People, Places and Cultures: Education and the Cultural Politics of Sustainable Development

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bob Offei Manteaw
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Cultural Politics ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Comparative ◽  
Development Paradigm ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Educational Thinking

This paper explores the cultural politics of the concept of sustainable development by examining the role of education in the discourse of education for sustainable development (ESD). Using an international comparative framework, the author discusses cultural differences, particularly as they relate to Western industrialised societies and developing countries, by problematising taken-for-granted assumptions of globalised approaches to ESD. The United States and Ghana are used as case studies to highlight the different ways in which development is conceptualised in different cultures and settings. The author also critically explores what he describes as an American Development Paradigm and compares that to an African Development Paradigm . More significantly, he shows how unequal relationships, cultural differences, as well as different development aspirations shape people's understanding of sustainable development, and how that informs educational thinking and practice in different places and cultures.

scholarly journals Historical Analysis of the Role of Governance Systems in the Sustainable Development of Biofuels in Brazil and the United States of America (USA)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6881
Author(s):  
Zaman Sajid ◽  
Maria Aparecida Batista da Silva ◽  
Syed Nasir Danial
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
The United States ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Government Institutions

The United States of America and Brazil are the world’s first and second-largest biofuels producers. The United States (U.S.) has dedicated a significant portion of agricultural land for crops to produce biodiesel, while Brazil has been using sugar cane as raw material to produce ethanol. To make the world’s top producers in global biofuel markets, various institutions in each country have played significant roles. These institutions include renewable energy legislators, bioenergy policymakers, and energy ministries of their governments. This study delineates the historical role of these institutions responsible for the sustainable development of biofuel industries in both countries. It also provides an overview of economic impacts as a result of institutional decisions. The study reveals that systematic legislations and sustainable and robust renewable energy policies of government institutions have helped the U.S. and Brazil to boost their bio-economies. As both countries intend to keep expanding their biofuel productions, the role of key government institutions is vital in the sustainability of biofuels.

The Ubiquity of Meeting Lateness! A Cross-Cultural Investigation of the Small to Moderate Effects of Workplace Meeting Lateness

2021 ◽  
pp. 106939712110241
Author(s):  
Joseph A. Allen ◽  
Nale Lehmann-Willenbrock ◽  
Annika L. Meinecke ◽  
Nicole Landowski ◽  
Steven G. Rogelberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Optimal Outcomes ◽  
Cross Cultural Differences ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Scheduled Time ◽  
Different Cultures

Meeting lateness—that is, meetings starting past the pre-scheduled time—can be viewed as a disruption to the temporal pacing of work. Previous research in the United States indicates that late meetings produce less optimal outcomes, but empirical insights concerning the extent to which experiences of meeting lateness are similar or different across different cultures remain sparse. While prior work suggests differences in how individuals from different cultures experience time-related phenomena, globalization trends suggest increasing similarities in employees’ work experiences, and potentially similar experiences of meeting lateness across different cultural settings. We explore this idea in a cross-cultural study of meeting lateness in China, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United States. We empirically establish the cross-cultural relevance of meeting lateness and their generally negative outcome. We show how meeting lateness relates to perceptions of impaired meeting processes, meeting outcomes, and group-related attitudes across cultures. We discuss these findings in light of extending meeting science to different cultures as well as contributions to the debate between cross-cultural differences versus globalization tendencies.

The Role of Gender and Sensation Seeking in Film Choice

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Smita C. Banerjee ◽  
Kathryn Greene ◽  
Marina Krcmar ◽  
Zhanna Bagdasarov ◽  
Dovile Ruginyte
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Positive Mood ◽  
The United States ◽  
High Arousal ◽  
Subject Design ◽  
Happy Mood

This study demonstrates the significance of individual difference factors, particularly gender and sensation seeking, in predicting media choice (examined through hypothetical descriptions of films that participants anticipated they would view). This study used a 2 (Positive mood/negative mood) × 2 (High arousal/low arousal) within-subject design with 544 undergraduate students recruited from a large northeastern university in the United States. Results showed that happy films and high arousal films were preferred over sad films and low-arousal films, respectively. In terms of gender differences, female viewers reported a greater preference than male viewers for happy-mood films. Also, male viewers reported a greater preference for high-arousal films compared to female viewers, and female viewers reported a greater preference for low-arousal films compared to male viewers. Finally, high sensation seekers reported a preference for high-arousal films. Implications for research design and importance of exploring media characteristics are discussed.

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