Educating Missions. Teachers and Catechists in Southern Tanganyika, 1890s and 1940s

Itinerario ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 405-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Hölzl
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Education System ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Colonial Rule ◽  
Colonial Education ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Local Society ◽  
African Christianity ◽  
Colonial Archive

This article concentrates on Catholic mission teachers in Southern Tanzania from the 1890s to the 1940s, their role and agency in founding and developing the early education system of Tanzania. African mission teachers are an underrated group of actors in colonial settings. Being placed between colonized and colonizers, between conversion and civilising mission, between colonial rule and African demands for emancipation, between church and government and at the heart of local society, their agency was crucial to forming African Christianity, to social change and to a newly emerging class of educated Africans. This liminal position also rendered them almost invisible for historiography, since the colonial archive rarely gave credit to their vital role and European missionary propaganda tended to present them as examples of successful mission work, rather than as self-reliant missionary activists. The article circumscribes the framework of colonial education policies and missionary strategies, it recovers the teachers’ active role in the colonial education system as well as in missionary evangelization. Finally, it contrasts teachers’ self-representation with the official image conveyed in missionary media.

Applying Syed Hussein Alatas’s Ideas in Contemporary Malaysian Society

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 319-338
Author(s):  
Sharifah Munirah Alatas
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Identity Politics ◽  
Education System ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Political Transformation ◽  
Ruling Elite ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Reform Agenda ◽  
The 1950S

Abstract What do Malaysians understand by the term, “intellectual”? Is the intellectual in the Malaysian context undefined, or insignificant? Do Malaysians see the need for intellectuals? Answers to these questions reflect the extant to which Malaysia has advanced in her post-colonial development. Amidst the race towards IR 4.0 and Society 5.0, Malaysia’s education system lags behind and leaders continue to be embroiled in identity politics. Syed Hussein Alatas, a world-renowned Malaysian intellectual, raised these questions in the 1950s. His writings focus on social change, corruption, and intellectual captivity. Even though his writings are easily accessible, his ideas have not been widely assimilated by Malaysia’s ruling elite, as part of the reform agenda. This article highlights the relevance of Alatas’s ideas in Malaysia’s current socio-political transformation. It concludes that leadership’s failure to identify relevant problems is because they have neglected the vital role of intellectuals, such as the critical ideas of Syed Hussein Alatas.

Story Movements

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caty Borum Chattoo
Keyword(s):  
Social Issue ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
Award Winning ◽  
Civic Practice ◽  
Government Surveillance ◽  
The Military

Social-issue documentaries are art for civic imagination and social critique. Today, audiences experience documentaries that interrogate topics like sexual assault in the military (The Invisible War), the opioid crisis (Heroin(e)), racial injustice (13th), government surveillance (Citizenfour), animal captivity (Blackfish), and more. Along a continuum of social change, these intimate nonfiction films have changed national conversations, set media agendas, mobilized communities and policymakers, and provided new portals into social problems and lived experiences—accessed by expanding audiences in a transforming dual marketplace that includes mainstream entertainment outlets and grassroots venues. Against the activism backdrop of the participatory networked culture, the contemporary function of social-issue documentaries in civic practice is embodied also in parallel community engagement—the active role of civil society, communities, and individuals—that has dynamically evolved over recent decades. Story Movements: How Documentaries Empower People and Inspire Social Change explores the functions and public influence of social-issue documentary storytelling in the networked era. At the book’s core is an argument about documentary’s vital role in storytelling culture and civic practice with an impulse toward justice and equity. Intimate documentaries illuminate complex realities and stories that disrupt dominant cultural narratives and contribute new ways for publics to contemplate and engage with social challenges. Written by a documentary producer, scholar, and director of the Center for Media & Social Impact, the book features original interviews with award-winning filmmakers and field leaders to reveal the motivations and influence of some of most lauded, eye-opening stories of the evolving documentary age.

scholarly journals Fungsi Pesantren Dan Tuntutan Perubahan Sosial Pendidikan

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-292
Author(s):  
Afga Sidiq Rifai
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Education System ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Education History ◽  
Cognitive Intelligence

