In the face of accelerated economic globalisation, many of the industries in economically less developed countries have become more technology-intensive. Skill formation processes, both inside and outside firms, are therefore changing. This study scrutinises such transformations by comparing from the perspective of historical institutionalism the skill formation regimes of the garment industries in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It sheds light on the differences between the trajectories of the in-firm skill formation regimes of the two countries, and reveals the important part that varying paths...

The establishment of universal manhood suffrage and legal equality for Jews in Germany in the 1860s and 1870s gave way to the rise of political anti-Semitism to a degree not witnessed before. In Russia too, as a consequence of the reform era (1855-1881), the -Jewish Question- became one of the most hotly debated topics. In 1881 and 1882 the anti-Semitic climate in Germany and Russia culminated in anti-Jewish pogroms sweeping over parts of Prussia and Southern Russia. This study explores the heated debate which unfolded in 1881 and 1882 in the German press in response to these events. The...

The relationship between Latitudinarian moral theology and eighteenth-century literature has been much debated among scholars. However, this issue can only be tackled if the exact objectives of the Latitudinarians moral theology are clearly delineated. In doing so, Patrick Muller unveils the intricate connection between the didactic bias of Latitudinarianism and the resurgent interest in didactic literary genres in the first half of the eighteenth century. His study sheds new light on the complex and contradictory reception of the Latitudinarians controversial theses in the work of three of...

Black South African English, the variety of English used by mother-tongue speakers of South Africa s indigenous languages, has received considerable attention during the last two decades. However, so far most of the accounts of this variety have been only qualitative in nature. This book reports on one of the first studies offering extensive quantitative analyses of four typical features of Black South African English grammar: omission of past tense marking, extended use of the progressive aspect, article omission, and use of left dislocation. Drawing on a corpus of spoken data, the study s...

This volume is a synopsis of various perspectives as well as a trans-boundary and interdisciplinary analysis of the Belarusian model. It is the result of a dialogue among authors who, for various reasons, take a supportive or critical approach towards the present regime. Their views are supplemented by contributions written by authors from neighboring countries. The findings support the thesis that Belarusian society, economy and the political system have begun to adapt to the new challenges the country faces. This study marks an important step forward in the analysis of the intractable...

Volksbildung auf dem Lande war schon immer und ist bis heute mit ambivalenten Herausforderungen konfrontiert. Emanzipationsbestrebungen und bildungspolitische Interessen pragen das Spannungsfeld fur landliche Bildungsprogramme, ihre raumlich-institutionelle, mediale und curriculare Umsetzung. Das Buch gibt Einblicke in Volksbildungskonzepte aus verschiedenen Landern in Europa, Amerika, Asien und Afrika. Gerade diese Perspektivenvielfalt ermoglicht systematische Einsichten in Prozesse der landlichen Erziehung und Bildung sowie landerubergreifende Vergleiche.
Rural Education has always been...

This book explores how researchers in different parts of the world deal with the notion of cultural diversity in teacher education programmes. In each of the nine countries presented in this volume (USA, Scotland, Japan, Finland, Colombia, France, New Zealand, Canada, and Mexico) the discussion centres on how individual teachers can be empowered to become professionals who make a difference. Whether teachers are working in bilingual programmes or not, the questions are similar: how they can be supported in their negotiation at the classroom level of language contact and cultural difference,...

In recent years, real estate investment has witnessed an unprecedented internationalisation. However, national markets largely continue to be shaped by domestic law and local business practices. This book provides a comparison of the British and German property markets, which are Europe s most important, and discusses key elements of the economics of leasing. Applying the theory of long-term contracts and the economic analysis of bankruptcy law to leases, it examines in detail the regulations pertaining to rent adjustment and tenant default, which can substantially impact investment...

Die Beitrage dieses Bandes sind methodisch und inhaltlich interdisziplinar ausgerichtet. Dadurch ist ein Werk entstanden, das auf der Grundlage des metaphysischen Denkerbes von namhaften Vertretern der europaischen und amerikanischen Wissenschaft zustande gekommen ist. Es geht in dem Sammelband um eine erneute Wurdigung der Metaphysik als eine Wissenschaft und damit zugleich um die Wurdigung einer bestimmten Geisteshaltung der persona humana, die erst auf diesem stabilen Fundament ihr irdisches und uberirdisches Seinsgeschick in vollkommener Weise aufbauen und gestalten kann. Gerade in der...

The 2009 annual conference of the European Association for Music in Schools (EAS) and the European regional conference of the International Society for Music Education (ISME) took place at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in Tallinn. This volume primarily includes articles that have grown out of the papers presented at the conference 37 articles by 41 authors from 15 countries. The articles fall into five thematic sections: Music in school culture, Musical connections between the school and outside-school world, A survey of music education systems of Europe, Music and personality...