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54. Editor's Note: The following six essays are revised versions of papers presented at the International Milton Symposium that convened in Toronto in July, 2023. The panel, entitled "Is Paradise Lost  a Christian Poem?" was organized by Richard Strier."John Milton... Heretick... in Religion"

Author

Wittreich, Joseph

Subjects
*CHRISTIAN poetry, *CHRISTIANITY, *RELIGION, *CONFERENCES & conventions
Abstract

The article presents revised versions of papers presented at the International Milton Symposium that convened in Toronto, Ontario in July 2023 with the panel entitled "Is Paradise Lost a Christian Poem," organized by Richard Strier. Topics discussed include Milton's supposed championship of orthodox Christianity in "Paradise Lost" and how Milton's last poems correlate with Christianity and religion more broadly.

Published
2024
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55. Responses to the AAR-Teagle White Paper: 'The Religious Studies Major in a Post-9/11 World'

Author

Webster, Jane S., Buckley, James J., Jensen, Tim, and Floyd-Thomas, Stacey

Abstract

In October 2008 The American Academy of Religion published the findings of an eighteen month study (conducted with funding from the Teagle Foundation) on "The Religious Studies Major in a Post-9/11 World: New Challenges, New Opportunities." Re-published here, this AAR-Teagle White Paper provides the opportunity for four respondents to raise issues and questions about the teaching of religion in their own institutional contexts. First, Jane Webster describes how the White Paper's "five characteristics of the religion major" find expression in her biblical literature course. Then James Buckley suggests some of the general level teaching issues provoked by the study and analyzes how well the White Paper aligns with how the teaching of religion is conceived in his Catholic university context. Tim Jensen draws comparisons between the White Paper and the higher education structures and goals from his university context in Denmark, raising questions about what motivates students to major in religious studies, the "utility" of a religious studies major, and whether students' religious and spiritual concerns ought to enter the classroom. And finally Stacey Floyd-Thomas finds surprising similarities between the state of the religion major and the various crises facing contemporary North American theological education. (Contains 42 footnotes.)

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2011
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57. 'Education as the Art of Making Oneself at Home in the World with and through Others': The Call to 'Bildung' in Meister Eckhart and the Film of Gods and Men

Author

Katja Frimberger

Abstract

This paper explores the mystical structure of education as Bildung in medieval theologian and Dominican friar Meister Eckhart's work and the 2010 French film "Of Gods and Men" ("Des Hommes et Des Dieux"). I start this paper with a short introductory sketch of the "Bildung" tradition, in order to situate my discussion of Eckhart within the more well-known humanist tradition. Here, I claim that "Bildung" (as we understand it today through the classic "Bildung" philosophers) points back to its theological heritage and horizon of meaning, when it is claimed as the general tekhnê (art, craft) of making oneself at home in the world with and through others. In my first step, I then explore the intellectual heritage of this mystical structure of "Bildung." Drawing on a range of Meister Eckhart's writings (esp. his German sermons), I elaborate three features pivotal to his concept of "Bildung" (as image-ing) of the imago Dei (image of God) in the human soul/action: (1) divine grace, (2) human cultivation and (3) the harmonisation of both in (what I shall call) 'careful gestures'. In my concluding second step, I illustrate this mystical structure of Eckhartian "Bildung"--with a particular focus on the emergence of careful gestures--through the motion picture "Des Hommes et Des Dieux."

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2024
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58. Towards an Indigenous Literature Re-view Methodology: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Boarding School Literature

Author

Jessa Rogers

Abstract

This paper outlines the development of a new Indigenous research methodology: Indigenous Literature Re-view Methodology (ILRM). In the rejection of the idea that Western, dominant forms of research 'about' Indigenous peoples are most valid, ILRM was developed with aims to research in ways that give greater emphasis to Indigenous voices and knowledges, foregrounding Indigenous ways of being, doing and knowing. The advantages of ILRM include identifying themes as 'relevant' as opposed to 'common'. This method is based on relatedness, which is framed by Aboriginal ontology, axiology and epistemology, or ways of being, ways of doing and ways of knowing. Describing and employing ILRM to re-view Indigenous Australian boarding school literature, it was found there is a modest but robust body of research that has emerged in the past 20 years. Sixty-six written sources (i.e. journal articles, reports, theses and books) which were published in 2000 onwards and focussed on a topic of contemporary Indigenous boarding schooling were analysed. Sources that included a chapter or section on boarding as part of a publication focussed on other topics were not included in this re-view. Seven major themes emerged, including home, student experience, transitions, access, staff, health and evaluation. This paper focusses on the development and use of ILRM as an Indigenous methodology for researchers in Indigenous fields of study.

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2024
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59. The Curriculum Debate: Why It Is Important Today. IBE Working Papers on Curriculum Issues No. 10

Author

International Bureau of Education (IBE) (Switzerland), Tedesco, Juan Carlos, Opertti, Renato, and Amadio, Massimo

Abstract

The current debates on the purpose and role of education are linked to social imaginaries which should be convening and achievable. At the core of these imaginaries is the construction of a more just society. Increasingly, education is viewed as a necessary condition for such visions to be achievable. However, this situation is concomitant with the spreading of citizens' strong distrust in governments' capacity to shape and implement long-term educational policies, and in the effectiveness of the education system to respond to contemporary challenges and problems. The quality of education is often questioned, especially as it is increasingly measured by the results of national and international assessments. The traditional organization of the teaching and learning process and content are increasingly perceived as outdated with regards to the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values (the "competences") needed to live in an ever-changing world and a century that is filled with uncertainties, but also opportunities. The functioning of the school system is increasingly questioned by international and national assessments that tend to take the place of the curriculum in the teaching and learning process (Savolainen & Halinen 2009) and "make judgements" about its effectiveness. In a context characterized by serious concerns and incessant claims, giving a convincing purpose to education and learning must become a priority in the effort to redefine the ultimate goals pursued by national societies. It is also essential that the renewed significance given to education and learning raises the enthusiasm of teachers, families, and communities, and encourages students to engage in their learning. Within this conceptual framework, the curriculum can be considered as a means to providing content and coherence to education policies. This framework can also help strengthen the links between education policy and curriculum reform, and provide a more effective response to the expectations and demands of youth and society. A bibliography is included.

