globalization has today removed many of the spacio-temporal borders between societies and cultures. in the islamic culture, islamic education is a central concept which is undeniably tied with the issue of globalization. some researchers see globalization and becoming global as synonymous. this study uses a descriptive framework to define the tow concepts and to show their relationships with is...

In Sweden there are several different professions that work within the welfare sector. Two of these social pedagogues and socionoms. This article examines similarities differences between professional fields by exploring four areas in more detail: education, history ideas theory, research practice. The results show not only many but also some similarities. practical work, socionoms often side p...

The project "Energy and Society," sponsored by the Swedish Secretariat for Futures Studies, has studied different indigenous energy sources as alternatives to imported oil in Sweden. One alternative is nuclear energy, antoer is renewable energy. Large uncertainties are associated with both alternatives today. The main characteristics of an energy policy for the rest of the century that does not...

The quest for increased integration, more features, and added flexibility – all under constant cost pressure – continually motivates the exploration of new avenues in power management. An area gaining significant industry attention today is the application of digital technology to power supply control. This topic attempts to clarify some of the mysteries of digital control for the practicing an...

Since 1950s, teaching machines have changed a lot. Today, we have different ideas about how people learn, what instructor should do to help students during their learning process. We have adaptive learning technologies that can create much more student oriented learning environments. The purpose of this article is to present these changes and its effects on learning environment. First, after ex...