1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910449894603321

Titolo

Educational Strategies among Muslims in the Context of Globalization : Some National Case Studies / / edited by Holger Daun, Geoffrey Walford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2004

ISBN

1-280-46793-2

9786610467938

1-4237-1244-7

90-474-0292-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 p.)

Collana

Muslim Minorities ; ; 3

Disciplina

371.077

Soggetti

Islamic education

Minorities - Education

Multicultural education

Electronic books.

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; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE Muslims and Education in a Global Context; CHAPTER TWO Islamic Orientations and Education; CHAPTER THREE Education and Empowerment of the Religious Elite in Iran; CHAPTER FOUR Islamic and Western-Style Education in Afghanistan-Conflictual or Complementary?; CHAPTER FIVE Pakistan: The Clash of Globalizing Forces?; CHAPTER SIX Modernization of Education and Kur'à„nic Adaptation in Morocco; CHAPTER SEVEN Islamic Revival and Education in Somalia; CHAPTER EIGHT Islamic, Secular or Both-The Struggle Over Education in West Africa

CHAPTER NINE Educational Strategies Among Some Muslim Groups in SwedenCHAPTER TEN English Education and Immigration Policies and Muslim Schools; CHAPTER ELEVEN Muslim Minorities and Education in Germany-The Case of Berlin; CHAPTER TWELVE Education and the Muslim Minorities in the Czech Republic; CHAPTER THIRTEEN The Greek State, the Muslim Minority of Western Thrace and Education: Shifts



Under Way?; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume deals with Islamic conceptualization of knowledge, various types of Islamic education; and educational strategies among selected groups of Muslims in Islamized countries (Pakistan, Iran, Morocco, Senegal, and so on) as well as countries in Europe where Muslims form important minorities. The first chapter gives an overview of Islamic educational arrangements in the context of globalization and chapter two presents some principal ideological orientations among Muslims. The remaining chapters describe educational arrangements available to Muslim parents in different countries. The book is useful as a textbook in social sciences courses, teacher training institutions and among the general public.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782978403321

Autore

Bernstein Jared

Titolo

All together now [[electronic resource] ] : common sense for a fair economy / / Jared Bernstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler, c2006

ISBN

1-57675-948-2

9786612298943

1-282-29894-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Collana

0

Disciplina

330.973

Soggetti

Capitalism - United States

Individualism - United States

Economic security - United States

Social justice - United States

United States Economic policy 2001-2009

United States Social policy 1993-

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; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: Ready or Not, You're on Your Own; CHAPTER ONE: Risk Shifting, from Coolidge to Katrina;



CHAPTER TWO: The Economist behind the Curtain; CHAPTER THREE: The "All Together Now" Plan; CHAPTER FOUR: How to Talk to a YOYO; CONCLUSION: It Takes a Movement; APPENDIX: Do YOYO Policies Yield Better Economic Outcomes?; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

As the new century unfolds, Americans face prodigious economic and social challenges, yet nothing unifies the various strategies and causes that attempt to meet these challenges. Economist Jared Bernstein believes that frames such as ""the ownership society"" stress an ever-shrinking role for government and an ever-increasing risk for individuals, clearly implying ""You're on your own."" Arguing that this shift toward extreme individualism needlessly reduces the country's economic security and the living standards of most families, he describes the political and economic forces that pushed the