scholarly journals Book Review: The Scientific Muslim: Understanding Islam in a New Light. By Mohammad Aslam Parvaiz

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-148
Author(s):  
ABDUL ALI
Keyword(s):  
Central Theme ◽  
Teaching And Research

This book is a product of more than three decades of the author's experience in teaching and research as Professor of Botany, side by side with his relentless efforts to understand and interpretthe Qur'an in original Arabic by applying his knowledge of science. Its central theme is encapsulated in its very title The Scientific Muslim: Understanding Islam in a New Light

scholarly journals To Speak as a Judge: Difference, Voice and Power by Sandra Berns

2001 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 603
Author(s):  
Sandra Petersson
Keyword(s):  
Central Theme ◽  
Women Judges

This article is a book review of Sandra Berns To Speak as Judge: Difference, Voice and Power (Ashgate, Aldershot (UK), 1999) 241 + viii pages, $180. According to Petersson, the book is a postmodern feminist exploration of the nature of adjudication and offers an observational account of judging focussed on the level of superior courts. The central theme of the book is the position of women judges and of what it means to be a woman and to speak as a judge, and to speak as a woman in a world in which woman remains a negation. 

scholarly journals Book Review: Fostering Self-Efficacy in Higher Education Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-139
Author(s):  
Janine Delahunty ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Teaching And Research ◽  
The Impact

by Laura Ritchie, Palgrave Teaching and Learning series (2016) What is self-efficacy, why is it worthy of attention in higher education, how are selfefficacy beliefs linked to teaching and learning excellence and what is “excellence” anyway? These are some points of discussion found in the first few pages of Laura Ritchie’s book, directing the reader towards strategies in later chapters that are drawn from real-life situations aimed at helping the practitioner recognise and apply principles for building strong self-efficacy beliefs in their students. The author argues that the impact of self-efficacy on learning is “fundamental to everything” (p. vii); she writes from her years of teaching and research in higher education, and as a recipient of a UK National Teaching Fellow award.

scholarly journals Book review [Spooked: The Secret Rise of Private Spies, by Barry Meier, published by Spectre, (London, 2021)]

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Battersby
Keyword(s):  
Life Span ◽  
Common Sense ◽  
Central Theme ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
The Common

This is a book review of the book by Barry Meier (2021) Spooked: The Secret Rise of Private Spies, Sceptre. Published - 27 April 2021 Published by - Spectre (London, 2021) Format - Paper back ISBN - 9781529365917 292 pages Reviewed by Dr John Battersby This book is not the easiest of reads, not the author’s fault – the topic is labyrinthian. This book does not provide a single lineal narrative – it shines a light on a range of private intelligence organisations and their activities for wealthy, often up-to-no good, clients. A central theme running through the book is the infamous Christopher Steele dossier which supposedly exposed lewd, illegal and untoward activity by Donald Trump and others associated with his campaign and their connections to Moscow. The book traces the life span of the dossier, discusses its shadowy source(s), exposes its fundamental flaws, but leaves the possibility – like all great myths – that perhaps something of the Steele dossier is true. This book reinforces an ancient tenet – do not believe anything anyone tells you, unless you have checked it, verified it and applied the common-sense test to it. This includes what you read in the mainstream media.

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