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ItemConstructing and deconstructing 'girls' as a category of concern in education - reflections on two decades of research and reform(Falmer Press, 1998)In the 1970s, many countries began to initiate projects of reform for girls and women in education. In the decades that followed, a large and diverse body of feminist research on education was developed. And, at the turn of the century, the media and education policy-makers are raising new questions about what has taken place: have the aims of reform now been achieved? have feminist agendas 'gone too far'? is it boys who now deserve special attention? should economic agendas replace social concerns in constructions of education policy? This chapter reviews some of the ways of thinking and types of initiatives that have taken place in Australia since the early 1970s.
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ItemThe 'facts of the case': gender equity for boys as a public policy issue(SAGE, 1999)Despite the trend toward gender studies in the social sciences, studies of masculinity have been largely absent from educational research. This volume presents a collection of the current critical scholarship on the creation of masculinities in schools, relations among competing definitions of masculinity and femininity, and linkages between masculinity and school practices. With contributions from the leading scholars in the field, Nancy Lesko studies masculinities in North American, Australian, and British schools. This book covers all levels of schooling, from preschool to graduate school, and school settings from computer labs to football fields. This fascinating addition to Sage’s Research in Men and Masculinities Series provides a thoughtful examinationof how masculinities are constructed among teachers, students, and administrators, locating these analyses within broader social, economic, and ideological contexts. Masculinities at School is a must read for scholars of education, sociology, men’s studies and gender studies.
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ItemIndonesian Islamic banking in historical and legal context(The Federation Press, 1999)Since its emergence in the 1960s, Islamic banking has emerged as a new trend in the field of international finance. Despite its popularity throughout the Muslim world, many are still unsure as to what exactly Islamic banking involves. This article from the book Law and Society in Indonesia explores critical questions such as who the Muslim thinkers and movements are that have influenced the development of Islamic banking as we know it today, with its strong emphasis on interest-free banking; when Islamic banks first started to appear in the modern era; and how it was that the Islamic concept of riba (usury) came to be understood as interest, thus providing the raison d’être for much of today’s Islamic banking industry. It also explores the theory of profit and loss sharing as the basis of Islamic banking, and the aspects of this theory which are put into practice in the day-to-day reality of Islamic commercial banking. Using the case study of Bank Muamalat Indonesia (BMI), Indonesia's first major Islamic bank, this article also examines the rise of Islamic banking in Indonesia. In particular, it discusses BMI’s rise and establishment as a competitive player in Indonesia's commercial sector. The case of BMI is explored in the light of earlier discussions of the broader historical and legal context of Islamic thinking and the rise of modern theories of ‘Islamic banking’.
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ItemIntroduction: tales from the blackboard, true stories by Australian teachers(Pan Macmillan, 1998)The introduction to "Tales from the Blackboard" explains the background to this anthology by Australian teachers. The political and social context is examined along with the key themes that emerge from the writings of the contributors.
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ItemHow should we tell stories about gender and class in schooling today?(University of Bergen Press, 1999)In this paper I want to discuss the relationship between gender and class from a woman's perspective.
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ItemIntroduction(Allen and Unwin, 1992)If the topics of popular argument and political conjecture are any indication, the citizens of most modern societies have been long puzzled by the origin, purpose and effectiveness of their social institutions. Not the least of their concerns has been the difficulties which have confronted almost every attempt to redress problems of poverty and inequality. A wide array of programs, professions and social institutions has been developed to deal with these conditions, yet major problems persist. Even more puzzling has been the fact that in some areas the problems actually appear to have multiplied and the measures devised to treat them have more than once been indicted as prime causes of a host of new maladies.One important lesson from the past twenty years of effort by activists and administrators has been the recognition that the means used to organise a welfare service is just as important, if not more so, than the service itself. Paternalistic information systems, invasive assessment procedures and rigid entitlement rules are but a few of the ingrained habits of bureaucracy which have caused many to turn their fire on the state itself. In our discussion of these issues we identify administrative complexity as a major, persistent obstacle to service improvement. We do not attempt to dismiss these problems of social administration with a few abusive remarks about the indolence of the public service. Instead we examine some of the attempts that have been made to rethink basic questions to do with staffing, resource allocation and management.