Published
2013

63. Anyay Patr: A White Paper on the oppression faced by Muslims in India

Subjects
Muslims, Religion, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Religion has public value as a regulator which channelizes public energy for the common good. Religious values irrespective of faith are public in their very nature. All religions are born [...]

Published
2024

66. Religion Studies in the Curriculum: Retrospect and Prospect, 1963-1983. PERSC Selected Papers/Symposium 1.

Author

Wright State Univ., Dayton, OH. Public Education Religion Studies Center. and Bracher, Peter

Abstract

This publication consists of the papers presented at the first national symposium of the Public Education Religion Studies Center (PERSC). The purpose of PERSC is to encourage and facilitate increased and improved nonsectarian teaching about religion within constitutional bounds at the elementary and secondary level. It emphasizes the natural inclusion of the study about religion within the regular curricular offerings such as history, art, English, music, and geography. PERSC also conducts workshops, maintains a resource center of available curriculum materials, publishes a quarterly newsletter, evaluates existing curriculum materials, and develops new materials when necessary. The papers presented at the symposium address themselves to the legal and educational dimensions of religious education in the past and near future. Titles include: (1) Religion Studies in the Curriculum, 1963-1983; (2) Personal Reflections on the Schempp Decision; (3) The Decisions of the Court; (4) The Definition of Religion; (5) Objectivity and Teaching the Bible; (6) Imagining Criteria of Curriculum Design for Learning about Religion in Public Education; (7) Religious Education versus Academic Religion Studies; and (8) Conclusion: Status and Prospects. Appendixes include criteria for evaluating curricular materials, guidelines for teacher education programs, and guidelines for teacher competency. (Author/DE)

Published
1974

68. Recent Topics in Economic Research - Feature Papers for Cerebrating the 10th Anniversary of Economies.

Author

Fendel, Ralf, Anwar, Sajid, Czudaj, Robert, and Fendel, Ralf

Subjects
Development economics & emerging economies, Brazil, CO2 emissions, COVID-19, China, Condorcet cycle, Condorcet paradox, Condorcet winner, DEA-approach, European region, Hypothetical Extraction Method, Input-Output, Knightian uncertainty, Mozambique, Okun's law, Portugal, Ramsey planner, SMEs, Tobit, US recessions, Vietnam, World Bank Enterprise surveys, active internationalization behavior, agent-based modelling, ambiguity premium, applied econometrics, bibliometric analysis, brand name medicines, business cycles, capital tax, carbon tax, complexity theory, conceptual structure, contingency theory, conventional, decomposition analysis, developed and developing countries, discounting future, dynamic stochastic integrated general equilibrium (DSIGE), economic destabilization, economics, efficiency performance, electoral cycles, employment, energy, energy consumption, environmental degradation, environmental uncertainty, expenditure, explanatory factors, export performance, female owned firms, financial development, financial information, firm survival, food production, forward and backward participation, future time reference, gender, global value chain, government institutional support, green economy, health, health care utilization, health problem, hospitality, household expenditure patterns, household saving behaviour, import penetration, income-related inequality of health, informal labor markets, innovation capabilities, international trade, job search, jobless recovery, linguistic structures, linkage analysis, macroeconomics, microfinance, multidimensional issue space, multiplier preferences, network analysis, non-financial information, non-parametric, obesity, online pharmacies, organizational performance, out-of-pocket payments, political budget cycles, poverty, price dynamics, propensity score matching, public policy, radial symmetry, random-effect, reactive internationalization behavior, region, regionalization, religion, remittances, robust Arrow-Debreu asset prices, social planner, social structure, spatial modeling, survey, sustainable development, systematic review, textile and apparel, time-series, tourism, unemployment, wages
Abstract

Summary: In 2023, Economies celebrates its 10th anniversary. Thanks to the incredible support from all of you, the journal has developed into a well-respected academic journal. Economies has been included in several journal rankings, has a decent and growing number of submissions by well-known experts, and obtains very satisfactory citation scores given its young age. We acknowledge these achievements with a dedicated Special Issue. Therefore, researchers from all areas of economic research have been invited to submit their contributions to this Special Issue. The Special Issue is titled "Recent Topics in Economic Research" and covers a broad range of topics that are currently at the forefront of economics research and that are within Economies' scope. This includes original research papers as well as comprehensive review papers on topics of actual importance in economics.

69. A Critical Analysis of the Ministry Studies Since 1944. Occasional Papers No. 76.

Author

United Methodist Board of Higher Education and Ministry, Nashville, TN. and Heitzenrater, Richard P.