Abstract: The development of education is no longer oriented cognitive intelligence alone, but already demanded how to prepare outputs ready to face real life the increasing number of unemployment in Indonesia is because our education has not provided supplies of life, so we need to follow the steps to improve existing social change. pesantren as an educational institution native Indonesia, as well as the oldest in the Indonesian education system could be a pioneer dorm life skills-based education History shows boarding a vital role in influencing this nation. Pesantren movement once the center of religious, educational, social, cultural, and political. Now this function ditutntut schools to be able to prepare graduates who are ready to plunge in the community, so pesantren must be entered on the functioning of the economy. Keywords: Schools, Economy, Social change, Education.

scholarly journals Development of British Colonial Education in Malaya, 1816 - 1957

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-15
Author(s):  
Ganesan Shanmugavelu ◽  
Khairi Ariffin ◽  
Nadarajan Thambu ◽  
Zulkufli Mahayudin
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
School Systems ◽  
Colonial Rule ◽  
Colonial Education ◽  
National Education ◽  
Political Interests ◽  
National Education Policy ◽  
British Colonial ◽  
Class And Status ◽  
British Colonial Education

The aim of this study is to discuss the development of education during the British Colonial rule in Malaya. The scope of this study is focussed on four school systems under British colonialists, namely the Malay Vernacular School, Chinese Vernacular School, Tamil Vernacular School, and English Schools and its implications to the society and nation. The introduction of these four school systems is aimed at the economic and political interests of the British in Malaya. The Colonial Education System does not have a National Education Policy and brings many implications to the society and nation. It has caused class and status disparities among the societies and also caused socio-economic differences between races in Malaya. The process of socialization is not achieved among all races in Malaya under the Colonial Education. This study is qualitative and is approached through the library and archival research.

Marginalization, Assimilation, and Resurgence: Indigenous People in Central America since Independence

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Gabbert
Keyword(s):  
Central America ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Cultural Difference ◽  
Indigenous Population ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Central American ◽  
Colonial Rule ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Land Loss ◽  
Agricultural Export

While the end of colonial rule brought formal equality it did not end discrimination and marginalization of the indigenous population in independent Central America. Many suffered land loss and proletarianization in the emerging agricultural export economy. However, indigenous people were not mere victims of exploitation, displacement, and ladinization but played an often active role in Central American politics. Participation in the market economy and access to education fostered stratification within the indigenous population. The emergence of well-off and educated Indians and changes in international politics promoting multiculturalism contributed to the emergence of indigenous movements in recent decades. While some progress has been made concerning the recognition of cultural difference and autonomy, land rights are still a much disputed issue.

Colonial Rule and the Kamba: Social Change in the Kenya Highlands, 1889-1939

1976 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 927
Author(s):  
John Lamphear ◽  
J. Forbes Munro ◽  
Robert L. Tignor
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Colonial Rule

Self-government and 1911 in China: Revolution or Continuity in the Political Participation in Sichuan Province?

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (01) ◽  
pp. 165-189
Author(s):  
Monica de Togni
Keyword(s):  
Central Government ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Sichuan Province ◽  
The Political ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Role Taking ◽  
Local Society ◽  
Western Sichuan ◽  
The Creation

The process that led to the creation of self-government organs, and their activities in the first years of their existence, shows a consistent continuity between the imperial and the republican institutions, but also some changes in the institutional behaviour of the representatives of the local communities before and after the 1911’s revolution. The different meaning attributed to the institutional reforms as they appear to have been interpreted by the Qing Court, from the interpretations by the local society - a tools to control the political activism of the local notables vs a means to play a more active role in the local policy -, did not interfere with the creation of the organs of self-government, a part of the new structure to be built for the constitutional monarchy scheduled through imperial edicts on 27th August, 1908. The local activism and activities, as they are illustrated for Sichuan province through provincial and county archive documents, local gazetteers and reviews, show contradictory tendencies even as relates to some officials, and part of local communities anticipating sometimes the dispositions by the central government for the implementations of self-government, and some resistance by the people who had the right to vote in the participation to the preparatory process for the poll. However, the flourishing of self-government councils of the lower level and the fields of their interventions as representatives of the local communities show a very positive attitude on part of the local communities that continued until Yuan Shikai closed them down in 1914. This study will be concentrating on this aspect and will include, among other things, the case-study of Xuanhan county in north-western Sichuan, where a powerful local lineage played a very relevant role, taking advantage of the disruption of the provincial institutional order.

scholarly journals Inuit education in Alberta and Nunavik (Canada)

2010 ◽  
Vol 33 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 173-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Daveluy
Keyword(s):  
School Board ◽  
Education System ◽  
Western Canada ◽  
Curriculum Content ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Administrative Control ◽  
Educational Issues ◽  
Canadian Context ◽  
French And English

