Christianity was promoted in the Southern continents by missionaries from the Western nations between the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries. Today, it has grown and developed to the extent that some of the Southern churches, especially those from Africa, have established bra…
The main purpose of this dissertation is to analyze the complex developmental and conflict prevention challenges in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria as well as the role education can play in the pursuit of justice in that context from within the theoretical framework of Amartya S…
Grounding aid planning in empirical evidence on ‘what works’ has gained currency in the field of education and conflict. However, mainstream debates on the evidence base rarely investigate the politicisation of data, even though it may be more at play than in non-conflict settin…
Problem This research investigated the understanding and perceptions of Saudi educators toward multiculturalism and multicultural education in Saudi Arabia. The research had three broad questions. The first question was, “What are Saudi educators’ conceptions of culture and mult…
Women’s empowerment programs in Africa are mostly sponsored by international organizations and development agencies. However, there has been little, or no success recorded from such programs. African rural women remain poor, oppressed, marginalized and entrenched in gender inequ…
The Ministry of Education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has made it a priority to improve the quality of Saudi education. Research has shown that the prevailing philosophy of education in Saudi Arabia places the teacher at the center of the learning process, not the student. Th…
The role of religion in modern education is a discussion that vexed scholars from the Western world as well as Muslim scholars. There are different approaches to the problem. Some scholars argue that religion does not have space in public education while there are others who pro…
As of 2019, the study of religions still remains a relatively unexplored branch of secondary social studies education, particularly in terms of actual classroom praxis. Like the study of race, ethnicity, or gender, religion is often considered a ‘controversial issue’ (Hess & McA…
Bu çalışma, Fizik Öğretmenlerinin eğitim felsefeleri ile uygulamaları arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmak amacı ile yapılmıştır. Bu süreçte öğretmenlerin sahip oldukları felsefelerin temeline inmek ve sebeplerini araştırmak amaçlar arasında yer almaktadır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda mülak…
This dissertation focuses on the professional philosophies, practices, and collaborative negotiation skills used and developed in two teacher education programs within two countries and how novice teachers integrate these ideas, skills, and processes in classrooms and schools. S…