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political society. The shift to a global market-driven economy has resulted in the need to produce better prepared graduates, advance in technology, and a shift in teaching and learning practices. In this ... specific educational needs that have emerged as a result of an accelerated economic and political society. In addition, higher education institutions have a responsibility to assist learners “to navigate the
. institutions. We demonstrate how such theory can be productively employed to analyze three key dimensions of contemporary internationalization: 1) a representational dimension, 2) a political-economic dimension ... capital are an indication of the markedly different ways that the global political economy affects HEIs around the world. This special issue of FIRE is an invitation to engage in an analysis of these flows
cultural norms and political exigencies place restrictions on who can attend various types of schools, if any, and when students cannot render their own judgments about particular worldviews espoused by ... differently situated children fare with regard to academic achievement and life chances, that is, subsequent income, occupation, political power, and social status. Lewis and Lockheed (2006) briefly describe
world. Some other studies (several in the Gulf context) have explored global historical and political developments and how they have affected cultures and hence EFL curricula within those cultures. A few ... the world (Byram & Risager, 1999) . Some other studies (several in the Gulf context) have explored global historical and political developments and how they have affected cultures and hence EFL
political, tribal, and military factions, and with the Sudan, the South Sudan is now a full-fledged country. The country continues to deal with the legacy of colonialism, genocide, and oppression, and is ... foreign powers, with different cultural, social, political, and religious values, South Sudan is engaged in a “nation building” enterprise, which is difficult and complicated given that the country is
, they lack in socio-economic and political returns. She also stresses that gender stereotypes broaden the economic and social gap within the Arabian Gulf States. Additionally, within the framework of ... Modernity”, Ridge establishes political agendas during the post-colonial period that promoted the advancement of women in education. She refers to Western stereotypes of Arabic women as submissive and
documentary by Jean Bodon. June 2016. (IRB approved for all visual, verbal, and written data.) © Lehigh University Introduction With the onset of wars, revolutions, oppressive religious and political regimes ... , Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan, and Nigeria, were provided cameras and/or cellphones to record their daily lives. Additionally, interviews were conducted with select prominent scholars, political leaders
Finkelstein expresses concern that “Americans…seem ready to do ideological surgery on their public schools—cutting them away from the fate of social justice and political democracy completely and grafting them ... chapters, and websites to help students explore thematic units grounded in the history, sociology, anthropology, and philosophy of education. We intersperse PowerPoint lectures with group activities and
Santos (2006 ) extends these observations by describing globalization as a multifaceted phenomenon with economic, social, political, cultural, religious and legal dimensions, all interlinked in a complex ... as a “bubble”: students’ inability “to travel outside of a set of invisible boundaries created by the constraints of language, political climate and a unique guest/host relationship.” Davies and Pike
employment policy and manpower strategy, and often underpinned by a 'philosophy'; C. matching HRM activities and policies to some explicit business strategy; D. seeing the people of the organization as a ... , increased globalization has resulted in a common question for adult education amongst both the U.S. and UK: how do we create a more holistic approach to adult learning that includes social, political
an amorphous field that relies on other disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, political science, philosophy, economics, history, and psychology to meet its objectives (Bereday, 1957; Kubow and ... , processes of education systems and institutions found around the world. Selected topics include national, global, political, economic, social and cultural impact of education. Historical and contemporary
of these two methods for testing fume cupboards was found not to be practicable due to fundamental differences in 1) the philosophy of the tests, 2) the tracers used, 3) their method of generation, 4 ... ) the disposition of equipment and 5) the sampling methods. It is demonstrated that the KI method is more sensitive than the gas method and that the philosophy of the KI method is to detect actual leakage
important political, cultural, historical, economic, and even geographic differences between Kenya and these newly industrialized countries and that these differences impact education policy borrowing ... , 2007) and political stakeholders are now trying to address some of the major challenges facing the country. But, judging by the current trajectory of growth, and the state of higher education in
, family structure, and gender-based violence) remains central to the ongoing political contests concerning national identity formation and women in Egypt. For the most part, politicians, religious leaders ... , members of the press, and political activists have taken up the debate over girls’ education in relation to its effect on marriage and the family (Russell, 2004) . In Egypt, early-marriage is one of the
foreign capital, (Riphenburg, 2006, p. 508) . A stable government, Internet usage, and political transparency in the form of a free press are all essential for the future direction of the country. The ... primary issue in Afghanistan (Aturupane, 2013) . Afghanistan ranks low on all three indicators of political capacity: extractive capability, institutional credibility, and transparency (Riphenburg, 2006
conditions, the issue of unemployment would be resolved. However, this rationale is much too simplistic, because it does not acknowledge the social, cultural, economic, and political realities of the region ... , welfare, and prosperity” (Al Ali, 2013, p. 8) . In the United Arab Emirates Vision 2021 (Vision 2021) report, the leadership of the UAE outlines its philosophy of peaceful development and economic
how the tasks are done at schools. To me, it implies the philosophy underlying the events at the school.” By stating his views in this way, he emphasized that it is improper to define school culture by ... comprehensive, includes more actors, is affected by attitudes, values, and opinions of the individuals, and indicates the philosophy of life in schools. Change in the ideal school culture profile Teachers were
discussed as well as low political and legal opinions can influence the risk debate. A way forward is proposed. ... Vitruvius noted that lead fumes caused blood disorders. But it was the rapid development of science and philosophy in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries which focused minds on the topic. By the
of 210 professors in philosophy of science from American colleges and universities, they did not agree with the definition of NOS proposed by experts in science education, and their own views were also ... that the teachers’ VNOS was greatly influenced by the extremist post-modernist philosophy of science, which was harmful and adverse to the aims of science education (Zhang and Yu, 2004) . Given the
between religion and political power that emerged in the mid-eighteenth century. The state of Saudi Arabia came into existence after political unification in 1932 and experienced rapid economic and social ... . The children of this generation, born in the 1950s, bore the fruits of political integration, oil wealth, increasing access to education, and expanded contact with the West. The grandchildren and great