Abstract

A critical analysis of the quadrennial ministry studies within Methodism over the years is presented. The 1944 and 1948 ministry studies were sociological and demographic. A 1952 study was the first try by the Methodist Church to work on definitions and theological understanding of the ministry. In 1960, there was a study of ministry and a subsequent report to the General Conference plus an important publication of papers from a consultation of Methodist theological faculties. In 1964, a study of the ministry in the light of historic Christianity (to clarify church doctrine in relation to ministry) reported that the concept of an ordained laity was indefensible yet recognized the Methodist Church had an ordained laity. It was not accepted by the General Conference. A 1968 report to the General Conference tied together the concepts of ministry, the sacraments, and ordination. It was adopted by the legislative committee. A 1976 report marked a shift in the church's view of ministry, highlighting the concepts of general and representative ministry. By 1980, the reports moved more away from traditional conceptualizations of ministry, ordination, and even sacraments, with a radical proposal for a new order of diaconal minister. A committee reporting to the 1988 General Conference studied the meaning of ordination, the relationship of ordination to the sacraments, the meaning of itinerancy, the nature of conference membership, and the possibility of a permanent diaconate. Currently the committee plans to present a tentative report and ask for continued study. Several guidelines for helping deal with basic issues are presented. (SM)

Published
1988

73. Some Notes on a Permanent Diaconate in the United Methodist Church. Occasional Papers No. 36.

Author

United Methodist Board of Higher Education and Ministry, Nashville, TN. and Grimes, Howard

Abstract

The permanent order of deacon is proposed in the United Methodist Church. The following are suggestions for governing representative ministry so it can be structured to enliven and renew the life of United Methodism: (1) any view of diaconal and other representative ministries must be seen in relation to the general ministry of all Christians; (2) the calling of diaconal ministries (deacons) is essentially an enabling ministry for the larger body of Christians; (3) the order of deacon is an appropriate designation for the twentieth century; (4) ordination is historically a more accurate word to designate ministers who are set apart for service than is the word consecration; (5) annual conference membership for permanent deacons, without a guaranteed appointment and apart from the itinerancy, is not as radical a departure from the present situation as it may initially seem to be; (6) for permanent deacons to be ordained and admitted to annual conference membership, educational requirements should be equivalent to those for ordination as elder; (7) ordination and conference membership for permanent deacons should be based on the same conditions in other areas as those which prevail for the eldership, including the intention of engaging in the full-time diaconate on a permanent basis. It is argued that ordination as a permanent deacon and admission to the annual conference are to be taken fully as seriously and to be handled with as much care as ordination to the order of elder. The provision for this process is in the 1980 Book of Discipline. (CC)

Published
1981

74. Cultural Clues to the Middle Eastern Student. Occasional Paper No. 2.

Author

American Friends of the Middle East, Inc., Washington, DC. and Parker, Orin D.

Abstract

This paper discusses characteristics common to all Middle Eastern students with the exception of Israelis, and addresses itself to those working with Middle Eastern students on American college and university campuses. Middle Eastern students will show themselves to be highly adaptable, but they may demonstrate a formality of manner, particularly in initial social relationships, and a distrust of foreigners. Salient characteristics include respect for parents and elders, pride in one's heritage, and an attitude of fatalism conditioned by religious beliefs. Personal relationships are important and demand commitment, and the use of particular language forms, especially in formal situations, has significance. Needs particular to the Middle Eastern student include respect for his or her culture, close personal relationships or friendships, relaxed social relationships, hospitality accompanied by the offering of food, interaction with fellow Arabs, having a mentor from the same background, and having a satisfactory relationship with faculty and administration advisors. (CLK)

Published
1976

75. The Permanent Diaconate Revisited. Occasional Papers No. 79.

Author

United Methodist Board of Higher Education and Ministry, Nashville, TN. and Moede, Gerald F.

Abstract

Argument for the establishment of an ordained permanent deacon in the United Methodist Church is presented. The confusing and inconsistent treatment of the ministry of deacon is noted along with many factors indicating the present inconsistency in theology and in practice. The implications of the 1976 inauguration of a diaconal ministry are mentioned, noting that the question of ordination or consecration needs to be addressed, and a wider version of work in the world needs to be described. The diakonia in the early church are examined, and theological reflections on the diakonia, representation, and apostlicity are presented. Possible implications of creating a ministry of deacon are examined. The diaconate in other churches (such as Roman Catholic and Episcopal) are noted with a focus on ecumenical agreements about the deacon and the alternate ordinal. Two controversial issues are whether an ordained diaconate for service would weaken Christian servanthood and whether people should retain the expectation that every elder should first be ordained a deacon. Restoration of an ordained ministry of diaconal service could help regain a crucial dimension of ministry. (SM)

Published
1989

76. In Touch with the Spirit: Black Religious and Musical Expression in American Cinema. Conference Papers.

Author

Indiana Univ., Bloomington. Afro-American Studies. and Indiana Univ., Bloomington. Afro-American Studies.

Abstract

This monograph presents a sampling of papers delivered at a multidisciplinary conference focused on two dominant entities in African American cinema: religion and music. Papers in the monograph are grouped into three sections: the scholar's involvement in the filmmaking process, early Black theater and film, and contemporary issues in Black cinema and other forms of popular expression. Following a comprehensive overview of the paper, "In Touch with Film, the World of Academe and the Spirit of African American Culture" (Gloria J. Gibson-Hudson), papers in the first section are, as follows: (1) "'Saturday Nite, Sunday Morning': The Secular/Sacred Dynamic in the Life of Arnold Dwight 'Gatemouth' Moore" (Mellonee Burnim); (2) "'To Be or Not to Be...?' Notes on the Art of Filming African-American Real Life" (Gerald Davis); and (3) "'In the Rapture': The Anatomy of an Afro-American Documentary Film" (William H. Wiggins, Jr.). Papers in the second section are: (4) "Black Theatre Development and Black Film: 1910-1921" (Bettye Collier-Thomas); (5) Oscar Micheaux's 'Body and Soul': A Film of Conflicting Themes" (Charlene Regester); and (6) "Oscar Micheaux's 'Darktown Revue': Caricature and Class Conflict" (J. Ronald Green). Papers in the third section are: (7) "Defining the Right Thing: Sanity and Violence in the Works of Twentieth Century African-American Dramatists" (John Howard); and (8) "Contemporary African-American Religious Quests for a Popular-Based Political Culture" (R. Drew Smith). (NKA)

