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1. Educating for the Knowledge Economy?

   Critical perspectives

   Edited by Hugh Lauder, Michael Young, Harry Daniels, Maria Balarin, John Lowe

   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...

   Published January 5th 2012 by Routledge
2. Family and Kinship in East London

   By Michael Young, Peter Wilmott

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   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...

   Published July 25th 2011 by Routledge
3. The Dynamics of Asian Financial Integration

   Facts and Analytics

   Edited by Michael Devereux, Philip Lane, Cyn-Young Park, Shang-Jin Wei

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy

   The ongoing global financial crisis has manifested a remarkable degree of global financial integration—and its implications—for emerging Asian financial markets. The current crisis will not and should not deter the progress that the region has made toward financial openness and integration. However...

   Published January 31st 2011 by Routledge
4. Distance Teaching for the Third World

   The Lion and the Clockwork Mouse

   By Michael Young, Hilary Perraton, Janet Jenkins, Tony Dodds

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Development

   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...

   Published November 25th 2010 by Routledge
5. Driver Distraction

   Theory, Effects, and Mitigation

   Edited by Kristie Young, John D. Lee, Michael A. Regan

   A Practical Resource for Understanding, Preventing, and Managing Driver Distraction It is estimated that up to 23 percent of crashes and near-crashes are caused by driver distraction, and these figures will likely increase as more and more distractions, both inside and outside the vehicle, compete...

   Published October 14th 2008 by CRC Press
6. Bringing Knowledge Back In

   From Social Constructivism to Social Realism in the Sociology of Education

   By Michael Young

   '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 Lauder What is it in the twenty-first century that we want young...

   Published October 30th 2007 by Routledge
7. Dealing with Disaffection

   By Tim Newburn, Michael Shiner, Tara Young

   In recent years increasing attention has been paid to issues of social exclusion and the problematic transition from youthful dependence to adult independence. Often this has had severe consequences, ranging from under achievement and disruptive behaviour in school, through the misuse of alcohol...

   Published April 30th 2005 by Willan
8. The Curriculum of the Future

   From the 'New Sociology of Education' to a Critical Theory of Learning

   By Michael F. D. Young

   In this important book the author looks back on the 'knowledge question'. What knowledge gets selected to be validated as school knowledge or as part of the school curriculum, and why is it selected? Looking forward, Young discusses how most developed countries have high levels of participation in...

   Published August 27th 1998 by Routledge
9. A Good Death

   Conversations with East Londoners

   By Lesley Cullen, Michael Young

   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...

   Published June 5th 1996 by Routledge
10. Molecular Genetics of Biological Rhythms

    Edited by Michael Young

    Series: Cellular Clocks

    Reviews cellular model systems in an effort to determine the mechanism by which mutation can alter rhythmicity. The text explains how new research fits into the emerging picture of the genetic and molecular basis of biological rhythmicity....

    Published November 17th 1992 by CRC Press