Suchergebnisse

"This book explores a striking common feature of pre-modern ruling systems on a global scale: the participation of childless and celibate men as integral parts of the elites. In bringing court eunuchs and bishops together, this collection shows that the integration of men who were normatively or physically excluded from biological fatherhood offered pre-modern dynasties the potential to use different reproduction patterns. The shared focus on ruling eunuchs and bishops also reveals that these men had a specific position at the intersection of four fields: power, social dynamics, sacredness and gender/masculinities. The thirteen chapters present case studies on clerics in Medieval Europe and court eunuchs in the Middle East, Byzantium, India and China. They analyze how these men in their different frameworks acted as politicians, participated in social networks, provided religious authority, and discuss their masculinities. Taken together, this collection sheds light on the political arena before the modern nation-state excluded these unmarried men from the circles of political power."--Provided by publisher.

Lifelong learning and environmental sustainability / John Blewitt -- Literacy, lifelong learning and social inclusion : empowering learners to learn about equality and reconciliation through lived experiences / Rob Mark -- Women, education and peacebuilding in Northern Ireland / Paul Nolan -- Community engagement and the idea of a 'good university' / Sue Webb -- Welfare to work : training, benefits, un/employment and social justice / Jacky Brine -- Social justice, inclusion and lifelong learning in Scotland : the experiences of adult learners / Elisabet Weedon and Sheila Riddell -- Learning to be a good citizen : informal learning through unpaid household work among recent Chinese immigrants in Canada / Lichun Willa Liu -- Transformations : lifelong learners in the era of globalisation / Nataly Tcherepashenets with Lisa Snyder -- Dialogical processes in adult learning : teacher identity and professional development in New Zealand's low socioeconomic communities / Vicki M Carpenter -- Challenging constructed learner identities : women's informal learning / Helen Aberton -- Love in a cold climate : mental illness and learning to write I love you / Olivia Sagan

"This book examines the unique contribution of HBCUs, arguing that through their distinct public education, engagement, and activism, they have been at the forefront of leading global transformations. The book also argues that HBCUs can do more by paying more attention to the issue of enrollment, leadership, finances, and graduation standards"--