During the reorganisation of education in Nunavut that led to the passing of Bill 21 in 2009, reliance on curricula developed in other parts of Canada was mentioned and sometimes perceived as problematic. In this article, I describe how Inuit concerns have recently been integrated into education policies and programming developed by the Alberta government. To examine educational issues that concern Inuit students at southern schools, I have compared Alberta’s efforts and activities with those of the Kativik School Board in Nunavik (Northern Quebec) where the education system is trilingual with programs in Inuktitut, French, and English. The comparison shows how curriculum content, languages of instruction, and administrative control interrelate in the Canadian context. In particular, curricula seem to be more spiritually focused in Western Canada than in Nunavik or Nunavut.

scholarly journals الفتاوى المعاصرة في حكم نقل الزكاة من بلد إلى بلد آخر

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-153
Author(s):  
عزمان عبد الرحمن
Keyword(s):  
Normal Level ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Clear Picture ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Muslim Community ◽  
Local Society

Fatwa is an explanation on Islamic ruling, which is needed by local society in facing new issues, as a solution in accordance with Shariah. It also plays a vital role to clarify the confusions and misunderstandings that happen in Muslim community. The solutions offered by Fatwa would satisfy the curiosity and internal feeling of Muslim in their daily life. This article will discuss the concept of fatwa and the challenges of its enforcement according to ‘The Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territory) Act’. Besides, the writer would also identify the relevant authority body which has been given power by the aforementioned Act to enforce the issued fatwa. The article would try to reveal some problems and challenges in enforcing fatwa. Based on writer’s observation, the standard of fatwa enforcement in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur is still below the normal level as it should to be. The number of officer in the Enforcement Division of Islamic Department is inadequate to make the fatwa as effective law. Hopefully, this article would give a clear picture to Muslim community on the reality of Fatwa enforcement in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. Keywords :Flexibility, Zakat, Shariah, Contemporary, Asnaf ملخص تتميز الشريعة الإسلامية بالتكامل والشمول والرونة وصلاحيتها لأي زمان ومكان. والناس بحاجة إليها لتنظيم حياتهم وعلاقاتهم فيما بينهم وبالعالم من حولهم. وبإمعان النظر في هذا العصر يوجد أن هناك عدة مسائل وقضايا مستجدة حدثت ولم تكن موجودة في الاضي وهي بحاجة إلى بيان حكم الشريعة فيها وضبطها بقواعد. ونتيجة لهذا التطور السريع  من الأنظمة والأحكام -خاصة ما كان منها مبنيا ًفي حياة الناس، فإن كثيرا على العرف والصلحة- بحاجة إلى تديد. ومن بي تلك الأمور التي طرأ فيها كثير من الستجدات، مسألة الزكاة، التي هي ركن من أركان الإسلام المسة التي فرضها الله علينا في كتابه النزل على رسوله الأمي. وهناك العديد من القضايا العاصرة حول الزكاة وإدارتها وتنظيمها، خاصة ما يتعلق منها بجباية أموال الزكاة وصرفها والتي تتاج إلى بيان أحكامها وتفصيلها. ومنها قضية نقل الزكاة من بلد إلى بلد آخر حيث ظهرت هذه القضية بسبب وجود فائض في أموال الزكاة في بلد الزكي. ففي بعض الأحيان تبقى أموال للزكاة بعد أن قامت مؤسسة الزكاة بتوزيع جزء منها على الأصناف الثمانية كلها، فهل يتوجب على هذه الؤسسة في هذه الالة أن تقوم بتوزيع كل أموال الزكاة في بلد الزكي وذلك بإعطاء مبالغ كبيرة للمستحقي داخل البلد الذي تمت منه جباية الزكاة، أم يجوز لها أن تنقل بقية أموال الزكاة إلى بلد آخر حيث تعطى للمستحقي في ذلك  : َن ثلاثة مطالبِالبلد؟ هذا ما سيتم بيانه في هذا البحث الذي يتكون م الأول منها عن مفهوم نقل الزكاة، وثانيها عن حكم نقل الزكاة من بلد إلى بلد آخر. أما الثالث فعن فتاوى الفتي وآراء العلماء في حكم نقل الزكاة من بلد إلى بلد آخر كلمة الفتاحية : المرونة, الزكاة, الشريعة, المعاصرة, الأصناف

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