An aesthetic for sustainable interactions in product-service systems?

Copyright @ 2012 Greenleaf PublishingEco-efficient Product-Service System (PSS) innovations represent a promising approach to sustainability. However the application of this concept is still very limited because its implementation and diffusion is hindered by several barriers (cultural, corporate and regulative ones). The paper investigates the barriers that affect the attractiveness and acceptation of eco-efficient PSS alternatives, and opens the debate on the aesthetic of eco-efficient PSS, and the way in which aesthetic could enhance some specific inner qualities of this kinds of innovations. Integrating insights from semiotics, the paper outlines some first research hypothesis on how the aesthetic elements of an eco-efficient PSS could facilitate user attraction, acceptation and satisfaction

Design Education in Brazil: History, Critic and New Approaches for Design Innovation

The present work was performed in two parts, divided into a desk research and a field research. In the desk research, a study was conducted regarding didactic theories with emphasis on the constructivist approach. Then, a survey was carried out related to the development of design methodologies from the twentieth century to the present day, with emphasis in design thinking and systemic thinking development. In sequence, this study discussed the design education around the world. To this end, a number of cases presenting a differential in design education were analyzed. In the desk research, the contextualization of the problem was addressed, a study of Brazil in relation to its general characteristics and its characteristics related to design and design education, with focus on the Design School from UEMG. In the field research, a case study was realized at the Design School of UEMG (Brazil), aiming to verify the feasibility of application of new approaches and techniques researched and to raise features that should be adapted to the local context. At the end, a set of tools and approaches were presented considering that they can be employed in the university to induce students and professors to a new posture, leading to a new teaching model, more open, fluid and dynamic, prioritizing humanistic values in favor of the man, the community and the environment. In this way, it is hoped that the new professionals are able to have a contextualized and systemic performance, enhancing local identity, preserving resources, culture and still unveiling new possibilities of action for new designers

Should Meaningful Online Learning Experiences be Fun for Higher Education students in Indonesia?

Indonesia is the ‘most diverse multi-ethnic state in the world with very low enrolment rate in tertiary education (36%) comparing to primary education (93%) and secondary education (79%) according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. There are 4 kinds of tertiary education institutions in Indonesia, namely polytechnics, academies, institutes and universities. A key issue highlighted by the Ministry of Education and Culture is to provide ‘meaningful’ online learning experiences for their H.E. students, which was aggravated by the pandemic. Eight million of tertiary students are experiencing distance education for the first time in Indonesia. Examining approaches to ‘meaningful’ online learning experiences became extremely relevant. 80% of institutions whose students have left campus and returned to their home locations are concerned about how to support students’ retention and progress. To explore the needs and views of H.E. students, this work examines epistemic beliefs and relationships between fun and learning. In addition, previous work in Indonesia suggests that international epistemological research needs to have a more differentiated view of learning models in order to better understand and inform how more meaningful pedagogies can be applied (Budiyanto et al, 2018) in all levels of education. This study in Indonesian tertiary education is supported by a recent research (Okada & Sheehy, 2020a) which has identified two key factors students’ epistemological beliefs and their beliefs about fun in learning. These factors are relatively underexplored in distance education. Through a mixed-method approach, this study examined questionnaire responses from 774 students from across Indonesia. Findings shows that five themes emerged which reflected relationships between students’ epistemological beliefs and beliefs about study and enjoyment. A key issue that emerged from the findings is the lack of enjoyment with online study including a dissatisfaction with a content delivery approach to online teaching. These findings will be used to provide recommendations for tertiary education in Indonesia

Boise State University Undergraduate Catalog: 1995-1996

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EBook proceedings of the ESERA 2011 conference : science learning and citizenship

This ebook contains fourteen parts according to the strands of the ESERA 2011 conference. Each part is co-edited by one or two persons, most of them were strand chairs. All papers in this ebook correspond to accepted communications during the ESERA conference that were reviewed by two referees. Moreover the co-editors carried out a global reviewing of the papers.ESERA - European Science Education Research Associatio

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Brexit impacts on British tourism

The paper examines current debates on the impacts of Brexit on tourism in Britain. Brexit is a source of much concern and anxiety for British government, industry and tourists alike. The paper outlines and analyses some of the major impacts expected from the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union on the British inbound, outbound and domestic tourism. The methodology used is content analysis of secondary data in the form of government and industry surveys and reports and media articles on the expected and projected short and long-term impacts of Brexit. Results argue that although reducing EU-based regulations could have some positive implications for the British tourism industry, major areas of concern exit. Reduced access to EU programmes and funding is likely to impact domestic tourism heavily and limit participation and collaboration in international projects. Withdrawal of the UK from EU travel agreements is expected to have major consequences especially in terms of freedom of movement and security. As UK British hospitality and catering industries employ a considerable amount of EU nationals, a potential staff shortage is likely to impact service quality. Britain’s tourism destination image is also likely to be negatively impacted requiring increased marketing efforts