1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910962422203321

Titolo

God and mammon : protestants, money, and the market, 1790-1860 / / edited by Mark A. Noll

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023

ISBN

0-19-028735-7

0-19-773930-X

1-282-36713-7

9786612367137

0-19-534897-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xii, 313 p

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

261.8/5/0973

Soggetti

Protestant churches - United States - History - 19th century

Christianity - Economic aspects - United States

Economics - Religious aspects - Christianity

Church finance - United States - History - 19th century

Religion

United States Economic conditions To 1865

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2001.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This collection of essays offers a close look at the connections between American Protestants and money in the Antebellum period. They provide essential background to an issue that continues to generate controversy in the Protestant community today.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910580136303321

Titolo

Japan’s School Curriculum for the 2020s : Politics, Policy, and Pedagogy / / edited by Akito Okada, Sam Bamkin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022

ISBN

9789811920769

9811920761

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 pages)

Collana

Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, , 2214-9791 ; ; 67

Disciplina

375.001

Soggetti

Education and state

International education

Comparative education

School management and organization

Educational Policy and Politics

International and Comparative Education

Organization and Leadership

Currículums (Ensenyament)

Llibres electrònics

Japó

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Reform Impact and Underlying Factors -- Overview: Revision of the Course of Study: Thirty Years of Education Reform.-Introduction of New Learning Method: Active Learning -- Evaluation and Assessment to Improve Student Outcomes -- Three Case Studies: the Relativity of Revising the Couse of Study and Its Impact -- Equality of Educational Opportunity: Inequality in Japanese Education -- Conclusion: From Enthusiasm to Caution: The Future of Public Education in Japan.

Sommario/riassunto

Chapter 7 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.