Published
1994

77. A Sociolinguistic Study of Christian Science Oral Testimonies. Working Papers in Sociolinguistics Number 26.

Author

Social Science Research Council, New York, NY. Committee on Sociolinguistics., Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX., and Demarest, Janice Lyski

Abstract

A sociolinguistic, ethnographic analysis of Christian Science oral testimonies is reported in this study. The study is based on the analysis of transcripts of four testimonial meetings of a branch church, interpreted through knowledge of Christian Science official literature, informal interaction with Christian Scientists, and knowledge of other testimonial meetings attended by the author over a one-year period. While traditional social science and linguistic approaches are drawn on, this study differs qualitatively from these approaches by focusing primary attention on the situated production of these speech acts as accomplishments of a particular community. The purpose of this ethnography is to demonstrate how the management of these acts achieves the communication of a complex, shared transcendence which is analyzed as a coparticipation in a transcendent province of meaning which unites Christian Scientists as a community. While this study focuses exclusively on particular speech acts of one community, it is suggested that the methods used are applicable to the study of transcendent communication in general. (Author/JM)

Published
1975

78. Members of the Club: A Look at One Hundred ALA Presidents. Occasional Paper Number 182.

Author

Illinois Univ., Urbana. Graduate School of Library and Information Science., Wiegand, Wayne A., and Steffens, Dorothy

Abstract

A survey of the personal, socioeconomic, and professional characteristics of the 100 men and women who served as President to the American Library Association (ALA) between 1876 and 1986 was undertaken to identify those socioeconomic and professional characteristics whose frequency distributions remained relatively constant for all 100 members of the club, and to identify those group characteristics whose frequency distributions changed over the 110-year period during which the group held office. A comparison of presidents from 1906 to 1925 with their counterparts from 1966 to 1985 shows a sharp contrast: the former individual was more likely to be white, male, married, and Protestant; somewhat more likely to be a Republican; and a graduate from a northeastern college or university but without formal library education; and the director of a nonpublic library in the northeast. By contrast, the latter individual was more likely to be white, married, and Protestant; somewhat more likely to be female and a Democrat; either from the midwest, the south, or the northeast, with an undergraduate degree from a midwestern or southern school; more likely to have a Ph.D. in library science; and to be directing a library school at the time of tenure. Despite the shifts evident in the last 20 years, the picture still shows significant gaps in representation of the association's membership in terms of both personal and professional characteristics. A list of the 100 former ALA presidents together with the dates that they held office is appended. (7 references) (EW)

Published
1988

82. Religious Beliefs and the English Language Teaching Profession: Metaphors of Teachers' Self-Understandings

Author

Ferney Cruz Arcila

Abstract

The relation between English language teaching and religion has not been given sufficient attention. Most of the existing explorations of this relationship have tended to reify Western-biased outlooks of this phenomenon, which rightly highlight serious moral dilemmas derived from a focus on Christian evangelization, neo-imperialist dynamics attached to the spread of English, and valid questions about the quality of teaching while proselytizing (e.g. Edge, 2003; Pennycook & Coutand-Marin, 2003). This body of work, however, fails to consider other possible and multiple ways in which religious values come to bear in ELT considering, for instance, non-Western, less globalized, and less diverse contexts such as rural locales in a South American country. This paper presents an alternative outlook, drawing on a narrative study of the current state of ELT in rural Colombia. The analysis uncovers religion-informed metaphors that illuminate how the spiritual values of eight teachers intersect with their professional identities. It suggests that spirituality plays a central role in helping teachers navigate the complex sociocultural conditions of teaching English in rural areas, influencing their roles beyond language instruction.

Published
2024

83. The Holy Sepulchre as a Religious Building

Author

Athanasiou, Stefanos, Barbosa, Simone Diniz Junqueira, Series Editor, Filipe, Joaquim, Series Editor, Kotenko, Igor, Series Editor, Washio, Takashi, Series Editor, Yuan, Junsong, Series Editor, Zhou, Lizhu, Series Editor, Ghosh, Ashish, Series Editor, Moropoulou, Antonia, editor, Korres, Manolis, editor, Georgopoulos, Andreas, editor, Spyrakos, Constantine, editor, and Mouzakis, Charalambos, editor

Published
2019
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85. Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Mobile Learning (Lisbon, Portugal, March 14-16, 2013)

Author

International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS), Sánchez, Inmaculada Arnedillo, and Isaías, Pedro

