scholarly journals Muslim students’ cultural and religious experiences in city, suburban and regional university campuses in NSW, Australia

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Possamai ◽  
Kevin Dunn ◽  
Peter Hopkins ◽  
Lisa Worthington ◽  
Faroque Amin
Keyword(s):  
Religious Experiences ◽  
Muslim Students ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Regional University

scholarly journals A view through the long lens: Pre-service teachers' perceptions of multi-campus course delivery

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 155-163
Author(s):  
Bernadette Walker-Gibbs ◽  
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Louise Paatsch ◽  
Janet Moles ◽  
Bonnie Yim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Support Services ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Regional University ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
High Level ◽  
Key Staff

This paper explores the results of a survey that was conducted with 277 pre-service teachers studying at two regional university campuses in Victoria, Australia in 2014. Data showed that participants expressed high level of satisfaction with the quality of their undergraduate courses in education including the flexible teaching and learning experiences. However, many reported experiencing frustration with accessing cloud-based learning materials and support services, including communication with lecturers. Challenges in accessing learning materials were mainly attributed to slow internet speed which increased the time taken to download resources. Access to support services and lecturers was made difficult because many key staff were located at the larger, urban campuses, thus sometimes causing delay in communication with them. This study recommends that university faculties review the accessibility of services, facilities and resources for rural and remote students. Recommendations include greater attention to the presentation of online learning materials to ensure accessibility for all students, regardless of internet speed and location. Moreover, findings showed that by closer examination of the accessibility of services to reflect the reality and complexity of students’ lives, universities could increase equity for rural and remote students.

Beyond cultural capital: Understanding the strengths of new migrants within higher education

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 657-673 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Harvey ◽  
Mark Mallman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Critical Race Theory ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Structural Barriers ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Regional University ◽  
University Access ◽  
University Experiences ◽  
Compositional Diversity

This paper explores the experiences of new migrants in Australian higher education, based on interviews conducted across two regional university campuses in 2017. New migrants, particularly from refugee backgrounds, often have limited university access and face specific challenges throughout and beyond their university experiences. Under-representation has led to a focus on what new migrants lack, in particular their putative paucity of cultural capital required to navigate and succeed in higher education. It is institutions, however, which frequently lack the willingness or capacity to recognise various strengths and forms of capital possessed by ethnically diverse students. Adopting a critical race theory lens enables identification of those forms of student capital, along with the barriers that may prevent capital from being widely recognised within the academy and/or being fully realised for students in their navigation of work, study, and life. Specifically, this article examines the value of resistant, familial and linguistic capital. New migrant students face specific challenges when their cultural strengths meet institutional and broader structural barriers. It is critical for institutions that the diverse and complex perspectives of under-represented students be harnessed to increase the quality of learning for all students. Compositional diversity on campus is necessary but insufficient to promote deep learning and a positive student experience.

scholarly journals Muslim Students’ Religious and Cultural Experiences in the Micro-publics of University Campuses in NSW, Australia

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Possamai ◽  
Kevin Dunn ◽  
Peter Hopkins ◽  
Faroque Amin ◽  
Lisa Worthington ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Muslim Students ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Cultural Experiences

scholarly journals A Tri-state Investigation of Firearms Confiscation on Three Regional University Campuses

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
James F. Anderson ◽  
Kellie Reinsmith-Jones ◽  
Tazinski Lee ◽  
Adam H. Langsam
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
North Carolina ◽  
South Carolina ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Regional University ◽  
The Us

While the use of firearms is pronounced throughout the US, there are few studies that address the availability of firearms on university campuses in states that are adjacent to each other. This study uses a five-year longitudinal design to investigate three universities that were randomly selected in the neighboring states of North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina to examine the extent of firearm confiscation by public safety officers. In the final analysis, we conclude that unless viable strategies that target preventing firearms used in domestic violence, alleviating access to guns, and addressing mental health illnesses among college students are created to effectively confiscate firearms on university campuses, deadly violence could become an inevitable occurrence.

scholarly journals PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT OF MUSLIM CHINESE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN MALAYSIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (34) ◽  
pp. 60-79
Author(s):  
Sainula Tuerxun ◽  
Nik A. Hisham ◽  
Ridhuan Abdulla ◽  
Nur Syahidah Khalid
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Muslim Country ◽  
University Management ◽  
Muslim Students ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
College And University ◽  
Muslim Student ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Local Students

