Bangladesh Journal of Integrated Thoughts
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Outcome-based Learning and Graduate Employability:The Case of Bangladesh
No full textThere is a growing body of literature exists on outcome-based learning and students’ employability. It is evident that the higher education policy fails to meet the requirement of rapidly changing society and employers’ expectation worldwide, resulting in a great gap between university education and employment. This study examines the outcome-based learning and graduate employability for identifying the existent body of literature and proposes future research agenda. This study aims to explore the relationship among students’ international mindsets, learning outcomes, students’ performance and student employability among Bangladesh Open University postgraduate (CEMBA/CEMPA/MBA/PMBA programs) students. The findings of this study illustrate that in the conceptual motivation for the argument of creating employability among the university students through student engagement and learning outcomes. Student engagement can also impact on the employability. However, according to the proposed conceptual model, learning outcomes of students can contribute to the core objective of university education, which is employability with mediating impact
Role of Employee Engagement on HRM Practices and Performance Relationship Assessment through PLS-SEM Path Model
No full textThe research investigates the impact of Islamic banks\u27 performance on Bangladesh\u27s economic growth by analyzing panel data from selected banks between 2010 and 2019. A quantitative approach was used, focusing on financial ratio analysis (FRA) due to the secondary nature of the data. The study employed various methods such as Covariance Analysis, Unit Root tests, ARDL tests, and Granger Causality Analysis to evaluate the data from five Islamic banks selected as samples. The findings show a positive and significant impact on economic growth during this period, with a notable increase in profitability within the banking sector over the last decade. The research indicates that financial performance indicators play a crucial role in influencing economic growth. Therefore, policymakers should pay attention to the factors that affect financial performance and prioritize strategies that support rapid economic growth through effective risk management. This study offers valuable insights into the financial performance of Islamic banks, highlighting the significance of profitability in their roles within the broader economic system
ইজতিহাদ ইসলামী আইনশাস্ত্রের একটি মৌলিক স্তম্ভঃ একটি ফিকহি বিশ্লেষণ (Ijtihad is one of the Fundamental Pillars of Islamic Jurisprudence: A Jurisprudential Analysis)
No full textIjtihad is one of the fundamental pillars of Islamic jurisprudence, representing the process of independent reasoning exercised by Islamic jurists. It plays a vital role in the development of Islamic legal thought and in addressing complex contemporary issues. While the Qur’an, Hadith, Ijma (consensus), and Qiyas (analogical reasoning) are the primary sources of Islamic law, the continued relevance of Shari’ah in changing contexts necessitates the ongoing practice of Ijtihad. This study analyzes the historical significance of Ijtihad, the concept of the "closure of the gates of Ijtihad," and the need for its revival in modern times. It further explores how a dynamic practice of Ijtihad can harmonize Islamic values with advancements in science, technology, and global culture, thereby ensuring the effectiveness of Islamic law in meeting the needs of future generations
A Critical Examination of the Moral Crisis in Western Political Science from Antiquity to Post-Behavioralism
No full textThis article examines the moral and epistemological crisis of modern Western political science by tracing its historical development from classical Greek thought to post-behavioralist critique. Drawing on a historical–intellectual methodology complemented by critical comparative political theory, the study reconstructs the classical conception of politics as an ethical enterprise oriented toward justice (dikaiosynē), virtue, and human flourishing (eudaimonia). It then identifies successive epistemic ruptures, including Machiavellian realism, Enlightenment materialism, Social Darwinism, Marxist determinism, and twentieth-century behavioralism, that progressively detached political inquiry from moral philosophy. The findings demonstrate that the positivist commitment to value-neutrality did not eliminate normativity but instead institutionalized a concealed moral deficit, privileging stability, efficiency, and power over justice and the common good. By engaging post-behavioral critiques and comparative, non-Eurocentric epistemologies, the article argues that the crisis of Western political science is fundamentally ontological rather than merely methodological. It concludes that revitalizing the discipline requires reintegrating ethical reasoning, metaphysical commitments, and comparative moral traditions into political analysis and pedagogy
Questioning Questions - Should Questions be Used as a Learning Tool?
Full text linkGiven scientific knowledge of the effect of questions on the brain and the theory of constructivism, methodological questions arise: for example, why, when and how should questions be asked? To help find answers, the literature review additionally included a study of holy scriptures to create a basic data model of how questions can aid learning. The model proposes using questions as a knowledge access and linking tool rather than just a formative and summative assessment tool. Using the model a lesson plan was developed to help n = 394 tertiary level teachers to question their personal classroom questioning methodologies. Thematic analysis of participants’ responses indicated a willingness to carry the learning into their classrooms. The implications of the pilot study should be tested further, especially in STEAM courses. Teachers who are already interactive in class would immediately find this study useful
Designing a Model of Islamic Integrated University Curriculum (IIUC)
No full textThe balanced growth of the total personality of an individual through the training of man’s spirit, intellect, self-feelings, rational and bodily senses constitutes the main aims of university education. The history evident the modern education followed by Greek mainly was based on philosophy aimed to serve the society through the church. However, more or less, the shift of the university education outlook took place in the last several centuries. Therefore, the philosophy, mainly theology-based education, has turned its focus into rationalism, then the market economy, and last into cognitive aspects of life. Consequently, the key purpose of university education, having well-rounded graduates, is missing as it lacks incorporation of generic aptitudes, disciplinary knowledge, social values, and ethics in curriculum resulting in outnumber forgery, deception, crimes, violence, intolerance, and corruption in society. Following that, the study was an attempt to look for the alternative curriculum that would be based on the integration of revealed, disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge and generic skills in ontology, epistemology, axiology, and methodology. Subsequently, the study examined the various ideas and models of the Islamic integrated curriculum, including the model of the American Liberal Arts University curriculum, the First World Conference on Muslim Education Model, and so on. It was able to provide an outline of an alternative model of Islamic Integrated University Curriculum (IIUC) with four outcomes as characteristics of its graduate, which are the good man, employable skilled, specialist of a discipline, and as a social being