This book presents theoretical and methodical discussions on local knowledge and indigenous knowledge. It examines educational attainment of ethnic minorities, race and politics in educational systems, and the problem of losing indigenous knowledge. It comprises a broad range of case studies about specifics of local knowledge from several regions of the world, reflecting the interdependence of norms, tradition, ethnic and cultural identities, and knowledge. The contributors explore gaps between knowledge and agency, address questions of the social distribution of knowledge, consider its...
This book presents theoretical and methodical discussions on local knowledge and indigenous knowledge. It examines educational attainment of ethnic mi...
This book focuses on the multiple relationships between knowledge, the economy and space, assembling new concepts and original empirical research from such disciplines as geography, economics, sociology, international business relations and management.
This book focuses on the multiple relationships between knowledge, the economy and space, assembling new concepts and original empirical research from...
This collection of essays examines how spatial mobilities of people and practices, technologies and objects, knowledge and ideas have shaped the production, circulation, and transfer of knowledge in different historical and geographical contexts. Targeting an interdisciplinary audience, Mobilities of Knowledge combines detailed empirical analyses with innovative conceptual approaches. The first part scrutinizes knowledge circulation, transfer, and adaption, focussing on the interpersonal communication process, early techniques of papermaking, a geographical text, indigenous...
This collection of essays examines how spatial mobilities of people and practices, technologies and objects, knowledge and ideas have shaped the pr...
This volume explores interdependencies between knowledge, action, and space from different interdisciplinary perspectives. Some of the contributors discuss knowledge as a social construct based on collective action, while others look at knowledge as an individual capacity for action. The chapters contain theoretical frameworks as well as experimental outcomes.
Readers will gain insight into key questions such as: How does knowledge function as a prerequisite for action? Why are knowledge gaps growing and not diminishing in a knowledge society? How much knowledge is necessary for...
This volume explores interdependencies between knowledge, action, and space from different interdisciplinary perspectives. Some of the contributors...
This book examines the processes and outcomes of knowledge creation and sharing in and between organizations in diverse contexts. It offers examples of organizational places and spaces as diverse as temporary international organizations and computer screens.
This book examines the processes and outcomes of knowledge creation and sharing in and between organizations in diverse contexts. It offers examples o...
