the US public school system, from the 1920s up until today. By focusing on specific events as well as the context in which they occurred, Lugg presents a way forward in improving school policies for both queer youth and queer adults.
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-1-137-53526-9
- Collation
- XI, 117
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- -
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Economics of Higher Education
This book examines the many ways in which economic concepts, theories and models can be used to examine issues in higher education. The topics explored in the book include how students make college-going decisions, the payoffs to students and society from going to college, markets for higher education services, demand and supply in markets for higher education, why and how state and federal gov…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-94-017-7504-5
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- -
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- 17 b/w illustrations, 53 illustrations in colour
- Call Number
- XI, 390
Accelerating Academia: The Changing Structure of Academic Time
Filip Vostal examines the changing nature of academic time, and analyzes the 'will to accelerate' that has emerged as a significant cultural and structural force in knowledge production.
- Edition
- Ed. 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-1-137-47360-8
- Collation
- XI, 242
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 372.8 VOS a
Academic Freedom in an Age of Conformity: Confronting the Fear of Knowledge
Academic freedom is increasingly being threatened by a stifling culture of conformity in higher education that is restricting individual academics, the freedom of academic thought and the progress of knowledge – the very foundations upon which academia and universities are built. Once, scholars demanded academic freedom to critique existing knowledge and to pursue new truths. Today, while …
- Edition
- Ed. 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-1-137-51479-0
- Collation
- VI, 217
- Series Title
- Palgrave Critical University Studies
- Call Number
- 378 WIL a
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