Abstract

These proceedings contain the papers of the International Conference on Mobile Learning 2013, which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society, in Lisbon, Portugal, March 14-16, 2013. The Mobile Learning 2013 International Conference seeks to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of mobile learning research which illustrate developments in the field. Papers in these proceedings include: (1) Common Mobile Learning Characteristics--An Analysis of Mobile Learning Models and Frameworks (Umera Imtinan, Vanessa Chang and Tomayess Issa); (2) Walking towards Instrumental Appropriation of Mobile Devices. A Comparison of Studies (Maria José Hernandez Serrano and Lingling Yang); (3) Twitter Micro-Blogging Based Mobile Learning Approach to Enhance the Agriculture Education Process (Uvasara Dissanayeke, K. P. Hewagamage, Robert Ramberg, and G. N. Wikramanayake); (4) Designing Mixed Reality Mobile Games for Crisis Management Training (Ines Di Loreto, Simone Mora, and Monica Divitini); (5) From Learning Object to Learning Cell: A Resource Organization Model for Ubiquitous Learning (Shengquan Yu, Xianmin Yang and Gang Cheng); (6) Lingobee--Crowd-Sourced Mobile Language Learning in the Cloud (Sobah Abbas Petersen, Emma Procter-Legg and Annamaria Cacchione); (7) Media Creation and Sharing in Informal, Situated, Authentic Mobile Learning for Local Cultural Diversity Investigation (Jacek Walinski); (8) Text Messaging for Out-of-Class Communication: Impact on Affective Learning (Paul Hayes, Stephan Weibelzahl and Tim Hall); (9) Prisma-Mar: An Architecture Model for Data Visualization in Augmented Reality Mobile Devices (Mauro Alexandre Folha Gomes Costa, Bianchi Serique Meiguins, Nikolas S. Carneiro and Aruanda Simões Gonçalves Meiguins); (10) What Do Context Aware Electronic Alerts from Virtual Learning Environments Tell Us About User Time & Location? (Laura Crane and Phillip Benachour); (11) Tablet Computers on Trial: A Transformative Force in Education? (Skúlína Hlíf Kjartansdóttir and Sólveig Jakobsdóttir); (12) Development and Use of an EFL Reading Practice Application for an Android Tablet Computer (Yasushige Ishikawa, Craig Smith, Mutsumi Kondo, Ichiro Akano, Kate Maher and Norihisa Wada); (13) Mobile Learning Application Interfaces: First Steps to a Cognitive Load Aware System (Robin Deegan); (14) "Mobile Phones and Other Disturbing Objects..." (Torbjörn Ott); (15) Role of Passive Capturing in a Ubiquitous Learning Environment (Hiroaki Ogata, Bin Hou, Mengmeng Li, Noriko Uosaki and Kousuke Mouri); (16) Android Based Mobile Environment for Moodle Users (Gisela T. de Clunie, Clifton Clunie, Aris Castillo and Norman Rangel); (17) A Mobile Platform for Administering Questionnaires and Synchronizing their Answers (Maria Germana Ginardi and Giordano Lanzola); (18) Future Educators' Explaining Voices (Janaina Minelli de Oliveira, Pablo Buenestado Caballero and Mar Camacho); (19) A Framework for the Creation of Mobile Educational Games for Dyslexic Children (Juan Haladjian, Daniel Richter, Paul Muntean, Damir Ismailovic and Bernd Brügge); (20) Mobile Learning 4All (Secundino Correia, Paula Medeiros, Mafalda Mendes and Margarida Silva); (21) Location-Aware Mobile Learning of Spatial Algorithms (Ville Karavirta); (22) Learning with Smartphones: Students' Lived Experience of Using Smartphones (Nee Nee Chan, Alan Walker-Gleaves and Richard Remedios); (23) Investigation of Using Analytics in Promoting Mobile Learning Support (Videhi Visali and Niraj Swami); (24) Tablet Use within Medicine (Rebecca J. Hogue); (25) Benefits and Financial Impacts of Adopting Technology in Learning (Katri Grenman, Minna Isomursu, Maija Federley and Anu Seisto); (26) m-Learning for Qur'an Memorization and Teaching its Sciences (Ahmed Sameh); (27) Learning Potentials of the Ubiquitous Internet: Using Mobile Devices to Support the Individual, Social and Physical Context of the Learner (Christian Dalsgaard, Nicholai Friis Pedersen and Janus Holst Aaen); (28) Smartphones in Clinical Nursing Practice: A Multi-Phased Approach to Implementation and Deployment (Brad Johnson, C. J. Davison and Lisa Moralejo); (29) Transmedia Storybuilding in Sloyd (Annika Wiklund-Engblom, Kasper Hiltunen, Juha Hartvik and Mia Porko-Hudd); (30) Mobile Learning in Secondary Education: Perceptions and Acceptance of Tablets of Teachers and Pupils (Hannelore Montrieux, Cédric Courtois, Frederik De Grove, Annelies Raes, Tammy Schellens and Lieven De Marez); (31) Ondigita: A Platform for the Management and Delivery of Digital Documents (Riccardo Mazza, Andrea Baldassari and Roberto Guidi); (32) From Radio, to Satellite, to mLearning: Interactive Distance Education in Australia (Stephen Crump); (33) Flipped Approach to Mobile Assisted Language Learning (Junko Yamamoto); (34) Mobile Pedagogy (Lee Schlenker); (35) Context and Concepts in Mobile Learning (Jimmy Jaldemark); (36) m-Learning Systems Design--Technology and Pedagogy Aspects (Elissaveta Gourova, Asya Asenova and Pavlin Dulev); (37) The Potential for Mobile Learning in English as a Foreign Language and Nursing Education (C. J. Davison); (38) Promoting STEM Education through Mobile Teaching and Learning (Murali Krishnamurthi and Stephanie Richter); (39) A Learning Community Explores the Potential of Mobile Apps in Higher Education (Joan Van Duzer and Kathy D. Munoz); (40) Mobile Learning Application Based on RSS Feed Technology (Mahmoud Mohanna and Laurence Capus); (41) Mobile Learning Using Mobile Phones (Paula Vicente); (42) Suitability of m-Learning to Enhance Learning English Language (J. F. Fazeena, Y. Ekanayaka and K. P. Hewagamage); (43) Integrated Authoring Tool for Mobile Augmented Reality-Based E-Learning Applications (Marcos Fermín Lobo, Víctor Manuel Álvarez García and María del Puerto Paule Ruiz); and (44) Enhancing Mobile Working Memory Training by Using Affective Feedback (Kristina Schaaff). [Individual papers contain references. An author index is included. Luís Rodrigues is an associate editor of these proceedings.]

