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Is diversity changing religious education? Religion, diversity and education in today’s Europe [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The study of religious diversity as part of public education has become an important issue in recent times across Europe and in the wider international arena.
Jackson, Robert
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Hong Kong's non‐local undergraduate recruitment: Policies, institutional practices and student perspectives

open access: yesBritish 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
wiley   +1 more source

Political Instrumentalization of Religion: The Case of Islam [PDF]

open access: yes
The question as to whether religion can block economic development and institutional change assumes particular importance today because of the rise of Islamist movements and the disappointing economic performances in the lands of Islam. This paper starts
Jean-Philippe Platteau
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Sociology, religion and development: literature review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The aim of the following literature review is to discuss key theoretical debates within the sociology of religion regarding definitions of religion, the role of religion in society and the future of religion.
Tomalin, Emma
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The impact of the current student loans regime on Muslim student engagement and retention in English higher education

open access: yesBritish 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Siyakholwa: a study in religion, education and media in South Africa

open access: yes, 2012
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.This thesis analyses the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) television production, Siyakholwa - We Believe.
Scharnick, Lee-Shae
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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

open access: yesBritish 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   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leaving children behind for cross‐border education: Unveiling the emotional agency of international post‐graduate student mothers

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite growing interest in the internationalisation of higher education, the experiences of international student parents, particularly international student mothers, remain largely marginalised in research and policy. This paper examines the emotional agency of international student mothers who leave their children behind in their home ...
Anh Ngoc Quynh Phan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Female Entrepreneurship and the Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry: Economic Emancipation and Clout for Pakistani Women

open access: yesJournal of Women's Entrepreneurship and Education, 2017
Socio-economics, culture, religious entrepreneurism and taboos have a massive impact on the societies in South Asia. Pakistan is a Muslim society that has lived side by side with the culture driven religion of the Indian society.
Iqbal Khan
doaj   +2 more sources

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