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Title
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Evaluating the impact of working in an online environment
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Author
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Richardson, Kara, Ambroise, Sharmily
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Education, Communication
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Description
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Research has found that peer mentorship can play a valuable role in a student’s personal growth and development. At UNC Charlotte, the Communication Across the Curriculum program trains communication consultants to serve as peer mentors and provid...
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Islam and the politics of enchantment
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Author
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Starrett, Gregory, 1961-
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Subjects--Topical
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Islam, Secularism, Education
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Description
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The North American public sphere is suffused with claims and counterclaims about the relationship between Islam and violence. Schools and publishers have responded with training programs for teachers and curriculum units for students introducing t...
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Title
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The American interest in Islamic schooling : a misplaced emphasis?
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Author
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Starrett, Gregory, 1961-
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Subjects--Topical
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Education, Terrorism
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Description
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Since 2001, many American intellectuals and policymakers have blamed terrorism and conflict on Middle Eastern educational systems, which they claim do little but indoctrinate students with anti-American sentiment. Pressure has been put on many cou...
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The hexis of interpretation : Islam and the body in the Egyptian popular school
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Author
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Starrett, Gregory, 1961-
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Subjects--Topical
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Islam, Ritual, Education
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Description
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This article examines how travelers, colonial officials, and educators have treated prayer and other body rituals in Egyptian popular schools. Once the object of colonial critiques of indigenous pedagogy, body ritual has now become the focus of a ...