The circular economy (CE) agenda is gaining traction within the fashion industry and increasingly within fashion education (Ghisellini, Cialani and Ulgiati 2016:11). It provides a connective, interdisciplinary framework that offers a roadmap for transition towards a sustainable economy. As business ecosystems realign to meet new standards of ethical and sustainable practice for the fashion industry, a new agenda for fashion education emerges: one of circularity (Junyent and de Ciurana 2008:764). This article evaluates Amsterdam Fashion Institute's (AMFI) Reality School concept; examining how circular economy education is being embedded within it and the levels of integration achieved. It argues that a CE approach to curriculum design can motivate deep learning, through experimental practice, deep-dive research and systems thinking. It provides a structural framework of a CE agenda to fashion education curriculum, establishing a novel approach that could be applied to other specialist fashion education institutions.
The present case study describes the talent landscape in the Gulf Cooperation Council region, as it exists today.With unprecedented economic growth and investment in infrastructure by the Government, there is an opportunity to increase the proportion of GCC nationals to engage in private and/or entrepreneurial enterprises. The case describes the various challenges and limitations in talent attraction and retention for private sector companies to compete with government organizations that are able to attract the best talent by paying salary premiums and having a more comprehensive and sophisticated approach to total compensation reward and recognition.The case on one hand describes the challenges and opportunities in the public versus private sector in the region and on the other hand illustrates the rising expectations and aspirations of national youth population about the job market. The most difficult challenge is for human resources departments to engage the employees. One way of doing so is to customize rewards packages and to consider the interplay among various reward elements. The case highlights how a more differentiated approach to reward on the basis of individual performance and potential is an important next step for human resource practice within the GCC.In addition, this case examines the challenges of employee engagement in the GCC region while discussing some of the current approaches to enhancing productivity amongst the national (i.e., local) population as well as attracting them to the private sector in particular.
OBJECTIVE To describe a technique for basihyoid-ceratohyoid disarticulation (BCD) in standing sedated horses affected by temporohyoid osteoarthropathy (THO) and report outcomes for horses that underwent the procedure. ANIMALS 6 client-owned horses. PROCEDURES Electronic medical records of a veterinary teaching hospital were searched to identify horses that underwent BCD for treatment of THO from 2018 to 2019. Signalment, clinical data, use of the horse, and complications were recorded. Follow-up data obtained by telephone interview with owners included the clinical outcome and time to improvement after surgery, any persistent clinical signs, horse's activity level before onset of clinical signs and after BCD, subsequent use of the horse, and whether they would pursue the same treatment again. RESULTS All horses tolerated the procedure well, with no complications and improved neurologic function after BCD. Five of 6 horses had a reported activity level equal to or greater than that prior to having signs of THO. Three of 3 horses with acute ataxia prior to BCD reportedly had full resolution of this sign; 3 of 4 horses with facial nerve deficits prior to BCD had mild residual facial nerve deficits at follow-up. All owners indicated they would pursue BCD again. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE The BCD procedure was performed safely in this sample of THO-affected horses that were sedated while standing, avoiding risks associated with general anesthesia and resulting in no adverse effects such as iatrogenic injury to neurovascular structures. (J Am Vet Med Assoc 2021;259:300–305)
According to Open Doors (2015), 304,467 U.S. students studied abroad for academic credit in 2013/14 which showed an increase of 5% over the previous year and 62% of the study abroad experiences were considered short term (eight weeks or less). The increase in globalization at the end of the twentieth century encouraged more students to study abroad, however not all of them were able to dedicate a full semester to the experience. Paige and Fry (et el., 2009) concluded that there was no significant difference in global engagement between students who had participated in either longer or shorter experiences. They also stated that a good short term study abroad program is strongly connected to coursework and a part of a larger learning experience.In March 2015, four universities, each located in a different country, bonded together to create a project that would educate their respective students about sustainability in the fashion industry on a global scale. A short term study abroad experience was developed -each university had one faculty and one student representative who traveled to each other's locations within an 18 day time period. At each location, visits were arranged to take the team to retail stores which embrace sustainable practices, resale shops, small manufacturers, textile sorting facilities as well as museums, cultural places and local restaurants. Open forums, a symposium and question/answer sessions were held at each institution.The students were required to ask pertinent questions during the visits and summarize each day's learning in a blog which could be viewed by students and faculty at the home institutions. These blogs formed a major part of the experience as the students would spend each day reflecting on their learning and understanding of the difficulties and possibilities regarding sustainable practices. This site became an active archive not only of the experience but also of the information and sustainable activities sponsored. Throughout the trip, meetings were held as a group to discuss new knowledge, compare retail shops and manufacturing in the different countries and ideate on how changes might be made in the future.According to Boyd and Fales (1983), reflective learning is "the process of internally examining and exploring an issue of concern, triggered by an experience, which creates and clarifies meaning in terms of self, and which results in a changed conceptual perspective" (p. 100). At the end of the 18 day trip, students went home and were given three weeks to reflect on their experience. At that time, students showed an increased awareness and understanding of the global scope of the issues of sustainability in the fashion industry and indicated that they wanted to carry this knowledge into their lives and workplace in the future.To determine the long term effect of the study abroad experience, questions were emailed to students one year after the program and they were asked to reflect once again on the
We would also like to thank Gretchen Jordan of Sandia National Laboratories. Dr. Jordan served as the project manager for the TecMRKT Works staff and provided valuable assistance, guidance and review throughout the project. We would especially like to thank Ellyn Krevitz of the Federal Energy Management Program. Ms. Krevitz became an important member of the project management team, but more importantly, became personally committed to the quality and scope of the project. Her contributions are greatly appreciated.
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