Published
2013

89. International Perspectives on Education. BCES Conference Books, Volume 10

Author

Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES), Popov, Nikolay, Wolhuter, Charl, Leutwyler, Bruno, Hilton, Gillian, Ogunleye, James, Almeida, Patrícia Albergaria, Popov, Nikolay, Wolhuter, Charl, Leutwyler, Bruno, Hilton, Gillian, Ogunleye, James, Almeida, Patrícia Albergaria, and Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES)

Abstract

This volume contains papers submitted to the 10th Annual Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, held in Kyustendil, Bulgaria, 12-15 June 2012. The overall goal of the 10th BCES conference is to facilitate discussion of different perspectives on international education providing a forum for scientific debate and constructive interaction in a multi cultural social environment such as Bulgaria. This is a jubilee conference. Ten might not mean too much for large scholarly societies in other countries, especially in the Western world. However, for a small society like BCES, ten means a lot. It means trust, international recognition, constant interest, well-developed academic cooperation, and the most important--it means an established conference tradition. The following papers are included in this volume: (1) Foreword: Remembering the Past--Anticipating the Future: Reflections on the BCES's Jubilee Conference (Karen L. Biraimah); (2) Editorial Preface: An Established Conference Tradition (Nikolay Popov, Charl Wolhuter, Bruno Leutwyler, Gillian Hilton, James Ogunleye, and Patrícia Albergaria Almeida; and (3) Introduction: A Framework for Understanding International Perspectives on Education (Alexander W. Wiseman). Part 1: Comparative Education & History of Education: (4) Also a door to the inside of a new house --yet another use for Comparative Education (Charl Wolhuter); (5) Structures of School Systems Worldwide: A Comparative Study (Nikolay Popov); (6) The Role of Comparative Pedagogy in the Training of Pedagogues in Serbia and Slovenia (Vera Spasenovic, Natasa Vujisic Zivkovic, and Klara Skubic Ermenc); (7) Konstantinos G. Karras & Evanthia Synodi Comparative and International Education and the teaching profession. The case of Marc-Antoine Jullien (Konstantinos G. Karras and Evanthia Synodi); (8) Comparing management models of secondary schools in Tamaulipas, Mexico: An exploration with a Delphi method (Marco Aurelio Navarro-Leal, Concepción Niño García, and Ma. Luisa Caballero Saldivar); (9) Classroom and Socialization: a case study through an action-research in Crete, Greece (Pella Calogiannakis and Theodoros Eleftherakis); (10) E-learning, State and Educational System in Middle East Countries (Hamid Rashidi, Abbas Madandar Arani, and Lida Kakia); (11) Approaches to internal testing and assessment of knowledge in relation to the pupils' achievements in national assessment of knowledge (Amalija Žakelj, Milena Ivanuš Grmek, and Franc Cankar); (12) The Stereotypes in Pupil's Self Esteem (Franc Cankar, Amalija Žakelj, and Milena Ivanuš Grmek); (13) Insecure identities: Unaccompanied minors as refugees in Hamburg (Joachim Schroeder); (14) The origins of religion as an historical conundrum: pedagogical and research methodological implications and challenges (Johannes L. van der Walt and Ferdinand J. Potgieter); (15) A brief overview of the history of education in Poland (Katarzyna Charzynska, Marta Anczewska, and Piotr Switaj); (16) "Everybody is given a chance, my boy … everybody who is willing to work for socialism": An Overview of English Textbooks in the Postwar Period in Hungary (Zsolt Dózsa); and (17) Situated literacy practices amongst artisans in the South West of Nigeria: developmental and pedagogical implications (Gordon O. Ade-Ojo, Mike Adeyeye, and F. Fagbohun). Part 2: Pre-Service and In-Service Teacher Training: (18) Constructivist Foundations of Intercultural Education: Implications for Research and Teacher Training (Bruno Leutwyler, Danijela S. Petrovic, and Carola Mantel; (19) Theory in Teacher Education: Students' views (Leonie G. Higgs); (20) Policy and practice of pre-service and in-service teacher training programmes and facilities in Nigeria (Stephen Adebanjo Oyebade); (21) Student Perceptions of the Distance Education Mode Compared with Face-to-Face Teaching in the University Distance Education Programme (Claudio Rafael Vásquez Martínez, Graciela Girón, and Antonio Ayón Bañuelos); (22) Environmental Education: From the Perspective of Scientific Knowledge for Constructivist Learning (Graciela Girón, Claudio Rafael Vásquez Martínez, Juan Sánchez López, and Antonio Ayón Bañuelos); (23) The Competencies of the Modern Teacher (Olga Nessipbayeva); and (24) Pre-service teacher action research: Concept, international trends and implications for teacher education in Turkey (Irem Kizilaslan and Bruno Leutwyler). Part 3: Education Policy, Reforms and School Leadership: (25) Changing policies changing times: initiatives in teacher education in England (Gillian L. S. Hilton); (26) Dealing with Change in Hong Kong Schools using Strategic Thinking Skills (Nicholas Sun-Keung Pang and John Pisapia); (27) Institutions' Espoused Values Perceived by Chinese Educational Leaders (Nicholas Sun-Keung Pang and Ting Wang); (28) Social Service Community Education as an area of training and participation for social development (Amelia Molina García); (29) English Language Education Policy in Colombia and Mexico (Ruth Roux); (30) Compensatory Programs in Mexico to Reduce the Educational Gap (Emma Leticia Canales Rodríguez and Tiburcio Moreno Olivos); (31) Changing times, Changing roles: FE Colleges' perceptions of their changing leadership role in contemporary UK politico-economic climate (Aaron A. R. Nwabude and Gordon Ade-Ojo); (32) Role perceptions and job stress among special education school principals: Do they differ from principals of regular schools? (Haim H. Gaziel, Yael Cohen-Azaria, and Klara Skubic Ermenc); (33) Multiculturalism: challenge or reality (Olivera Knezevic Floric and Stefan Ninkovic); (34) Privatization of higher education in Nigeria: Critical Issues (Phillips Olayide Okunola and Simeon Adebayo Oladipo); (35) Policies and initiatives: reforming teacher education in Nigeria (Martha Nkechinyere Amadi); and (36) Leadership in Educational Institutions (Esmeralda Sunko). Part 4: Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and Social Inclusion: (37) Validation of skills, knowledge and experience in lifelong learning in Europe (James Ogunleye); (38) Empowering women with domestic violence experience (Marta Anczewska, Joanna Roszczynska-Michta, Justyna Waszkiewicz, Katarzyna Charzynska, and Czeslaw Czabala); (39) Sixty Five Years of University Education in Nigeria: Some Key Cross Cutting Issues (Aloy Ejiogu and Sheidu Sule); (40) Brain Drain in Higher Education: Lost Hope or Opportunity? (George Odhiambo); (41) Searching for the Dividends of Religious Liberty: Who Benefits and Who Pays? (Donald B. Holsinger); (42) More than Mere Law: Freedom of Religion or Belief (Ellen S. Holsinger); (43) Intergenerational Learning in the Family (Sabina Jelenc Krašovec and Sonja Kump); (44) Students' Views on Important Learning Experiences--Challenges Related to Ensuring Quality of Studies (Barbara Šteh and Jana Kalin); (45) Campus life: The impact of external factors on emotional health of students (Dalena Vogel); (46) Education and Lifelong Learning in Romania--Perspectives of the Year 2020 (Veronica Adriana Popescu, Gheorghe N. Popescu, and Cristina Raluca Popescu); (47) Scientific reputation and "the golden standards": quality management system impact and the teaching-research nexus (Luminita Moraru); (48) The implementation of the Validation of Acquired Experience (VAE) in France would be a cultural revolution in higher education training? (Pascal Lafont); (49) Hilary English Transition of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds to research led Universities (Hilary English); (50) Attitudes of Parents towards Contemporary Female Higher Education (Miss Shamaas Gul Khattak); (51) Structured Peer Mentoring: Enhancing Lifelong Learning in Pakistani Universities (Nosheen Rachel Naseem); (52) The Rise of Private Higher Education in Jamaica: Neo-liberalism at Work? (Chad O. Coates); (53) Educational Developments in the British West Indies: A Historical Overview (Chad O. Coates); (54) Focus Learning Support: Rising to Educational Challenges (Elizabeth Achinewhu-Nworgu, Gertrude Shotte, and Queen Chioma Nworgu); (55) Distance Education in Higher Education in Latvia (Daina Vasilevska); (56) Evidence-based research study of the Russian vocational pedagogy and education motivational potential in the internationalisation projection (Oksana Chigisheva); (57) Healthy lifestyle formation within the extra-curricular activities of students at universities (Saltanat Tazhbayeva) [title provided in English and Bulgarian, abstract in English and paper in Bulgarian]; (58) Management based organisation of school's educational process (Tursynbek Baimoldayev) [title provided in English and Bulgarian, abstract in English and paper in Bulgarian]; (59) Modernization of higher education in the context of the Bologna Process in the Republic of Kazakhstan (Sanim Kozhayeva) [title provided in English and Bulgarian, abstract in English and paper in Bulgarian]; and (60) About the problem of self-definition of personality (G. T. Hairullin and G. S. Saudabaeva) [title provided in English and Bulgarian, abstract in English and paper in Bulgarian]. Part 5: Learning and Teaching Styles: (61) Learning Styles and Disciplinary Fields: is there a relationship? (Patrícia Albergaria Almeida); (62) ICT competences for teachers in 21st Century--a design framework for science primary teacher education courses (Cecília Guerra, António Moreira, and Rui Marques Vieira); (63) Teacher Education in the context of international cooperation: the case of East Timor (Patrícia Albergaria Almeida, Mariana Martinho, and Betina Lopes); (64) How would Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Enhance Assessment for Learning Mathematics by the Special Education Needs Students (SENs) in Secondary Education Sector (Aaron A. R. Nwabude); (65) A gender perspective on student questioning upon the transition to Higher Education (Mariana Martinho, Patrícia Albergaria Almeida, and José Teixeira-Dias); (66) Student-Centred Learning: A Dream or Reality (Sandra Ozola); (67) Problems of development of E-Learning content in historical education on the Republic of Kazakhstan (Gabit Kapezovich ?enzhebayev, Saule Hairullovna Baidildina, and Tenlik Toktarbekovna Dalayeva) [title provided in English and Bulgarian, abstract in English and paper in Bulgarian]; and (68) The world pedagogical idea in the context of comparison: Confucius--Al Farabi--Ibn Sina--Balasaguni (Aigerim Kosherbayeva, Kulmeskhan Abdreimova, and Asem Anuarbek) [title provided in English and Bulgarian, abstract in English and paper in Bulgarian]. A list of contributors in included. (Individual papers contain references.)