International students are growing in numbers in Malaysian college and university campuses since the commercialization of education at the tertiary level introduced in the 1990s. More significantly, there is an increase in the Muslim student population as more and more young Muslims come to Malaysia from different parts of the world. For example, there is a substantial increase in Muslim students from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) who see Malaysia as a peaceful and developing Muslim country. The aim of this qualitative study is to explore the thoughts and experiences of Muslim students from China studying at different Malaysian universities. Six Muslim students from RPC were interviewed in this study, and based on the data obtained from the interviews, the findings were categorized into several themes. Most Muslim-Chinese students found it difficult to adjust to the new environment, especially in terms of climate, food, and infrastructure. The students also found that language was a barrier in their interactions with the locals. At the individual level, the students suffered from loneliness and homesickness and also found that their financial situation posed a challenge. In the course of the study, several coping strategies were identified that the students had adopted in their pursuit of knowledge in Malaysia. On the other hand, they felt supported in their efforts to adjust to living in Malaysia by university management, faculty members, local students, and friends. Overall, the students concluded that Malaysia is a peaceful and beautiful country characterized by the kindness, tolerance, and helpfulness of her people. Finally, the students recommended that services and facilities should be improved for all international students in Malaysia.

scholarly journals Building Green Infrastructure Across University Campuses: A Research

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (11S) ◽  
pp. 498-502
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Green Building ◽  
The United States ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Regional University ◽  
Case Application

Universities and corporations across the United States are investing in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) green buildings as they are more economically, socially, and environmentally friendly. By means of a case study, this paper shows how a regional university in the Midwest part of the United States, has successfully incorporated sustainability as its core value and has made significant progress in all areas of the triple bottom line. This paper focuses mainly on its commitments to LEED® green building certification and green infrastructure. It discusses its journey and success in these two areas through a real case application of converting one of its oldest buildings on campus from a “no” LEED® certification to “Silver” LEED® certification. Throughout this paper, specific recommendations as to how these initiatives can be implemented across the globe, and the benefits that can be expected to be accrued, are presented.

Religious Studies of Democratic Ukraine

2001 ◽  
pp. 3-12
Author(s):  
Anatolii M. Kolodnyi
Keyword(s):  
Religious Studies ◽  
Religious Experiences ◽  
Divine Nature ◽  
Deep Roots ◽  
Integral System ◽  
The World

Ukrainian religious studies have deep roots. We find the elements of it in the written descendants of the writings of Kievan Rus. From the prince's time, the universal way of vision, understanding and appreciation of the world for many Ukrainian thinkers becomes their own religious experiences. The main purpose of their works is not the desire to create a certain integral system of theological knowledge, but the desire to convey their personal religious-minded perception of the divine nature, harmony, beauty and perfection of God created the world.

Dialogues

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 53-59
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
New Spain ◽  
American Art ◽  
Historical Trauma ◽  
State Building ◽  
University Of California ◽  
Religious Experiences ◽  
Political Space ◽  
California Missions ◽  
The University

The California missions, whose original church spaces and visual programs were produced by Iberian, Mexican, and Native artisans between 1769 and 1823, occupy an ambiguous chronological, geographical, and political space. They occupy lands that have pertained to conflicting territorialities: from Native nations, to New Spain, to Mexico, to the modern multicultural California. The physical and visual landscapes of the missions have been sites of complex and often incongruous religious experiences; historical trauma and romantic vision; Indigenous genocide, exploitation, resistance, and survivance; state building and global enterprise. This Dialogues section brings together critical voices, including especially the voices of California Indian scholars, to interrogate received models for thinking about the art historical legacies of the California missions. Together, the contributing authors move beyond and across borders and promote new decolonial strategies that strive to be responsive to the experience of California Indian communities and nations. This conversation emerges from cross-disciplinary relationships established at a two-day conference, “‘American’ Art and the Legacy of Conquest: Art at California’s Missions in the Global 18th–20th Centuries,” sponsored by the Terra Foundation for American Art and held at the University of California, Los Angeles, in November 2019.

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