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The impact of the current student loans regime on Muslim student engagement and retention in English higher education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract There is much interest in the potential for an alternative funding system for higher education students in England to support the spiritual and worldly needs of British Muslim students. At the heart of this issue lies a tension over whether the student financing system in English HE is haram, or forbidden under Islamic (Shari'ah) law, because ...
Richard Hall, Yusraa Maryam, Sumeya Loonat   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sur la philosophie comme askêsis (Entretiens, III, 2 et 12) : Épictète et la tradition stoïcienne

Aitia, 2022
Epictetus’ Discourse 3.12, entitled “On Asceticism”, is part of a tradition of Stoic treatises of the same title, including Lesson 6 by his master, Musonius Rufus. This tradition identifies philosophy with a training or exercise, distinct from the wisdom
Jean-Baptiste Gourinat
doaj  

Rūmī’s Asceticism Explored: A Comparative Glimpse into Meister Eckhart’s Thought

Religions, 2023
This paper examines the nature of “asceticism” (rīyāḍat) in Sufism, revolving around the works of the 13th century Persian Sufi Mawlānā Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī Balkī and exploring two critical inquiries: Firstly, it seeks to determine whether Rūmī’s ...
Rasoul Rahbari Ghazani, Saliha Uysal
doaj   +1 more source

Migrant success in UK Education: Are there lessons for government social mobility policy?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The school achievement and career aspirations of 23 sixth form students at a multi‐cultural urban academy in the UK are explored through interviews. The sample includes 16 s‐generation migrants, 6 UK‐born students with migrant parents and 1 UK‐born student, selected to represent a cohort of over 300 post‐16 learners.
Bernard Barker, Kate Hoskins
wiley   +1 more source

Falling pupil numbers and school closures: Setting a research agenda for a new era of precarity

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the significant phenomenon of decreasing pupil numbers in England due to lower birth rates and the impact of a school closure on a school community. It then discusses how the sociology of education might research this major issue.
Eleanor Fagan, Alice Bradbury
wiley   +1 more source

What is a curriculum for life? Using youth participatory action research and applied arts to understand and amplify undergraduate students', children's and young people's mental health and wellbeing recommendations for education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Mental health is a critical issue globally, with young people being one of the most affected groups. Young people have campaigned vehemently for a ‘curriculum for life,’ arguing that their education is failing to meet their needs (British Council, 2022).
Lisa Stephenson, Helen Young
wiley   +1 more source

English teachers' journeys since the 2020 Iteration of Black Lives Matter

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The 2020 resurgence of Black Lives Matter (BLM) mobilised students in England to demand greater representation of racially minoritised voices in English curriculums—a call highlighted by stark inequity: just 1.5% of GCSE texts studied are by racially minoritised authors, despite racially minoritised students comprising 38.0% of the student ...
Adrian Fernandes
wiley   +1 more source

The Transformation of Christian and Islamic Ascetic Life in the 13th Century: Massification and Social Dimension in Asceticism in the Context of Friars and Qalandar Movements

Belleten, 2023
The early 13th century marked an important transformation in both Christian and Muslim asceticism. These new ascetic movements, represented by the Franciscans and Dominicans in Europe and by the Qalandars in the Islamic World ...
Resul Ay
doaj   +1 more source

Policy Networks and Policy Entrepreneurship in the EU: Explaining Structural Policy Change in Pharmaceutical Innovation Incentives and Health Technology Assessment

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Policy process research has excelled in explaining structural policy change within national settings, but extensions and applications to the EU level have long proven challenging for scholars. Given that the EU is currently experiencing its longest period of Treaty stability since the 1980s—having evolved into a sui generis political system ...
Vassilis Karokis‐Mavrikos
wiley   +1 more source

The “Original Position” as Public Performance: Liberalism, Pluralism, and Asceticism

Religions, 2019
John Rawls’ well-known device of representation (his terminology) that he names the “original position” is put into play by the veil of ignorance.
Joseph Rivera
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