ERIC Number: EJ985566
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 26
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Dialogic Global Studies for Multicultural Technology Assessment
Durakovic, Emina; Feigl, Britta Marion; Fischer, Bettina Marion; Fleck, Christopher; Galler, Lisa-Maria; Heinrich, Johannes; Kulmer, Karin; Kurzweil, Birgitta; Scholze, Markus; Sperl, Raphael Stefan; Unterkofler, Rene; Remele, Kurt; Matzenberger, Julian; Ahamer, Gilbert
Multicultural Education & Technology Journal, v6 n4 p261-286 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to show a practical case of dialogic web-based learning that has provided a set of questions analysing two complex technological projects in "southern" countries with effects on multicultural equity. Design/methodology/approach: Structured online review processes in multicultural and systems science curricula allow for high density of literature-based reflection and analysis. Findings: The entirety of the set of over 50 questions developed by the proposed web-based dialogic procedure represents a starting point for an in-depth assessment of the effects of deploying "northern" technology in "southern" countries. Research limitations/implications: The present case study concentrates on energy technology, notably on two hydroelectric plants presently under construction in Ilisu, Turkey, and Belo Monte, Brazil. Practical implications: The multitude of questions calls for complex technological construction projects that have to undertake sound interdisciplinary in-depth analysis of technological, environmental, economic, cultural and social consequences in order to secure a necessary level of economic, environmental and social sustainability. Social implications: Application of widely accepted planning tools such as technology assessment, environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment are useful but have to be complemented by analogous tools at a cultural and social level. Originality/value: This case study operates through questioning, largely in the Socratic tradition. Questions may trigger a broad discussion process within civil societies: which is the intention of the present text. (Contains 3 figures and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Power Technology, Multicultural Education, Case Studies, Developing Nations, Developed Nations, Sustainable Development, Economic Development, Cultural Context, Social Environment, Science and Society, Facility Planning, Construction Programs, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Criteria, Questioning Techniques, Teaching Methods, Web Based Instruction, College Instruction, Corporations, Civil Engineering, Interdisciplinary Approach, Global Approach, Public Policy, Social Responsibility, Politics, Civil Rights, Social Justice, Ethics, Discourse Analysis, Energy, Global Education, Environmental Standards
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Austria; Brazil; Turkey
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