African Journal of Philosophy and Religious Studies

African Journal of Philosophy and Religious Studies Vol. 8 (3), pp. 001-012, March, 2022. © International Scholars Journals

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The impact of introducing a business marketing approach to education: A study on private HE in Bangladesh

Gazi Mahabubul Alam²* and Md. Taher Billal Khalifa¹

¹Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

²Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Accepted 20 March, 2022

Abstract

The research for this paper, the first of its nature in Bangladesh, has been carried out through desk study, document review, interview, questionnaire and observation. Earlier findings had revealed that the community perceived education to be a social and public product. Significant changes to the perception of students and providers have been made recently. More recently, students and education providers have come to understand education as a commodity. However, although most academics fight against this change of attitude, they have failed to retain the traditional philosophy of education due to the privatization of education. Moreover, there are insufficient policies in place to regulate the marketing activities of private education institutions.

Key words: Brand marketing, competent human resources, customer, marketing of education, privatization of education, producer, promotion policy.

African Journal of Philosophy and Religious Studies Vol. 8 (1), pp. 001-002, January, 2022. © International Scholars Journals

Review

Review of Baum Bruce: Re -reading power and freedom in J.S. Mill, University of Toronto press, 2000

Vasilis Grollios

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. E-mail: [email protected].

Accepted 16 December, 2021

Abstract

One of the most interesting books about J.S. Mill’s political and social philosophy is Bruce Baum’s PhD thesis. His book is one of the very few that seriously try to lift to the surface economic freedom and distributive justice in Mill’s social theory and to relate liberty and equality in this philosopher’s social thought.

Key words: Social expediency, democracy, working class, competition.

African Journal of Philosophy and Religious Studies Vol. 7 (12), pp. 001-005, December, 2021. © International Scholars Journals

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Implications and challenges of Nigerian universities as learning organizations

E. D. Nakpodia

Department of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, Delta State University, Abraka - Nigeria. E-mail: [email protected]. Tel.: 08033862036.

Accepted 27 November, 2021

Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to highlight the implications and challenges of Universities as learning organizations in Nigeria. ‘Learning organization’ is a concept that is becoming an increasingly widespread philosophy in our contemporary society. It has a strong humanistic orientation and it is a place where people continually expand their capacity to produce results they truly desire, where new and expansive patterns of thinking are nurtured and where people are continually learning how to learn together. In order to implement learning organization techniques, the Universities tackled some disciplines which are essential to a learning organization. Such techniques were team learning, shared vision and system thinking. As a result of this, the paper was confined on how Nigerian Universities are committed to creating continuous learning opportunities, encouraging collaboration and team learning, establishing systems to capture and share learning, and connecting the university organization to its environment. It also proposed the need for radical rethinking of the core functions of the Universities in Nigeria.

Key words: Challenges, learning organizations, Nigerian Universities.

African Journal of Philosophy and Religious Studies Vol. 7 (11), pp. 001-006, November, 2021. © International Scholars Journals

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Africanisation of education and the search for relevance and context

Vuyisile Msila

Faculty of Education, University of Johannesburg, P. O. Box 524, Auckland Park, South Africa. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]. Tel: 011 5594318.

Accepted 25 October, 2021

Abstract

As the 21^st century dawned, some African intellectuals were already contemplating an education system based on African philosophy and African values. These intellectuals were motioning for an education system that would uphold the indigenous knowledge systems (Makgoba, 1996; Seepe, 2004; Higgs and Van Wyk, 2007). This group also contends that through education, African societies will be enhanced if education reflects the local indigenous knowledge systems. Other critics though, believe that africanising education institutions, will not only lower standards, but that it will also be incongruent to globalisation as indigenous knowledge systems will not be compatible with modernisation. The article comprises of a literature study focusing on the challenges arising as a result of several stakeholders, whose proposals include the africanisation of knowledge in formal education institutions in Africa. The article also examines whether formal (africanised) education has the potential to democratise and transform society. As South Africa is gradually changing socially and politically, many see education as a vehicle for improving the political, social and economic landscape.

Key words: Africanisation, African renaissance, African philosophy, indigenous, indigenous knowledge systems (IKS).

African Journal of Philosophy and Religious Studies Vol. 7 (9), pp. 001-013, September, 2021. © International Scholars Journals

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Effects of Turkish forest management philosophy and applications on forest ecosystem structure and functions in Northeast Turkey: A case study in Saçinka Forest Management Planning Unit

Hacı Ahmet Yolasi maz¹ and Sedat Kele ²*

¹Artvin Çoruh University, Faculty of Forestry, Artvin, Turkey.

²Çankırı Karatekin University, Faculty of Forestry, Çankırı, Turkey.

Accepted 2 August, 2021

Abstract

Nowadays, Turkish forest management philosophy has changed from timber management to ecosystem-based multiple-use forest planning (EBMUFM) with the principles of “sustainable forest management” criteria and indicators drafted in a few national and international agreements. This study analyzed the temporal changes in forest ecosystem structure and a few forest values such as tree species, distribution of age class, development stage, canopy closure, species mixture, timber volume and increment, carbon storage and oxygen production in Saçinka Forest Planning Unit in the northeast corner of Turkey. To assess the patterns during a 21-year period (1985-2006), the necessary data were obtained from forest stand maps and evaluated with Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Results showed that the decrease of agricultural and settlement areas caused the increase of productive forests and the decrease of degraded forests. Bark beetles, which have common effect in Artvin, had less effect on the vitality of Saçinka Forest Planning Unit forests compared to the neighboring forest ecosystems. This forest ecosystem vitality and integrity level was a result of the mechanic and biological interventions against the beetle damages and appropriate silvicultural prescriptions.

Key words: Ecosystem based multiple use forest management planning, geographic information systems, land cover change, carbon storage, oxygen production.

African Journal of Philosophy and Religious Studies Vol. 7 (7), pp. 001-008, July, 2021. © International Scholars Journals

Key words: Globalisation, migration, Igbo nation.