Published
2012

95. UNESCO Guidelines on Intercultural Education

Author

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France).

Abstract

This paper aims to synthesize the central issues surrounding Intercultural Education, and presents the fundamental guiding principles for an intercultural approach to education as viewed by UNESCO. It is divided into three parts. Part I outlines the key issues surrounding Intercultural Education, as well as its objectives and basic operating principles. Part II contains a short presentation of the normative framework for Intercultural Education, based on an analysis of international standard-setting instruments that make reference to education and intercultural issues, and on outcomes from International Conferences. Part III synthesizes the international position on this issue and provides a set of three basic principles that should guide educational policies with regard to Intercultural Education. (Contains 155 endnotes.)

Published
2007

97. Papers from the Eranos Yearbooks, Eranos 5 : Man and Transformation

Author

CAMPBELL, JOSEPH, Benz, Ernst, Corbin, Henry, Daniélou, Jean, Eliade, Mircea, van der Leeuw, G., Meier, Fritz, Portmann, Adolf, Suzuki, Daisetz T., Tillich, Paul, Whyte, Lancelot Law, Zimmer, Heinrich, CAMPBELL, JOSEPH, Benz, Ernst, Corbin, Henry, Daniélou, Jean, Eliade, Mircea, van der Leeuw, G., Meier, Fritz, Portmann, Adolf, Suzuki, Daisetz T., Tillich, Paul, Whyte, Lancelot Law, and Zimmer, Heinrich

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2017
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98. A counterexample to secularization theory? Assessing the Georgian religious revival.

