“…They provide a more informed critique of models of accountability, quality and school effectiveness that are informed by Western social values. The book also draws upon recent studies in the areas of equity, cultural capital and dominant ideologies in education…”

“…Hayes at the White House. That same month Western Union agreed to pay Edison an annual salary of $6,000 for his telephone inventions, although other support from the company declined following the death of its president, William Orton. …”

“…Marshall (Edith Cowan University, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts), Sean Metzger (University of California), Tim Posada (Saddleback College), Elaine Showalter (Princeton University), Dominik Zechner (Brown University / Rutgers University)…”

“…While a number of foreign graduates receive their doctorate in the host country, a large share (and the majority in the Western European countries for which data are available) have acquired their doctoral degree out of the host country and experienced mobility afterwards. …”

“…Understand the principles of Islamic banking and finance Learn the products, vocabulary and key concepts of the field Consider the applications in a variety of financial contexts Explore the regulatory frameworks and valuation of Islamic banks Islamic banking practices differ from Western banking in fundamental ways -- it's these differences that shielded the sector during the global crisis, but they also require practitioners to understand a whole new set of rules, products and practices. …”

“…Protesting against and moving on from the proverbial dualisms of modern, Western and maybe capitalist thought, is only the first step in renewing anthropology's methodology for the current epoch, however. …”

“…Quantiative narrative analysis (QDA) is one more way to colonize and marginalize indigenous ways of knowing (IWOK) Without an ontological turn, its the death of storytelling predicted by Walter Benjamin and Gertrude Stein predicted. The good news is Western Empirical Science is beginning to listen to IWOK-Native Science experiential living story method of relations not only to other humans but to other animals, plants, to living air, water, and earth in living ecosystem of an enchanted world There is a gap in the qualitative research methodology practices and comprehensive advanced approaches causing a split between practice and theory. …”

“…Historical anthropology conducted in a rather peripheral region such as Southeastern Europe or the Balkans due to its specific historic development and cultural features is confronted with partly other challenges and has partly different aims compared with Western or Central Europe, for instance, which is reflected in the composition of the present volume. …”

“…Rafael Domingo reminds readers of the vital role of religion in shaping the conceptual framework of Western legal systems, underscores the spirit of Christianity that inspired legal institutions, principles, and values, and recalls the contributions of specific Christian jurists as central figures for the development of justice in society. …”

“…Marine, he offers the nonviolent masculine arrogance of Circuiteers as an alternative to the violent forms of masculine aggression embedded in the military and much of western culture…”

“…This is a concept of person that contrasts starkly with the discrete, self-determining individual, an artifact of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Western European approaches to modernization that has become closely associated with liberal democracy.Examining the meaning and value of Confucianism in the twenty-first century, the contributors—leading scholars from universities around the world—wrestle with several key questions: What are Confucian values within the context of the disparate cultures of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam? …”

“…Poised to face the unfinished marital battle at home, but anxious to engage in the coming struggle for Jewish survival and the future of Western civilization, he set sail, unsure of what lay ahead…”

“…Table of Contents PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS Introduction 1.1 The purpose of the report 1.2 Methodology 1.3 The structure of the report Corporal punishment in context 2.1 A historical overview of corporal punishment in South Africa 2.2 Debates on corporal punishment 2.3 An ‘official ambivalence’ to the prohibition The incidence of corporal punishment 3.1 An overview of statistical data 3.2 A sample study of corporal punishment complaints 3.3 Observations from the corporal punishment cases The legal and policy framework governing the prohibition against corporal punishment in South Africa 4.1 The protection of learners from corporal punishment 4.2 The sanction of educators administering corporal punishment 4.3 Best practice case studies: Western Cape and Gauteng Corporal punishment at independent schools 5.1 An overview of independent schools in South Africa 5.2 The legal framework governing independent schools 5.3 Improving mechanisms of enforcement at independent schools Developing effective ‘legal and educational’ programmes in enforcing the ban against corporal punishment 6.1 Shifting attitudes and implementing alternatives to corporal punishment 6.2 Improved mechanisms for the enforcement of the corporal punishment ban 6.3 Proposed interventions Conclusion LIST OF REFERENCES…”

“…Moreover, most approaches to globalization and social phenomena emphasize the Western experience. These inaccurate assumptions have profound implications for families, and for the globalization process itself. …”

“…Its empirical scope, stretching from Western Europe to Sub-Saharan Africa, is deliberately wide to stress the global character of the sanitation challenge that we all face. …”

“…It basically - traces the evolution of adoption law, policy and practice across many centuries within England and Wales and other typical common law nations giving particular attention to conceptual and definitional matters; identifies and evaluates themes in the contemporary adoption processes of England and Wales and those other common law countries; identifies relevant international Conventions and related judicial decisions and analyses their capacity to function as benchmarks for national adoption law, policy and practice; uses those themes and benchmarks to construct a template for comparative analysis purposes; employs the template to conduct a comparative evaluation of equivalent themes in other cultural contexts, including Sweden, France, Japan and in an Islamic context; contrasts the highly regulated legal process of modern western society with the traditional practice of indigenous communities such as the Maori; explores the politics of intercountry adoption; and concludes with an analysis of the significance of differences in cultural context for adoption law, policy & practice…”

“…Multispecies Storytelling in Intermedial Practices offers steps toward a (self)critical multispecies philosophy which interrogates and qualifies the broad and seemingly neutral concept of humanity utilized in and around conversations grounded within Western science and academia. Artists, activists, writers, and scientists give a myriad of different interpretations of how to tell our worlds using different media - and possibly gives hints as to how to change it, too…”

“…Kane reintroduces the concept of spiritual embodiment in order to expand our understanding of what counts as spiritual agency in non-western and minority literatures"--…”

“…These tests were carried out in Peru and in six countries in the WHO regions of South-East Asia and the Western Pacific. They identified practical issues in using the manual and the water supply costing processor and provided practical recommendations…”

“…Michelangelo, arguably one of the greatest artists, engineers, and visionaries in the Western world, is especially interesting; his sculpture of David and the David and Goliath story is a central metaphor for authors: David represents everyone who goes beyond fear, who pursues a higher mission, who puts the interests of others first. …”