Results 111 to 120 of about 203,058 (317)
New Roles for African Languages with the New Electronic Media [PDF]
, 2005 Mass communication is not new in Africa. Until the mid-20th century aural surrogate languages were used to convey messages which would immediately reach many listeners and which could even be transmitted when the telephone line was interrupted, in ...
Pasch, Helma
core
Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article analyzes the Taliban's post‐2021 governance model through the Islamic Public Administration (IPA) framework, focusing on justice, equality, and women's inclusion. It asks: (1) How does the Taliban's governance align with core IPA principles?
Parwiz Mosamim +1 more
wiley +1 more source
Ethno-Spirituality: A Postcolonial Problematic? [PDF]
, 2009 This article explores the nature of spirituality in African traditions, for which we use the term ethno-spirituality. We examine the assumptions and effects of western missionaries, and how African spirituality negotiated with these new ideas and merged ...
Bigger, Stephen
core
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Currently, scholarship on education to foster connectedness with nature primarily focuses on children. As adults likewise face the disconnection from nature and play a key role in influencing children, it is important to understand how they perceive, engage in, and benefit from relevant programmes.
Xiaoxue Chen, Zuyi Lyu, Junxi Qian
wiley +1 more source
Arts and Non-arts Partnerships: Opportunities, Challenges, and Strategies [PDF]
, 2004 Provides lessons learned from the Wallace Foundation's Community Partnerships for Cultural Participation initiative. Includes assessing the benefits to both parties in arts/non-arts partnerships, and developing strategies to maximize chances of ...
Christoper Walker
core
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.‘Greening’ is often depicted as an inherently benevolent practice, turning arid stretches of land into arable and fertile plots. However, by considering a longer history of place and taking archival records into account, such transformations are rendered more complex and, often, more fraught.
Zsuzsanna Ihar
wiley +1 more source
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.The digitization of RBetno (JBRJ) represents a step forward for biodiversity conservation in Brazil. Aligned with the Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (Target 2, 2020–2030), this project documents the use of plants, including traditional knowledge and vernacular names, with a focus on the Atlantic Forest and Amazon.
Viviane S. Fonseca‐Kruel +6 more
wiley +1 more source
A Spanish Dominican in Modern China: Manuel Prat Pujoldevall and His Mission
ReligionsThe Catholic missions in early twentieth-century Xiamen represent a complex intersection between Western religious ambitions and the cultural intricacies of Southern Fujian, China. Here, the author examines the missionary work of Manuel Prat Pujoldevall,
Zhicang Huang
doaj +1 more source
Mission: Agnes C. L. Donohugh, early apostle for ethnography
, 2017 In the spring of 1915, the Kennedy School of Missions at Hartford Theological Seminary, the leading graduate school for missionary training in the United States at this time, offered the first graduate-level course on ethnology ever to be taught in ...
Hartley, Benjamin L.
core
Subterranean Mine Inspection Using the Prometheus Re‐Configurable Drone
Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper describes the design, development, and real‐world testing of an autonomous drone for subterranean exploration, known as “Prometheus.” Driven by requirements from industry that the drone be able to be deployed through areas of restricted access, Prometheus was designed to be directly deployed through a 150 mm aperture.
Liam Brown +8 more
wiley +1 more source