This study investigates how American and Iraqi writers utilize the evaluative resources in newspaper opinion articles (henceforth, op-eds) from a critical discourse analysis perspective. It explores how American and Iraqi writers of op-ed pieces draw on the evaluative resources to establish their attitudes, create rhetorical effects, and serve…

In this paper, subjective well being, as measured by survey questions on happiness and life satisfaction, is investigated from a sociological-comparative point of view. The central thesis is that happiness and satisfaction must be understood as the outcome of an interaction process between individual characteristics and aspirations on the one…

Highlights the tensions of defining democracy internationally and the implications for education. Presents an eight-point model to compare systems and schools in transition and analyzes performance indicators for the use of democracy in education. Offers examples of how democracy can be interpreted at different levels in an educational system.…