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A Matter of Being: Developing Sustainability-minded Leaders
Get PDFIn a world that is in need of more individuals acting with the social and environmental impact of their decisions in mind, what would it take to develop sustainability-minded leaders? This article shares the findings of a qualitative descriptive exploratory study where 16 leaders championing sustainability initiatives were interviewed in order to learn from them, understand what information played a role in their actions, how they thought, and what motivated or inspired them to act in a “business-as-unusual” way. In this article, the results of the original study are briefly summarized, and new findings related to the particular role spirituality played for these business leaders are presented. Following the innovative approach of this journal in addressing the question “now what?”, this author then provides suggestions for adult educators, corporate trainers, and coaches on how they could develop the sustainability mindset by incorporating activities that engage the higher self of the audience
Education for sustainability : Sourcing inner qualities and capacities for transformation
No full textThe United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals state that education is both an end and a means for achieving sustainable development. Currently, education for sustainability focuses on (assessing and addressing) the external world of ecosystems, wider socio-economic structures, technology, and governance dynamics. A major shortcoming of such approaches is the neglect of inner dimensions and capacities, which constrains education for sustainability as an end. In addition, such approaches do not facilitate reflection on the cognitive and socio-emotional processes underpinning people’s learning, their everyday life choices, and decision-taking, which constrains education for sustainability as a means. More integral approaches and pedagogies are urgently needed. This chapter advances related knowledge. It presents a reflexive case study of a Master’s level course on Sustainability and Inner Transformation (Lund University, Sweden) with respect to its transformative potential. The findings show that inner dimensions and transformation can be a vehicle for improved education for sustainability, and how this can be achieved in practice. Students’ accounts illustrate their transformative experiences and mindset shifts, which have profoundly changed their way of seeing themselves, others, and the world. The chapter concludes with some critical reflections on the lessons learned, and ways forward in education for sustainable development
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Pedagogy for the development of new mental models of sustainability
No full textEste artículo describe el diseño e implementación de una estrategia pedagógica para promover un nuevo modelo económico y el correspondiente mapa mental de sostenibilidad. La iniciativa fue creada en 2014 por participantes en una conferencia en Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, USA, y lanzada como piloto en 2015, con los auspicios de Naciones Unidas y el Global Compact. El proceso está anclado en los 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), e involucra a docentes, estudiantes y comunidad en un sistema de identificación, evaluación y nominación de candidatos para un premio anual. Los profesores asignan a sus alumnos la tarea de identificar emprendedores locales que tengan un negocio rentable trabajando en pos de alguno de los 17 ODS. Después de entrevistarlos, los estudiantes deciden si el emprendedor cumple con todos los criterios, y si así fuera, lo nominan para una categoría del Premio. La iniciativa pedagógica es transformadora a nivel individual, ya que introduce un nuevo modelo económico, el de Emprendedurismo Sostenible. También impacta a la institución (otros docentes y alumnado), a la comunidad (competidores y clientes del nominado) y a la población (a través de la cobertura de medios). El artículo presenta ejemplos del impacto transformador de esta iniciativa, que involucra a docentes y estudiantes de más de 19 países.This article describes the design and implementation of a pedagogical strategy to promote a new economic model and the corresponding sustainability mind map. The initiative was created in 2014 by participants at a conference at Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, USA, and launched as a pilot in 2015, under the auspices of the United Nations and the Global Compact. The process is anchored in the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and involves educators, students and community in a system of identifying, evaluating and nominating candidates for an annual award. Teachers assign their students the task of identifying local entrepreneurs who have a profitable business working towards one of the 17 ODSs. After interviewing them, the students decide if the entrepreneur meets all the criteria, and if so, they nominate him or her for an Award category. The educational initiative is transformative at the individual level, as it introduces a new economic model, that of Sustainable Entrepreneurship. It also impacts the institution (other teachers and students), the community (competitors and clients of the nominee) and the population (through media coverage). The article presents examples of the transformative impact of this initiative, which involves teachers and students from more than 19 countries
The sustainability zine: The value of art-based pedagogy to support education for sustainability in a creative business and management course
No full textThis chapter explores some of the opportunities, challenges and wide benefits that art-based pedagogy offers to support education for sustainability, in the Integrated Foundation in Business and Management for the Creative Industries course at the University for the Creative Arts (UCA). It shares the process and reflections of the Sustainability Zine assignment completed as part of a Materials, Models, Mindsets project that started with exploring the Zine special collection at UCA. Zines are a form of radical self-publishing, derived from the word Fanzine. Zines often challenge convention, presenting alternative personal perspectives, they generate a sense of empowerment and community among readers and creators. Intended learning outcomes included: creating a Zine using Adobe InDesign, evidence of critical analysis, evaluation and reflection, through independent research into the circular economy, greenwashing, and sustainable business case studies. In this chapter I demonstrate that using art-based pedagogy in creative business teaching, that includes authentic portfolio assessment, developing critical analysis skills and self-reflection, offers opportunities for engagement and developing knowledge in sustainability and ethics. This chapter notes the importance of mindset development at the foundation level. It recognises that developing a sustainability mindset is as important for students as skills development. I highlight the potential impact this project and mindset has for students’ future study and for creating a more sustainable world
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