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Perception of people towards RUU355: a study on IIUM students

, 2019
The objective of the study is to know the perceptions of people towards recent introduction of Act 355 Shariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965, (RUU355). This study also seeks to construct factors influencing people’s perceptions towards RUU355.
Omar, Muhamad Fuzi, Zabri, Jefri Khairil
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Awareness of Religious Leaders� Fatwa and Willingness to Donate Organ

International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine, 2015
Background: It is believed that religious leaders’ positive attitude towards organ donation can be an effective factor in Muslims’ inclination to donate organs.
M Afzal Aghaee, M Dehghani, M Sadeghi, E Khaleghi   +3 more
doaj  

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

Being Chinese Muslims in Dubai: religion and nationalism in a transnational space [PDF]

, 2020
Chinese Muslims, or the Hui people, an ethno-religious minority that straddles two civilisations, have drawn much attention from the media and academia as China strengthens its ties with Muslim-majority countries in the last two decades.
Wang, Yuting
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‘It is not a topic that should be assessed by a test’: Understanding teachers' assessment literacy in the teaching of ‘difficult histories’ such as the Holocaust

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores how history teachers in secondary education in England (a) see their role as assessors and (b) how they make decisions about assessing a difficult history: learning about the Holocaust. Assessment literacy (AL) is recognised as a potentially valuable aspect of good teaching and central to supporting students' learning ...
Mary Richardson, Rebecca Hale, Tom Haward, Kwaku Adjepong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The world of spirits and the respect for nature: towards a new appreciation of animism

, 2006
The belief in spirits has diminished in Western thought since Enlightenment. But it has not disappeared totally. In the subconscious of people and in different subcultures and also in literature and art it is still alive.
Heinz Kimmerle, Kimmerle, Heinz
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Exposing the work of the market through the case of Alternative Provision for English school students

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Pupils in England who, for some reason, are not able to attend school often find themselves in Alternative Provision (AP). These are special arrangements designed to address their specific needs and help them return to mainstream schooling.
Nick Pratt, Elizabeth J. Done, Sam Morahan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Publicly funded private schools and academic achievement: A comparative analysis of PISA data in European countries

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper analyses differences in academic achievement associated with attendance at publicly funded private schools and public schools across 11 European countries. Using eight waves of PISA data (2000–2022), we apply OLS, IPW and IPWRA estimators to account for observed heterogeneity and mitigate selection bias.
Priya Maurya, Léonard Moulin, Denis Fougère   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Various approaches for S.Y. Agnon's stories: Agnon interpretations. [PDF]

, 1973
This thesis is about the ways in which the works of the Hebrew writer S.Y. Agnon (a winner of the Nobel Prize for literature) have been or may be interpreted.
Bar-Haim, Tala
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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