Progressive Education - Social Emotional & Character Development
Training of Imams and the Fight against Radicalization
Public concern about the training of imams has been a shared feature of debates in many European countries for more than a decade now.
Evaluating Cross-Country Policy Learning in Public Administration: The Case of Qatar-Singapore Partnership in Regional Training Centre for Public Administration (RTCPA)
This article examines the interaction between Singapore and Qatar as an instance of policy transfer between a successful case of development and an ambitious case in transition through an exclusive focus on human capital development in public policy making and public administration. As Qatar’s modernization continues in pace and intensity, increasing exposure to the forces of globalization induces major changes in Qatar’s nation- and state-building processes.
Deconstructing the American Mosque: Space, Gender, and Aesthetics
In the United States, the design and interpretation of
Image Text and Form: Complexities of Aesthetics in an American Masjid
The aesthetic features of the American masjid can be codified under the rubrics of image, text, and form. These three features suggest an anachronistic language corresponding to the use of ornament, inscription, and architectural form.
Locality, Leadership and Pedagogies for Entrepreneurship Education
Embeddedness and local cultures and contexts are key in the development of entrepreneurship. Embeddedness is cultural, territorial and networked. All these aspects have to appropriately translate into entrepreneurship education, training and curricula. Entrepreneurs must be able to understand and translate values and culture, as well as the knowledge of their territories, into their work and practices. After a literature review, this chapter showcases these principles through the example of