Education and its discontents [[electronic resource] ] : teaching, the humanities, and the importance of a liberal education in the age of mass information / / Mark Moss

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789877003321
• Autore: Moss Mark Howard <1962-2012>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, : Lexington Books, 2012
• ISBN: 1-283-39385-9; 9786613393852; 0-7391-6989-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (213 p.)
• Classificazione: EDU015000
• Disciplina: 370.11/2
• Soggetti: Education, Humanistic - United States; Humanities - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States; Education - Effect of technological innovations on - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; Chapter 01. Blackboard Jungles; Chapter 02. That's Just Too Much Information; Chapter 03. "It Isn't What It Used To Be"; Chapter 04. Streaming Video?; Chapter 05. The Sanctity of the Educational Space; Chapter 06. What, No Overhead?; Chapter 07. Rethinking Censorship in an Age of Desensitization; Chapter 08. "Where Do I Go? Why Am I Here?"; Chapter 09. Selected Notes on the History of Higher Education; Chapter 10. High School Confidential; Chapter 11. Why Computers and Web-Based Technology Are Good; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "Education and Its Discontents: Teaching, the Humanities, and the Importance of a Liberal Education in the Age of Mass Information, by Mark Moss, is an exploration of how the traditional educational environment, particularly in the post-secondary world, is changing as a consequence of the influx of new technology. Students now have access to myriad of technologies that instead of supplementing the educational process, have actually taken it over. Faculty who do not adapt face enormous obstacles, and those who do adapt run the risk of eroding the integrity of what they have been trained to teach. Moss ; discusses that it is now not only how we learn, but what we continue to teach, and how that enormously important legacy is protected"-- Provided by publisher.

Islamic Banking : Growth, Stability and Inclusion / / edited by Nafis Alam, Syed Aun R. Rizvi

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910150450003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017
• ISBN: 3-319-45910-4
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2017.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XI, 151 p. 18 illus.)
• Collana: Palgrave CIBFR Studies in Islamic Finance, , 2523-3483
• Disciplina: 332.1091767
• Soggetti: Banks and banking; Banking
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1) Empirical Research in Islamic Banking: Past, Present and Future; Nafis Alam and Syed Aun R. Rizvi -- Chapter 2) Impact of Islamic Banking on Economic Growth and Volatility: Evidence from OIC Member Countries; Wajahat Azmi and Mohsin Ali -- Chapter 3) Role of Islamic Banking in Financial Inclusion: Prospects & Performance; Salman Ahmed Shaikh, Muhammad Hakimi Mohd Shafiai, Abdul Ghafar Ismail, Mohd Adib Ismail & Shahida Suhaimi -- Chapter 4) Marketing Effectiveness of Islamic and Conventional Banks: Evidence from Malaysia; Baharom Abdul Hamid, Syed Najibullah and Muzafar Shah Habibullah -- Chapter 5) Contracts, Structures and Computation Mechanisms of Islamic Bank Retail Financing Products: A Critical Assessment; Buerhan Saiti, Hishamuddin Abdul Wahab and Khaliq Ahmad -- Chapter 6: Islamic Finance Insolvencies under Secular Bankruptcy Laws: A Case Study of Arcapita Bank under US Chapter 11; Najeeb Zadac , Ahcene Lahsasna , Ziyaad Mahomed and Muhammad Yousaf Saleem.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book focuses on current issues impacting the Islamic banking system globally. The contributions introduce readers to existing research and literature in the field and highlight areas of potential scholarly development within Islamic banking studies. The chapters are a variety of case studies, theoretical reviews, and empirical research within the world of Islamic banking. The contributions analyse new developments within Islamic banks from OIC member countries, Malaysia and the GCC. Particular attention is paid to the formative insolvency case of Arcapita Bank in chapter 6. Other chapters provide detailed discussion of the structures, marketing activities and products of Islamic banks, and contrast them with those of counterpart conventional banks. Through this edited collection, readers are given expert insight into contemporary, critical issues facing the growing sphere of Islamic banking. Nafis Alam is an Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham, Malaysia. He has been involved in academia related to Islamic finance for nearly a decade. He has co-authored three books in Islamic finance, among them is an Encyclopaedia of Islamic Finance. Nafis is also the founding Director for Centre for Islamic Business and Finance Research (CIBFR) at University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus. Syed Aun R. Rizvi is an Assistant Professor at Suleman Dawood School of Business at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan. He is also a Research Affiliate of Centre for Islamic Business and Finance Research (CIBFR) at University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Malaysia, where he previously served in a similar academic role for over two years. He has considerable industry experience in fund management, as well as a diverse teaching and research background. His research focuses on capital markets in Islamic and emerging economies.