The Learning Marketplace

2015-09-15
The Learning Marketplace

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  • Author: Prem Kumar
  • Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Incorporated
  • ISBN: 9789814452670
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 280

In Asia, we are witnessing an era where the pendulum of power is swaying towards the East with the rising strength of China and India and Singapore is at the 'crossroads' between these populous nations. Although Singapore may appear to be the most westernized country in Asia, she is nevertheless a multi-cultural Asian society. Having the most open economy in the world, Singapore is plugged into the global marketplace of education and learning. The development of human capital is used as a strategic economic driver to internationalize and transform education for sustainable competitive advantage. Singapore's education system, regarded as one of the best performing in the world, offers a unique opportunity to explore the issues where east and west culture, values, beliefs and educational systems meet and adapt to bridge the divide. This first-of-its-kind book puts together topical key notions of eastern and western educational practices and looks at the underbelly of how a small 'resourceless' independent city-state like Singapore is managing to stay relevant against a backdrop of ever increasing intense global competition.

Learning and the Market Place

2009-06-17
Learning and the Market Place

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  • Author: Ian Maclean
  • Publisher: BRILL
  • ISBN: 9047428943
  • Category : Literary Criticism
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 472

This collection of essays examines the operation of the market for learned books in Early Modern Europe through a series of case studies. After an overview of general market conditions, issues raised by the transmission of knowledge and the economics of the book trade are addressed. These include the selection of copy, the role of legal and religious controls in the production and diffusion of texts, the paths open to authors to achieve publication, the finances and interaction of publishing houses, the margins of the European book trade in England and Portugal, and the development of bibliographical tools to assist purchasers in their pursuit of scholarly works.

Leading the Learning Revolution

2013
Leading the Learning Revolution

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  • Author: Jeff Cobb
  • Publisher: AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn
  • ISBN: 0814432255
  • Category : Business & Economics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 242

Continuing education is a booming, competitive market. Outperform the competition with this how-to-do-it-right guide.

Learning from the Market

1997
Learning from the Market

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  • Publisher: Council for Economic Educat
  • ISBN: 9781561833863
  • Category : Business & Economics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 300

Lesson plans for teaching about the US stock market to students in grades 4-12. May be used alone or as a companion to the The Stock Market Game.

The Market Gardener

2014-03-01
The Market Gardener

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  • Author: Jean-Martin Fortier
  • Publisher: New Society Publisher
  • ISBN: 1550925555
  • Category : Technology & Engineering
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 243

Grow better not bigger with proven low-tech, human-scale, biointensive farming methods Making a living wage farming without big capital outlay or acreages may be closer than you think. Growing on just 1.5 acres, Jean-Martin and Maude-Helene feed more than 200 families through their thriving CSA and seasonal market stands. The secret of their success is the low-tech, high-yield production methods they've developed by focusing on growing better rather than growing bigger, making their operation more lucrative and viable in the process. The Market Gardener is a compendium of proven horticultural techniques and innovative growing methods. This complete guide is packed with practical information on: Setting-up a micro-farm by designing biologically intensive cropping systems, all with negligible capital outlay; Farming without a tractor and minimizing fossil fuel inputs through the use of the best hand tools, appropriate machinery and minimum tillage practices; Growing mixed vegetables systematically with attention to weed and pest management, crop yields, harvest periods and pricing approaches. Inspired by the French intensive tradition of maraichage and by iconic American vegetable grower Eliot Coleman, author and farmer Jean-Martin shows by example how to start a market garden and make it both very productive and profitable.

The Space

2016-06
The Space

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  • Author: Rebecca Louise Hare
  • Publisher: Edtechteam Press
  • ISBN: 9781945167010
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 134

Thoughts, Ideas, Hacks on Learning Space Design supports the conversation around this necessary revolution happening in education concerning reshaping school spaces to better support learning. This book goes well beyond the noise on learning space design that focuses on pretty Pinterest classrooms and moves towards a more sophisticated conversation

Learning from Winners

2008
Learning from Winners

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  • Author: Raymond C. Pettit
  • Publisher: Psychology Press
  • ISBN: 0805856536
  • Category : Business & Economics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 198

First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Higher Learning, Greater Good

2009-03-18
Higher Learning, Greater Good

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  • Author: Walter W. McMahon
  • Publisher: JHU Press
  • ISBN: 0801896789
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 432

The chronic underinvestment in higher education has serious ramifications for both individuals and society. Winner, Best Book in Education, 2009 PROSE Awards, Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division, Association of American Publishers Winner, Best Book in Education, PROSE Awards, Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division, Association of American Publishers A college education has long been acknowledged as essential for both personal success and economic growth. But the measurable value of its nonmonetary benefits has until now been poorly understood. In Higher Learning, Greater Good, leading education economist Walter W. McMahon carefully describes these benefits and suggests that higher education accrues significant social and private benefits. McMahon's research uncovers a major skill deficit and college premium in the United States and other OECD countries due to technical change and globalization, which, according to a new preface to the 2017 edition, continues unabated. A college degree brings better job opportunities, higher earnings, and even improved health and longevity. Higher education also promotes democracy and sustainable growth and contributes to reduced crime and lower state welfare and prison costs. These social benefits are substantial in relation to the costs of a college education. Offering a human capital perspective on these and other higher education policy issues, McMahon suggests that poor understanding of the value of nonmarket benefits leads to private underinvestment. He offers policy options that can enable state and federal governments to increase investment in higher education.

Labor of Learning

2019-02-11
Labor of Learning

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  • Author: Alexander Sidorkin
  • Publisher: BRILL
  • ISBN: 9087907591
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 214

This book is about the end of an era in education. It argues that schooling as we know it will cease to exist and be replaced with something else. Education will undergo a radical, fundamental change, replacing traditional compulsory schooling with a market-based system of learning that is finely tuned to demand and does not rely on extra-economic coercion. The premise of the book is to treat school learning as a form of labor. Its genre lies somewhere between educational theory and a political economy of education. The author explores the origins of the contemporary mass schooling models and redefines school learning in terms of labor, with special reference to genesis of education and to the history of childhood in its connection with schooling. Schools are described as islands of non-market, semi-feudal economies in the midst of the sea of markets, which explains some of the most common worries about learning motivation. The book offers several critiques of the most influential thoughts on schooling today: Progressivism, the Human Capital theory, the belief in intrinsic motivation, the voucher movement and the accountability reform. And finally, it outlines two alternative solutions for educational problems which stem from the essential lack of learning motivation. This book is an invitation to resurrect the tradition of asking fundamental questions about education. Improving what is essentially a flawed institution can take us only so far; the author is inviting the reader to go further.

We're Going to the Farmers' Market

2014-03-04
We're Going to the Farmers' Market

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  • Author: Stefan Page
  • Publisher: Chronicle Books
  • ISBN: 1452136386
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 18

In this story, readers get to visit local farmers, fill baskets with fresh fruits and vegetables, and then head home to cook a feast, all with goodies from the farmers' market! Featuring Stefan Page's graphic art, this delightful ebook is filled with bold splashes of color and unique patterns. Plus, this is a fixed-format version of the book, which looks nearly identical to the print version.