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Assessment of quality of training and education of seafarers in South Africa and Ghana [PDF]

, 2015
Attaining quality in maritime education and training is very crucial for effective maritime development. Quality MET has therefore become an imperative for countries wishing to effectively develop their maritime sectors.
Maringa, Mafemani Tiyisa Henry
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Biodiversity Strategies in Action—Empirical Evidence From the Food Value Chain

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is an increasing need for better understanding of firm activities that contribute to biodiversity preservation. Panwar, Ober, and Pinkse offer a valuable typology of corporate biodiversity protection strategies based on temporal and spatial dimensions, namely, the preloss (proactive) strategies of conservation and compensation, and the ...
Joanna Scott‐Kennel, Sini Laari, Asta Salmi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Signature pedagogies of Norwegian simulator-based nautical training

Discover Education
The aim of this article is to investigate teaching technology and design in education by exploring the discipline-specific simulator-based teaching practices of the maritime instructors at Norwegian MET institutions in light of a signature pedagogies ...
Marte F. Giskeødegård, Aud Marit Wahl
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Integrating sustainability thinking in maritime education

Cogent Education
The maritime industry increasingly recognises the importance of sustainability regarding global environmental challenges. However, a critical analysis reveals a significant gap in educational research concerning integrating sustainability competencies ...
Claudia Lizette Garay-Rondero, Seyed Behbood Issa-Zadeh   +1 more
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Effects of the standards of training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers (STCW) 78 convention, as amended, on Kenya\u27s maritime education and training (MET) [PDF]

, 2015
The dissertation is a study of the effects of the STCW 78, as amended, on Kenya’s MET. In this regard, it takes into consideration the recent requirements of the 2010 Manila amendments to the said Convention, and the set International Maritime ...
Wanga, Michelle Hellena
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The Impact of Sustainability Labelling on Consumers' Evaluation and Choice of Food Products: A Systematic Literature Review

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The last five years of research on sustainability labelling, reported in 175 journal articles, documents its effectiveness in increasing consumer choices of more sustainable food products. Some sustainability labels come out as stronger than others and their impact varies across products, countries, and individual consumers, depending on label
John Thøgersen, Lucía Romero‐Verdú, Anne O. Peschel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experiences, Challenges, Benefits in Research, and Suggested Activities Towards Research Capability of Marine Officers [PDF]

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The study determined the different experiences, challenges, and benefits in conducting research and suggested activities to enhance the research capability of marine engineers in the maritime university, specifically, John B.
Lovell O. Baria, Rolando A. Alimen, Cynthia Querimit, Agustin D. Bedia   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Proposals for the updating of the Algerian marine engineering education and training system [PDF]

, 1987
The subject of this paper is to give an overview of the Algerian Maritime Education and Training (MET) system and how to update it. The results of new technological developments in shipboard applications will considerably affect the actual role of the ...
Tahri, Lies
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Exploring Sustainability Reporting in the Fashion Industry Towards European Sustainability Reporting Standards: Evidence on ESRS Readiness

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, companies have increasingly sought to strengthen their sustainability commitment and reporting practices, particularly in industries with significant environmental and social impacts, such as fashion. The completeness and quality of sustainability reporting are central to European policy.
Daniela Preite, Camilla Falivena, Emanuela Scarpellini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality standards implementation in maritime education and training institutions: fuzzy assessment [PDF]

Transport Problems, 2013
Efficient organization of maritime industry is based on adequate human resources. Knowledge and skills are the results of a well organized study process and training.
Danijela TULJAK-SUBAN, Valter SUBAN
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