Author: Jonathan Walford
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Keywords: new, suits, siren, fashion, forties
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2008-11-27
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 0500514291
ISBN-13: 9780500514290

"A fascinating narrative… Great stories, remarkable acts of patriotism…mark the indomitable spirit of humanity."—BooklistHere is a definitive look at fashion in the 1940s—from French style under the Occupation and the “make do and mend” approach to wartime clothing shortages through the development of faux fabrics, the rise of American fashion houses, and the New Look of the post- war period. The illustrations reveal the wide range of fashions and styles from the 1940s in North America, Europe, Australasia, and Japan. The lively text by fashion specialist Jonathan

Author: Robert B. Walford
Publisher: Artech House Publisher
Keywords: managers, professionals, implementation, process, business
Number of Pages: 599
Published: 1999-05-01
List price: $47.00
ISBN-10: 0890064806
ISBN-13: 9780890064801

Provides a comprehensive method for implementing and maintaining business processes that help IT professionals and software engineers improve software quality, reduce time to market, quickly respond to changes in requirements, and more precisely, specify the reuse of software components. DLC: Management information systems.

Author: Geoffrey Walford
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: education, privilege, privatization
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 1990-02-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0415042488
ISBN-13: 9780415042482

Describes the nature and diversity of the private school system, the historical and political development of the maintained sector, and looks at the ways in which the Educational Reform Act will change these matters. This book should be of interest to teachers, students of education, parents and governors of schools as well as students of British politics.

Author: Geoffrey Walford
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: research, educational, doing
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 1991-07-24
List price: $51.95
ISBN-10: 0415052904
ISBN-13: 9780415052900

Thirteen major educationalists, among them Stephen Ball and Peter Mortimore, discuss their approaches to aspects of research from conception and funding of the project to information gathering and analysis, writing up and publishing.

Author: Geoffrey Walford
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: woburn, education, series, practice, policy, private, schools, research, british
Number of Pages: 226
Published: 2004-06-16
List price: $190.00
ISBN-10: 071300228X
ISBN-13: 9780713002287

British private schools are a continuing topic of fascination for many. In particular, the leading so-called public schools have long been subjected both to criticism for their elitism and praise for their academic success. Traditionally, Conservative governments have strongly supported the private sector through special funding such as the Assisted Places Scheme, while Labour governments have reduced the private sector’s support from the state and threatened to abolish it. However, the present new Labour government has reversed Labour’s former oppostion to private schools and soug

Author: Edward Walford
Publisher: BiblioLife
Keywords: juvenal
Number of Pages: 178
Published: 2009-06-04
List price: $21.75
ISBN-10: 1110681054
ISBN-13: 9781110681051

This book an EXACT reproduction of the original book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appr

Author: Geoffrey Walford
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: research, studies, series, educational, social, education, doing
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 1998-06-01
List price: $190.00
ISBN-10: 0750707836
ISBN-13: 9780750707831

This book brings together semi-autobiographical accounts from major educationalists about their influential research, focusing on the practical and personal aspects of the research process. The collection reflects the great changes that have occurred within education and educational research since the 1980s, and deals with the issues and situations of the late 1990s. It includes accounts that cover the various stages of the research process, a sampling of topics, the diversity of methodologies used in educational research and a range of theoretical perspectives. There is coverage of qualitativ