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‘…It was my choice to see how I can acquire this Western world education… and I'm happy…’: Structuration and the dialectic nature of being a Nigerian university student in the UK

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the experiences of Nigerian cross‐border students in UK higher education, focusing on how colonial legacies continue to shape the interplay between structure and agency. Three key themes emerged in the analysis of the data: First, the persistence of a ‘West is Best’ mentality reflects the internalisation of colonial ...
Jennifer Marshall, Jack Bryne Stothard
wiley   +1 more source

Christianity and African Identity: Against the Incompatibility Thesis

Journal for the Study of Religion
The paper presents the case to refute the Incompatibility thesis which states that there is a fundamental opposition between Christianity and African identity.
Ignatius Onwuatuegwu
doaj   +3 more sources

Operational Performance Implications of Circular Economy Implementation: An Empirical Exploration in the Manufacturing Sector

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The global manufacturing sector has increasingly adopted circular economy (CE) practices to address sustainability challenges and improve operational efficiency. This study explores the impact of five CE practices—reduce, reuse, remanufacture, recycle, and recover—on key operational performance dimensions: quality, speed, dependability ...
Jose Arturo Garza‐Reyes, Meiirman Khassen, Ranjit Roy Ghatak, Rohit Joshi, Christian Muñoz Sánchez, Jayakrishna Kandasamy   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Food Waste Applications Beyond the West: Archetypes and Insights From China

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Food waste is a major challenge for sustainable development, but digital solutions designed to reduce it remain unevenly distributed globally. Food waste mobile applications (FWMAs) have emerged as promising tools for reducing food surpluses through redistribution and improved household food management.
Jiequan Hong, Ralf Barkemeyer, Anicia Jaegler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysing Effects of Birth Order on Intelligence, Educational Attainment, Big Five, and Risk Aversion in an Indonesian Sample

European Journal of Personality, EarlyView., 2020
Abstract Few studies have examined birth order effects on personality in countries that are not Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic (WEIRD). However, theories have generally suggested that interculturally universal family dynamics are the mechanism behind birth order effects, and prominent theories such as resource dilution would ...
Laura J. Botzet, Julia M. Rohrer, Ruben C. Arslan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

CHRISTOPANGANISM: A RELIGION IN SEARCH OF RELEVANCE OR A CONTEXTUALIZED CHRISTIANITY IN NIGERIA?

International Studies Journal, 2023
The African belief in ancestral curses and witchcraft/witches constitutes a constant and permanent source of fear and anxiety to most Christians. A passing look at African Christianity suggests a Christopaganism kind of religion – a branded Christianity
Amos Francis Dike
doaj  

See Our Strengths: International Counseling Students of Color Leveraging Community Cultural Wealth in Counselor Training

Counselor Education and Supervision, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite growing enrollment of international students in counseling programs, existing research has predominantly emphasized their challenges and adjustment difficulties, with limited attention to their cultural strengths. This critical narrative inquiry study examined how nine international counseling students of color (ICSC) in master's ...
Yu Pan, Christian D. Chan, Rattanakorn Ratanashevorn, Youn Jung Ho   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relational Capital and Sustainable Development in Developing Economies: A Systematic Review of Pathways, Practises and Impacts

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study critically examines the role of relational capital (RC) in shaping the sustainable development of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Although RC is widely recognised as a strategic resource, existing evidence remains fragmented, context‐dependent and theoretically underdeveloped.
Rana Kayyal, Ali Meftah Gerged
wiley   +1 more source

African Ethiopia and Byzantine imperial orthodoxy: Politically influenced self-definition of Christianity

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2019
The ancient Ethiopian Christian empire was an emergent and notable power in Eastern Africa and influenced its surrounding regions. It was itself influenced both religiously and politically. The ancient Christian narrative of North Africa has been deduced
Rugare Rukuni, Erna Oliver
doaj   +1 more source

Pushing the Naked Envelop Further: A Missiological Deconstruction of the Empire and Christianity in Africa

Missionalia: Southern African Journal of Missiology, 2020
In re-visiting issues of empire and African Christianity, this article sought to provide a missiological deconstruction of empire and Christianity in Africa, and to draw some missiological lessons that can help shape the agenda of Christianity in Africa ...
Mashau, Thinandavha Derrick
doaj   +1 more source