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Publication date: 1 April 1988

Colin Mair, Arthur Midwinter and John Moxen

Trends in Scottish public library expenditure in the 1980s are examined, and resource allocation procedures and national trends are discussed. The index used to calculate library…

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Trends in Scottish public library expenditure in the 1980s are examined, and resource allocation procedures and national trends are discussed. The index used to calculate library material inflation rates are criticised and it is demonstrated that this leads to a misrepresentation of the basic expenditure pattern. The interpretation and implications of variations in spending between authorities are discussed.

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Library Review, vol. 37 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0024-2535

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Publication date: 1 February 1990

Arthur Midwinter

The links between expenditure and service provision on rural publiclibraries in Scotland are analysed, and patterns of provision betweenauthorities noted. Conclusions are drawn…

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The links between expenditure and service provision on rural public libraries in Scotland are analysed, and patterns of provision between authorities noted. Conclusions are drawn concerning the adequacy of provision in these areas, the effects of the new community charge and patterns of public library provision.

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Library Review, vol. 39 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0024-2535

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Publication date: 1 January 2011

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Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, vol. 1 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2042-3896

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Publication date: 1 June 1996

Peter Anderson Strachan

The area of organizational learning and the learning organization is of burgeoning interest among progressive business organizations, educationalists and consultants concerned…

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The area of organizational learning and the learning organization is of burgeoning interest among progressive business organizations, educationalists and consultants concerned with transformational change in turbulent business environments. A key feature of this approach to learning and managing change is a focus on teamworking. Reviews the organizational literature and identifies the role of teamworking in building a learning organization. A challenge facing contemporary business organizations is to redefine and change their organizations in such as way as to be consistent with the learning organization notion, but many difficulties remain to be articulated in the design of such organizations.

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Team Performance Management: An International Journal, vol. 2 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1352-7592

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Publication date: 1 March 1997

Peter Strachan

Analyses the key aims of the recently formulated environmental management standards BS 7750, EMAS and ISO 14001, and then queries the efficacy of the management systems prescribed…

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Analyses the key aims of the recently formulated environmental management standards BS 7750, EMAS and ISO 14001, and then queries the efficacy of the management systems prescribed in their formal documentation. Isolates the various components of the standards’ management system and then considers whether or not the approach taken is appropriate for the attainment of their stipulated aims. Concludes that the environmental standards should be fundamentally revised and replaced with more participatory forms of management and organization that push a firm towards a learning organization mode.

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The Learning Organization, vol. 4 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0969-6474

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Publication date: 20 October 2023

Manuel Vallée

This study aims to assess the spread of environmental literacy graduation requirements at public universities in the USA, and to highlight factors that mediate the adoption of…

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Purpose

This study aims to assess the spread of environmental literacy graduation requirements at public universities in the USA, and to highlight factors that mediate the adoption of this curriculum innovation.

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The author analyzed the undergraduate general education curriculum requirements at all 549 public BA-granting higher education institutions in the USA between 2020 and 2022.

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The study found that only 27 US public universities out of 540 have an environmental literacy graduation requirement, which represents 5% of universities and is substantially lower than previous estimates.

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First, this study provides a more complete, more reliable and more current assessment of the graduation requirement’s presence at US tertiary institutions, and shows the number of universities that have implemented this innovation is lower than was estimated a decade ago. Second, it draws from the scholarship on the infusion of sustainability into the university curriculum to provide a comprehensive discussion of factors that mediate the pursuit and implementation of the graduation requirement. As well, it identifies factors that played a key role in one pertinent case.

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International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, vol. 25 no. 9
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1467-6370

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Publication date: 1 March 2004

Ian Thomas

The concepts of environmental education and education for sustainability have been acknowledged by many tertiary institutions for over a decade. An appreciable number of…

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The concepts of environmental education and education for sustainability have been acknowledged by many tertiary institutions for over a decade. An appreciable number of institutions have signed agreements to educate students in all disciplines about sustainability. Although several Australian institutions of higher education have signed the Talloire Declaration, a recent survey finds little indication that their curricula have been changed to include sustainability education. Despite the apparent widespread support for the concept of student education in sustainability, there is little implementation. The experience of Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University suggests that those concerned about education and environment/sustainability need more than conviction and vision. A strategic approach – based on change management and supported by staff development – is needed to implement these sorts of changes. Rather than attempting to outline a grand plan or model for implementation, this paper identifies key issues and looks into the current experience associated with implementation approaches.

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International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, vol. 5 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1467-6370

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Publication date: 1 April 1999

G. Wilkinson and B.G. Dale

This paper relates the main findings of a literature review of integrated management systems (IMS). In general, integration has been discussed in the literature dealing with…

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This paper relates the main findings of a literature review of integrated management systems (IMS). In general, integration has been discussed in the literature dealing with quality, environmental, and health and safety management. The need for an IMS has arisen as a result of the decisions of organisations to implement an environmental management system and/or an occupational health and safety management system in addition to a quality management system. A number of differences have been identified in the interpretation of what integration means and how it should be accomplished. This leads the authors to conclude that the need for definitions is of some urgency. It is also pointed out that the current emphasis is on achieving compatibility between the standards to facilitate alignment.

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The TQM Magazine, vol. 11 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0954-478X

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