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As entrepreneurship education grows across disciplines and permeates through various areas of university programs, this timely book offers an interdisciplinary, comparative and global perspective on best practices and new insights for the field. Through the theoretical lens of collaborative partnerships, it examines innovative practices of entrepreneurship education and advances understanding of the discipline.
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th Iberoamerican Conference on Applications and Usability of Interactive Television, jAUTI 2020, in Aveiro, Portugal, in December 2020.* The 12 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 35 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on audiovisual content and experiences; design and development of iTV applications; iTV and videos in learning; iTV for the elderly; usability and UX evaluations.*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held online.
This book features papers focusing on the implementation of new and future technologies, which were presented at the International Conference on New Technologies, Development and Application, held at the Academy of Science and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo on 22–24 June 2023. It covers a wide range of future technologies and technical disciplines, including complex systems such as Industry 4.0; patents in industry 4.0; robotics; mechatronics systems; automation; manufacturing; cyber-physical and autonomous systems; sensors; networks; control, energy, and renewable energy sources; automotive and biological systems; vehicular networking and connected vehicles; effectiveness and ...
Sustainability is now a widely spread concept, and much progress has been achieved since the 1970s, when it started to be widely discussed. At present, many international organizations and scientists are active in implementing sustainable development as a whole and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in particular. Nevertheless, the main research agenda is being led by some countries, providing a good opportunity for other nations and regions which have not yet been so active, to bring their viewpoints to the global discussion. One of these regions is Latin America. Consistent with the need for more cross-sectorial and cross-cultural interactions among the various stakeholders workin...
This book serves as a reference for researchers and practitioners in academia and industry. Smart education, smart e-learning and smart pedagogy are emerging and rapidly growing areas that have a potential to transform existing teaching strategies, learning environments and educational activities and technology. They are focused at enabling instructors to develop innovative ways of achieving excellence in teaching in highly technological smart university and providing students with new opportunities to maximize their success using smart classrooms, smart systems and technology. This book contains the contributions presented at the 9th international KES conference on Smart Education and e-Lea...
There has been an increased interest in social and environmental issues in recent years as more consideration is given to the idea of sustainability and social accounting. Social accounting can be considered a straightforward manifestation of corporate enforcement to legitimize, explain, and justify the organization’s activities or an ethically desirable component of any well-functioning democracy. Social accounting can also include environmental accounting, which is focused on environmental issues. Additional study is required to better understand the relevancy of social and environmental accounting in today’s modern business world. Modern Regulations and Practices for Social and Environmental Accounting discusses social and environmental accounting and considers regulations, norms, organizational practices, and the challenges of education. Covering a range of topics such as non-financial reporting and corporate social responsibility, this reference work is ideal for industry professionals, researchers, academicians, managers, practitioners, instructors, and students.
This book constitutes the refereed post-proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, CSEDU 2022, Virtual Event, April 22–24, 2022. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 crisis. The 8 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 181 submissions. The papers included in CSEDU 2022 proceedings contribute to the understanding of relevant trends of current research on Computer Supported Education, including: Emerging Technologies in Education for Sustainable Development, Instructional Design, Pre-K/K-12 Education, Machine Learning, Learning with AI Systems, Higher Order Thinking Skills, Game-Based and Simulation-Based Learning, Educational Data Mining, Course Design and eLearning Curriculae and Constructivism and Social Constructivism.
Drawing from original research and recent developments in theory, Researching Social Inequalities in Higher Education brings together insights from multiple national contexts and phases to consider a diverse range of equity issues in higher education. Authored by current and recently graduated PhD students, chapters examine the socioeconomic, ethnic and gender equalities at play within each of the following components: • access to higher education • the student experience • the academic workforce An essential read for anyone researching higher education, or wishing to address social inequalities within higher education, this volume unpacks how higher education is becoming more accessible, inclusive and beneficial to an increasingly diverse population of students and staff.
This insightful work analyses how the tourism and hospitality industry may lower its carbon footprint and maintain its long-term viability by implementing energy-efficient and waste-reduction technology. The book will discuss how sustainable tourism may achieve its sustainable development objectives and contribute to a green global economy.