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Young people's occupational aspirations beyond the aspiration discourse: A sociocultural perspective
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Young people's aspirations have been the focus of many educational, sociological and psychological studies. This paper argues, firstly, that the concept of aspirations holds greater generative potential than suggested by the policy‐oriented ‘aspiration discourse’.
Jelena Popov
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on religious leaders in Uganda
Humanities & Social Sciences CommunicationsThe COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating for all categories and communities of people the world over. Its impact on religious practice, religious congregants, and all mankind has been profound.
Alexander Paul Isiko +1 more
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Is the well‐known phrase ‘small is beautiful’ true of small transnational education institutions?
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The purpose of this research is to consider the potential attractiveness of operating a small international branch campus (IBC). Drawing upon resource‐based and legitimacy theories, we examine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats associated with the business model that is based on having a small institution size.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
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Oppressive politics and economics of affluence: Micah 3:1–4 and its multifaceted parallels in modern-day Nigeria [PDF]
Pharos Journal of TheologyDrawing from a time of social turmoil and economic disparity, the prophetic book of Micah succinctly captures essential messages that resonate in modern contexts of marginalisation and vulnerability of people at different levels.
Blessing O. Boloje, Festus O. Omosor
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Does religious belief impact philosophical analysis? [PDF]
, 2016 One popular conception of natural theology holds that certain purely rational arguments are insulated from empirical inquiry and independently establish conclusions that provide evidence, justification, or proof of God’s existence.
Tobia, Kevin P.
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Drawing upon interview research across two academic departments as part of the early stages of a ‘decolonise the curriculum’ initiative at a Southern UK university, this study highlights a growing gulf between policy and practice in efforts to address systemic racial inequalities in UK universities. A reliance upon precarious labour, a culture
Triona Fitton +4 more
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Disrupting Symmetry: Jean-Luc Nancy and Luce Irigaray on Myth and the Violence of Representation
Eidos. A Journal for Philosophy of Culture, 2019 Through myths that pattern and repeat we figure the world to ourselves. The desire to be done with myth, to surpass mythic thinking in favor of a “more” rational way of thinking, is but one way of perpetrating violence in the guise of similitude.
Sasha L. Biro
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Beneath the Hong Kong government's enthusiasm for recruiting non‐local undergraduates—including students from the Chinese Mainland and other international regions—lies a longstanding gap in understanding the core meanings and drivers shaping the territory's expanding focus on inward international student mobility (ISM).
Fang Gao +3 more
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International Studies JournalResearch Problem: This paper investigates the complex intersection between Christian theology and environmental ethics in Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the theological tension between stewardship and exploitation of nature.
SALIFU GABRIEL, OLUSEGUN A. OLULOWO
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Human Dignity and the Rule of Law
Utrecht Law Review, 2015 The rule of law denotes an expectation of non-arbitrary governance. It also invokes law’s distinctive characteristics: formality, institutional independence, and authority.
Stephen Riley
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