There are several researches that have been done on banking industries. Among others are an empirical research on the degree of effectiveness of government banks, national private banks, national private banks, foreign private banks as well as public banks. The finding of the research shows that the average degree of effectiveness of public banks is higher than that of other banks, and the aver…
Al Qur'an is interpreted in different ways and approaches. Progressive Muslims, for instance, pay attention to three themes, namely social justice, gender equality, and pruralism. They propose their arguments based on the fundamental understading from [al Hijr/15:29 Sad/38:71, and an Nahl/16:90], namely: 1)every human being has the same intrinsic glory, 2)the main mission of human presence in t…
This paper tries to answer question whether the gender equality activism and movement can really reduce the gap between male and female in their financial income? In analyzing this problem
Gender issue becomes an interesting concern in education for there has been cultural bias and gender inequalities that unconsiously spread out through teaching and learning activities. Some learning materials, especially in elementary and secondary schools, still show gender bias on occupation of women in general. This article will describe some pictures and illistrations in learning materials …
All countries in the world have an idea to make an equilibrium condition of their national economic life. To achieve it, they have tried to make balanced price in their market based on their economic views. As regard to the views, there are at least four schools; Liberal Capitalist, social Marxist, Neoclassical Economics of Keynesian, and Islamic Economic. However, nowadays, Indonesian Republic…
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan dan memverifikasi model hubungan antara berbagai faktor yang terkait dengan kepuasan dan loyalitas mahasiswa, termasuk kedudukannya sebagai mitra partisipan efektif dari pendidikannya sendiri, sekaligus melihat dampak sikap dan persepsinya pada tataran hasil [outcome] dalam institusi pendidikan tinggi. Hubungan kualitas jasa pendidikan dan biaya jasa…
This paper attempts to portrait the journey of madrasah [religious school] during the last five years, i.e. since the enactment of law of RI number 20 of 2003 regarding the National educational system which positions a madrasah as general school. This reposition is actually positive for the sustainability as well as improving the quality of madrasah. However, it should be noted that more than 9…
Throughout the history of indonesia, the concepts of gender and power-relations between men and women have been linked to a shifting and fluctuating idea of what constituates good women, good men, and good gender relationships within the context of indonesia and islam. To analyse these changing attitudes to women's issues in indonesia, we need to pay attention to several points ; the characther…
At least there are two main reasons why the existence of Muhammadiyah within the religious pluralism in Yogyakarta is interesting to be studied.The first raeson is related to the character of Muhammadiyah as a religious group which always stresses on the purification of Islamic teachings [from non-Islamic traditon]. Within this organisation it does not result in any problem. However, in a broad…