<p><span>The book's focus is the hegemonic role of so-called modernist, Western epistemology that spread in the wake of colonialism and the capitalist economic system, and its exclusion and othering of other epistemologies. <br><br>Through a series of case studies the book discusses how the dominati
Sustainable Development: Knowledge and Education About Standardisation
β Scribed by Samuel O. Idowu, Henk J. de Vries, Ivana Mijatovic, Donggeun Choi
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 230
- Series
- CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2020
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This book examines education about standardization in the context of sustainable management. It shows the role of standardization education in the global economy, and in markets, industries and businesses. The book presents knowledge on standardization for sustainable management, describes measures that can be taken to stimulate it, and highlights strategies for teaching and disseminating the concept. Subsequently presenting a number of best practices and case studies, the book seeks to align theory and practice. For researchers, this is the first academic publication that interconnects the concepts of sustainability, standardization and education. For professionals in the area of sustainability it shows that standardization is an essential instrument for enhancing sustainability for which proper education is needed. For standardization professionals the book reveals the links to sustainability and it shows not only the importance of education about standardization but also how this can be organized, and finally, for universities, the book shows that standardization deserves to be included in the curriculum, and it provides guidance and best practice examples about how this can be done.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter ....Pages i-xx
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
Standards in the Classroom: A Vehicle for Sustainability Education (Laurence A. Wright, Julie Sinistore, Mike Levy, Bill Flanagan)....Pages 3-16
A Look Behind the Curtain: Standardization Education for Engineers from the Electric Vehicle Standardization Shopfloor (Peter Van den Bossche)....Pages 17-29
From Boring to Intriguing: Personal Perspective on Making Education About Standardization Appealing to Students (Vladislav V. Fomin)....Pages 31-44
Mutual Enforcement of Research and EducationβThe Case of Structured Inquiry-Based Teaching of Standardization (Geerten van de Kaa)....Pages 45-55
Addressing Sustainability in Education About StandardisationβLessons from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (Henk J. de Vries)....Pages 57-75
Front Matter ....Pages 77-77
Education About Standardization in the Context of Sustainable Development (Elka Vasileva)....Pages 79-94
Strategies on Education About Standardization in Romania (Silvia Puiu)....Pages 95-110
Front Matter ....Pages 111-111
Necessary Competences of Employees in the Field of Standardization (Knut Blind, Sandra Drechsler)....Pages 113-137
UNECE Initiatives on Education on Standardization (Lorenza Jachia, Serguei Kouzmine, Haiying Xu)....Pages 139-159
The Need for Multi-disciplinary Education About Standardization (Olia Kanevskaia)....Pages 161-178
Learning in Communities of Standardisation Professionals (Henk J. de Vries, Jeroen Trietsch, Paul M. Wiegmann)....Pages 179-189
Teaching Standardization to Generation Z-Learning Outcomes Define Teaching Methods (Ivana Mijatovic)....Pages 191-208
Front Matter ....Pages 209-209
Sustainable Development: Knowledge and Education About StandardisationβDiscussion (Henk J. de Vries)....Pages 211-214
Back Matter ....Pages 215-221
β¦ Subjects
Business and Management; Sustainability Management; Knowledge Management; Sustainable Development; Industrial Organization; Management Education; Corporate Social Responsibility
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