Women, Islam and rights in Europe: beyond a universalist/culturalist dichotomy

In 2004 the French National Assembly and Senate passed legislation which makes it illegal for Muslim women to wear headscarves (the hijab) within French public schools. To be precise the legislation refers to the banning of ostentatious religious symbols within the secular domain of the public school system, but is clearly aimed primarily at Muslim women, following a long-running dispute over this issue. Similar debates are taking place in other European countries such as Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain. A bill modelled on the recent French legislation has been tabled in the Belgian senate, whilst various court cases have been brought in other European countries by Muslim women who have been banned from wearing headscarves by employers or schools. Following a ruling of the German Supreme Court that a Muslim teacher should be allowed to wear a headscarf, as this did not contravene current legislation, the state of Baden-Wuerttenberg acted to introduce legislation to ban headscarves, and this legislation is likely to be copied by six other German states.

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Divulgação científica sobre os fósseis de Picos, Piauí

REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE EXTENSÃO UNIVERSITÁRIA ◽

10.36661/2358-0399.2021v12i2.11734 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 203-213

Author(s):

Joceane Layane Rodrigues De Moura ◽

Jhenys Maiker Santos ◽

Paulo Victor De Oliveira ◽

Patricia Da Cunha Gonzaga Silva

Keyword(s):

Public Schools ◽

Public School ◽

School System ◽

Public School System ◽

The Public ◽

Science Popularization ◽

Marine Fossils ◽

Adolescents And Adults ◽

Paleontological Heritage ◽

Relationship Of

O município de Picos, na mesorregião sudeste do Estado do Piauí, Brasil, destaca-se pela grande diversidade fossilífera, representada principalmente por fósseis marinhos com idade em torno de 380 milhões de anos, pertencentes ao período geológico conhecido como Devoniano. Para difundir o conhecimento sobre esse tema, pesquisadores do Laboratório de Paleontologia da Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI), Campus Senador Helvídio Nunes de Barros, desenvolveram um projeto de divulgação científica sobre paleontologia em escolas públicas do município de Picos, com ênfase no patrimônio paleontológico local. Foram realizadas oito intervenções compostas por oficinas pedagógicas para crianças, palestras temáticas e exposições itinerantes de fósseis, para adolescentes e adultos da rede pública de educação, em oito unidades escolares, totalizando um público de 1.160 integrantes da comunidade escolar. Essas intervenções constituem parte de um programa de popularização da ciência paleontológica intitulado Programa de Divulgação Científica em Paleontologia na rede pública de ensino de Picos, Piauí, que visa facilitar o acesso à ciência, incentivar a preservação dos fósseis, e fomentar o desenvolvimento de uma relação de identidade cultural com o patrimônio fossilífero da região. Palavras-chave: Paleontologia; Popularização da Ciência; Nordeste do Brasil Scientific disclosure about fossils in Picos, Piauí Abstract: The Picos municipality in the southeastern mesoregion of the Piauí State, Brazil, stands out for the large fossiliferous diversity represented mainly by marine fossils aged around 380 million years, from the geological period known as Devonian. To disseminate knowledge on the subject, researchers from the Laboratório de Paleontologia da Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI), Campus Senador Helvídio Nunes de Barros, developed a project for the scientific divulgation on paleontology in public schools in the municipality of Picos, with an emphasis on the local paleontological heritage. Eight interventions were carried out, composed of pedagogical workshops for children, thematic lectures, and itinerant exhibitions of fossils for adolescents and adults from the public-school system in eight school units, totaling an audience of 1,160 members of the school community. These interventions are part of a program for the popularization of paleontological science entitled the Program for Scientific Dissemination in Paleontology in the public-school system of Picos, Piauí (Brazil), which aims to facilitate access to science, encourage the preservation of fossils, and foster the development of a relationship of cultural identity with the region's fossiliferous heritage. Keywords: Paleontology; Science Popularization; Northeast Brazil

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Muslim Parents' Activism in the Multicultural Education (MCE) Curriculum

American Journal of Islam and Society ◽

10.35632/ajis.v18i3.2005 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 51-89

Author(s):

Gulafshan Alavi

Keyword(s):

Public Schools ◽

Multicultural Education ◽

School System ◽

Economic Status ◽

Public School System ◽

The Public ◽

Socio Economic Status ◽

Diversity Curriculum ◽

Perceptions Of School

The purpose of this paper is to study the role of parental involvementin the public school system and its effects on Muslim students'achievements, their perceptions of school culture, and the feeling in thecommunity-at-large about Islam. The study analyzes two neighboringcommunities of Muslims in the State of Connecticut, Stamford andNorwalk. The paper also studies the Multicultural Education(MCE)/Diversity curriculum in public schools to find effective waysfor Muslim parents to become involved in their children's education. Inthis context, an examination will be made of education issues affectingMuslim families: ways of increasing achievement scores; the roleplayed by the socio-economic status of a student and hisher schoolingexperience; the importance of the teacher; and the positive relationshipbetween the MCEDversity curriculum and the ideals of democracythat we cherish in this country.

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EDUCATING BOYS TO BE QUEER: BRADDON’S LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET

Victorian Literature and Culture ◽

10.1017/s1060150302301049 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

pp. 61-75 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jennifer S. Kushnier

Keyword(s):

Public Schools ◽

Public School ◽

School System ◽

Close Friend ◽

Public School System ◽

The Novel ◽

The Public ◽

Eton College ◽

Lady Audley's Secret ◽

Heterosexual Marriage

AT THE END OF MARY ELIZABETH BRADDON’SLady Audley’s Secret (1862), her hero- detective Robert Audley marries the near-identical sister of George Talboys, his one close friend since their days at Eton College years before. Throughout the novel, Braddon characterizes Robert as having effeminate mannerisms and a strong longing to be with George. She consciously makes him an alumnus of Eton College, which one contemporary critic cited as a prime example of “characteristic faults and virtues” of the entire public school system (Payne 35). One perceived “fault” of the public schools in particular was that homosexuality and homoeroticism were condoned among the boys, who were later expected to “become” heterosexual upon graduation. But Robert’s homoerotic urges do not disappear with his “purchase” of a heterosexual marriage at the novel’s end.

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Economic and Social Impacts of Public Schools Management on the City of New Orleans and the State of Louisiana

Journal of Public Management Research ◽

10.5296/jpmr.v6i2.17359 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Matthew Uwakonye ◽

Gbolahan S. Osho ◽

Onochie Jude Dieli ◽

Michael Adams

Keyword(s):

Public Schools ◽

Public School ◽

New Orleans ◽

School Performance ◽

School System ◽

Poor Performance ◽

Public School System ◽

The Public ◽

Inner Cities ◽

The City

Poverty, illiteracy, and crimes are key factors that commonly lead to poor performance in public schools in many inner cities. Without an adequate solution to eradicate these issues, a city could propel towards a path to destruction. Over the past decade, the city of New Orleans, which is known for its exotic party atmosphere, has been crippled by its failing school system, as well as increasing crime and poverty rates. New Orleans has eagerly strived to improve its social stature, but there are several issues that affect the performance of the public school system. Several research studies have shown that strong education is the key to both economic growth and crime rate reduction. Within the city of New Orleans, it is often realized that the management of the public school system has a major impact on the student’s success rate. Statistics shown that within the recent years, tests scores have been continuously lower, crime has been higher than expected, and the teacher’s salary has been unsatisfactory. This prompts the question of whether there are significant associations between social economic factors and public school performance in inner city such as New Orleans. Hence, this current research will attempt to examine factors contributing to public school performance in New Orleans.

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