The Concept of Culture and Higher Education

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Raymond Scupin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
First Century ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Universities And Colleges ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
Global Arena

Twenty first century university and college students face a world that is increasingly global and multicultural. To ensure students develop the cultural competence to adapt to this global arena, universities and colleges have been developing cultural competence policies and programs, as an interdependent global economy requires well-trained, multilingual, and culturally knowledgeable employees.In assessing the results of cultural competence policies in higher education, it is first necessary to examine the concept of ‘culture' as it has been employed in the media and in many educational, academic, political, and corporate settings. This essay will summarize the history of the concept of culture and how it was developed within Western anthropology. In many cases the concept of culture has been abused and misapplied. It will also explore more nuanced approaches to the concept of culture that may contribute to a discussion about how cultural competence should be implemented in higher education programs.

A Brief History of Singapore

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Tarulevicz
Keyword(s):  
British Empire ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Colonial Period ◽  
First Century ◽  
Space And Place ◽  
Japanese Occupation ◽  
The Past ◽  
Early Colonial ◽  
History Of

This chapter provides an account of Singapore's recent history, interwoven with key culinary and gastronomic developments. The conventional periodization of Singapore's history into the pre-colonial, Japanese occupation, merger, and independence eras highlights some of the forces that have shaped the nation, but it also privileges state actors. From the early colonial period onward, the ordering of space and place has been a priority that has been demonstrated at the bureaucratic, regulatory, and physical levels. In the past 200 years, Singapore has been radically remade; technological innovation has been one of the mechanisms by which order is achieved. Indeed, Singapore's engagement with the global economy—be that the economy of the British Empire or of the twenty-first-century world of food security fears—has been relentless, and food has been central to the process.

Cowboy Christians

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie W. Dallam
Keyword(s):  
First Century ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Evangelical Protestantism ◽  
Jesus Movement ◽  
Religious Significance ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media ◽  
Participant Observer

This book examines the long history of cowboy Christians in the American West, including the cowboy church movement of the present day and closely related ministries in racetrack and rodeo settings. Early chapters move from the postbellum period through the twentieth century, tracing religious life among cowboys on the range as well as projected in popular imagery and the media. The central chapters focus on the modern cowboy church and examine its structure, theology, and method of perpetuation, as well as exploring future challenges the institution may face, such as its relegation of women to subordinate participant roles. The final chapter considers present-day incarnations of rodeo and racetrack ministries as examples of the cowboy Christian proclivity for blending the secular and the sacred in leisure environments. Woven throughout the text is a discussion of the religious significance of the cowboy church movement, particularly relative to twenty-first century evangelical Protestantism. The author demonstrates that its antecedents and influences include muscular Christianity, the Jesus movement, and new paradigm church methodology. With interdisciplinary research that blends history and sociology, the text draws on interviews with leaders from cowboy churches, traveling rodeo ministries, and chaplains who serve horse racing and bull riding environments, as well as incorporating the author’s own experiences as a participant observer.

scholarly journals Educación General y Aprendizaje Liberal. Principios de prácticas efectivas

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (14) ◽  
pp. 38-43
Author(s):  
Ana Margarita Haché
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
General Education ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
First Century ◽  
Effective Practice ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Liberal Learning ◽  
Learning Principles ◽  
Los Grupos

Se reseña el libro General Education and Liberal Learning: Principles of Effective Practice. Este libro explora elementos comunes a los programas de Educación General y analiza cómo esos programas promueven el aprendizaje liberal, aspecto esencial para la educación del siglo veintiuno. La publicación expone los cambios que han ocurrido en los programas de Educación General, con énfasis en la Educación Superior. Se discute, también, cómo las instituciones pueden mejorar sus prácticas en estos programas a través de reportar ejemplos exitosos. El libro es útil para los comités de currículum y para todos los grupos que trabajen en evaluar programas de Educación General. This is a book review of General Education an Liberal Learning: Principles of Effective Practice. This book explores elements common to strong general education programs and examines how strong programs support liberal learning outcomes essential to success in the twenty-first century. The publication surveys the changes that have occurred in general education programs —and more broadly in higher education. The publication discusses also how institutions may improve their general education practices and provides numerous examples of successful practices. The book is useful for curriculum committees and any group of professionals that work on the assessment of General Education programs.

scholarly journals “Disgusting Details Which Are Best Forgotten”: Disclosures of Child Sexual Abuse in Twentieth-Century Britain

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Delap
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexual Politics ◽  
First Century ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Sexual Change ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media ◽  
Twenty First Century

AbstractFor those who by the end of the twentieth century came to be termed “survivors” of child sexual abuse, different genres and forms have been available to narrate and evaluate that abuse. This article explores the reception and practical results of such disclosures: the unpredictable effects of telling, and the strategies of containment, silencing, or disbelief that greeted disclosures. I make note of the ethical challenges of writing the history of child sexual abuse and conclude that twenty-first-century observers have been too ready to perceive much of the previous century as a period of profound silence in relation to child sexual abuse. At the same time, historical and sociological accounts have also been too ready to claim the final third of the twentieth century as a period of compulsive disclosure and fluency in constructing sexual selves. The history of child sexual abuse reveals significant barriers to disclosure in the 1970s and 1980s, despite new visibility of child sexual abuse in the media and through feminist sexual politics. Attention to such obstacles suggests the need to rethink narratives of “permissive” sexual change to acknowledge more fully the ongoing inequities and hierarchies in sexual candor and voice.

The History of Celebrity and the Laws of Reputation and Speech

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah K. Fields
Keyword(s):  
First Century ◽  
Right Of Publicity ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
The Right

This chapter introduces the concept of celebrity and the rise of the sporting celebrity. It explains the evolution of the laws of reputation, specifically defamation, the rights of privacy, and the right of publicity. It also provides the legal and cultural backdrop in order to understand where the cases in the subsequent chapters fit in the history of celebrity and law. It argues that in the twenty-first century, sport celebrities are not known solely for their exploits on the field or court. They are famous every moment, and—because they are celebrities—members of the media stalk them and report on their every step and misstep. The media needs celebrities, and celebrities need the media. But periodically the two conflict over who really controls the image of the celebrity.

Resilience-based curriculum for Canadian Military Colleges: An environmental scan and literature review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie M. Wood ◽  
Lobna Chérif
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Universities And Colleges ◽  
Environmental Scan ◽  
Military Colleges ◽  
Canadian Military ◽  
The Military ◽  
Service Agencies ◽  
The U.S

LAY SUMMARY There is a growing need to recognize resilience as an acquired skill for graduates in higher education, such as universities and colleges, particularly for those entering demanding occupations like the military. To help the administrators of Canada’s Military Colleges (CMCs) make decisions about the development and implementation of resilience programs, the authors carried out a review of current resilience education programs within Ontario universities and the U.S. Federal Service Agencies (U.S. FSAs). Findings showed that only seven Ontario Universities and two U.S. FSAs offered resilience education, with none of these programs having any published scientific reports of their effectiveness (how well they work to improve resilience). This article offers recommendations for CMC administrators to use to build resilience education for Canadian officer and naval cadets.

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