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Stolz J, Gugushvili A, Molteni F, and Antonietti JP

Subjects
Humans, Georgia (Republic), Social Change, Religion
Abstract

Secularization theory allows for transitory religious revivals under certain conditions, such as extreme societal crises or state weakness. The country of Georgia has witnessed the largest religious revival of Orthodox countries and one of the most striking religious resurgences worldwide. This paper gives both a statistical and historical description of this revival and asks whether it is a counterexample to secularization theory. We show that the main thrust of the religious revival in Georgia lasted 25 years and seized the entire society in what was mainly a period effect. The most significant cause for the revival was a major societal and economic crisis starting in 1985 combined with a very weak state, creating massive individual insecurity. In these circumstances, the Georgian Orthodox Church was able to provide identity for individuals and legitimacy for governments. Other possible causes of the revival-state funding, too rapid modernization, or emigration-can be excluded as primary drivers of the process. The Georgian case shows a situation in which secularization theory expects transitory revivals and is thus not a counterexample., (© 2023 The Authors. The British Journal of Sociology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of London School of Economics and Political Science.)

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2023
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99. Feasibility and effectiveness of electronic vs. paper partograph on improving birth outcomes: A prospective crossover study design.

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Rahman, Aminur, Begum, Tahmina, Ashraf, Fatema, Akhter, Sadika, Hoque, Dewan Md. Emdadul, Ghosh, Tarun Kanti, Rahman, Monjur, Stekelenburg, Jelle, Das, Sumon Kumar, Fatima, Parveen, and Anwar, Iqbal

Subjects
*ELECTRONIC paper, *MIDDLE-income countries, *LONGITUDINAL method, *CHILDBIRTH, *LOW-income countries, *CHILDBIRTH at home
Abstract

Background: The partograph has been endorsed by World Health Organization (WHO) since 1994 which presents an algorithm for assessing maternal and foetal conditions and labor progression. Monitoring labour with a partograph can reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes such as prolonged labor, emergency C-sections, birth asphyxia and stillbirths. However, partograph use is still very low, particularly in low and middle income countries (LMICs). In Bangladesh the reported partograph user rate varies from 1.4% to 33.0%. Recently, an electronic version of the partograph, with the provision of online data entry and user aid for emergency clinical support, has been tested successfully in different settings. With this proven evidence, we conducted and operations research to test the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing an e-partograph, for the first time, in 2 public hospitals in Bangladesh Methods: We followed a prospective crossover design. Two secondary level referral hospitals, Jessore and Kushtia District Hospital (DH) were the study sites. All pregnant women who delivered in the study hospitals were the study participants. All nurse-midwives working in the labor ward of study hospitals were trained on appropriate use of both types of partograph along with standard labour management guidelines. Collected quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS 23 statistical software. Discrete variables were expressed as percentages and presented as frequency distribution and cross tabulations. Chi square tests were employed to test the association between exposure and outcome variables. Potential confounding factors were adjusted using multivariate binary logistic regression methods. Ethical approval was obtained from the institutional review board of the International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b). Findings: In total 2918 deliveries were conducted at Jessore DH and 2312 at Kushtia DH during one-year study period. Of them, 1012 (506 in each facility) deliveries were monitored using partograph (paper or electronic). The trends of facility based C-section rates was downwards in both the hospitals; 43% to 37% in Jessore and from 36% to 25% in Kushtia Hospital. There was a significant reduction of prolonged labour with e-partograph use. In Kushtia DH, the prolonged labour rate was 42% during phase 1 with the paper version which came down to 29% during phase-2 with the e-partograph use. The similar result was observed in Jessore DH where the prolonged labour rate reduced to 7% with paper partograph from the reported 30% prolonged labour with e-partograph. The e-partograph user rate was higher than the paper partograph during both phases (phase 1: 3.31, CI: 2.04–5.38, p < .001 and in phase 2: 15.20 CI: 6.36–36.33, p < .001) after adjusting for maternal age, parity, gestational age, religion, mother’s education, husband’s education, and fetal sex Conclusion: The partograph user rate has significantly improved with the e- partograph and was associated with an overall reduction in cesarean births. Use of the e-partograph was also associated with reduced rates of prolonged labour. This study has added to the growing body of evidence on the positive impact of e-partograph use. We recommend implementing e-partograph intervention at scale in both public and private hospitals in Bangladesh. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov . [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2019
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100. Rising Political Consciousness: Transformational Learning in Malaysia.

Author

Kamis, Mazalan and Muhamad, Mazanah

Abstract

As part of a larger study (not discussed) ten educated Malaysian citizens were interviewed to find whether their rising political consciousness, over a ten year period (1988-1999), indicated that their transformation was influenced by their culture. The subjects were between 35-45 years old, married, with an average of four children. All were members of the majority race, Malay, and held membership in the United Malay National Organization (UMNO), the biggest political party in Malaysia. The following research questions guided the study: (1) What triggered individuals' transformations; and (2) what facilitated the transformation to occur. Voting patterns in the 10th General Election of 1999 were meshed with interview transcripts. Two themes emerged from the data: (1) abhorrence of political scandals and upheavals during 1998-1999; and (2) a feeling of being intellectually demeaned (lied to by government authorities). The major conclusion of the study was that a political event could trigger perspective shifts and lead to transformative learning if it is perceived as threatening to the communal cultural identity. A second conclusion was that the methods used to handle the national crisis were against participants' cultural and religious values. The researchers believe the study contributed to theoretical explanations of transformative learning among individuals in a developing country. (The bibliography lists 28 references). (AJ)

Published
2002