Standards And Their Stories
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Standards And Their Stories
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Author : Martha Lampland
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2009
Standards And Their Stories written by Martha Lampland and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Classification categories.
Standardization is one of the defining aspects of modern life, its presence so pervasive that it is usually taken for granted. However cumbersome, onerous, or simply puzzling certain standards may be, their fundamental purpose in streamlining procedures, regulating behaviors, and predicting results is rarely questioned. Indeed, the invisibility of infrastructure and the imperative of standardizing processes signify their absolute necessity. Increasingly, however, social scientists are beginning to examine the origins and effects of the standards that underpin the technology and practices of everyday life. Standards and Their Stories explores how we interact with the network of standards that shape our lives in ways both obvious and invisible. The main chapters analyze standardization in biomedical research, government bureaucracies, the insurance industry, labor markets, and computer technology, providing detailed accounts of the invention of "standard humans" for medical testing and life insurance actuarial tables, the imposition of chronological age as a biographical determinant, the accepted means of determining labor productivity, the creation of international standards for the preservation and access of metadata, and the global consequences of "ASCII imperialism" and the use of English as the lingua franca of the Internet. Accompanying these in-depth critiques are a series of examples that depict an almost infinite variety of standards, from the controversies surrounding the European Union's supposed regulation of banana curvature to the minimum health requirements for immigrants at Ellis Island, conflicting (and ever-increasing) food portion sizes, and the impact of standardized punishment metrics like "Three Strikes" laws. The volume begins with a pioneering essay from Susan Leigh Star and Martha Lampland on the nature of standards in everyday life that brings together strands from the several fields represented in the book. In an appendix, the editors provide a guide for teaching courses in this emerging interdisciplinary field, which they term "infrastructure studies," making Standards and Their Stories ideal for scholars, students, and those curious about why coffins are becoming wider, for instance, or why the Financial Accounting Standards Board refused to classify September 11 as an "extraordinary" event.
Where Are Your Standards
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Author : Mrs Debra Clifton Mitchell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-07-11
Where Are Your Standards written by Mrs Debra Clifton Mitchell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-11 with categories.
What are standards? Well, that depends on who you ask. This book contains real life stories from women from all walks of life. They come from every age bracket, every income level, and several cultures. I've given them a platform to share their relationship experiences. Most have never had an opportunity and have suffered in silence. Their stories could change or perhaps even save lives of many women. We all have the same goal. To find and maintain a lifelong and healthy relationship! What kind of standards does this require? You must read this book for your answer.
Standards
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Author : Lawrence Busch
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2011
Standards written by Lawrence Busch and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Science categories.
This book investigates standards as the recipes that shape not only the physical world, but human social interactions. The author outlines the history of formal standards and describes how modern science came to be associated with the moral-technical project of standardization of both people and things. The author also explores how standards are intimately connected to power, empowering some but disempowering others.
Open Standards And The Digital Age
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Author : Andrew L. Russell
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-04-28
Open Standards And The Digital Age written by Andrew L. Russell and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-28 with Computers categories.
This book answers how openness became the defining principle of the information age, examining the history of information networks.
Making Standards Work
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Author : Douglas B. Reeves
language : en
Publisher: Lead + Learn Press
Release Date : 2002
Making Standards Work written by Douglas B. Reeves and has been published by Lead + Learn Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Education categories.
Rationale and step-by-step instructions for creating classroom assessments that accurately measure what students know and are able to do.
The Ten Commandments For Effective Standards
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Author : Karen Bartleson
language : en
Publisher: Happy About
Release Date : 2010
The Ten Commandments For Effective Standards written by Karen Bartleson and has been published by Happy About this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Business & Economics categories.
Computer chip industry veteran Bartleson provides ideas for creating better standards, increasing respect for the standardization process, and ways for leveraging others' industry expertise to create more effective technical standards.
Sorting Things Out
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Author : Geoffrey C. Bowker
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2000-08-25
Sorting Things Out written by Geoffrey C. Bowker and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-08-25 with Science categories.
A revealing and surprising look at how classification systems can shape both worldviews and social interactions. What do a seventeenth-century mortality table (whose causes of death include "fainted in a bath," "frighted," and "itch"); the identification of South Africans during apartheid as European, Asian, colored, or black; and the separation of machine- from hand-washables have in common? All are examples of classification—the scaffolding of information infrastructures. In Sorting Things Out, Geoffrey C. Bowker and Susan Leigh Star explore the role of categories and standards in shaping the modern world. In a clear and lively style, they investigate a variety of classification systems, including the International Classification of Diseases, the Nursing Interventions Classification, race classification under apartheid in South Africa, and the classification of viruses and of tuberculosis. The authors emphasize the role of invisibility in the process by which classification orders human interaction. They examine how categories are made and kept invisible, and how people can change this invisibility when necessary. They also explore systems of classification as part of the built information environment. Much as an urban historian would review highway permits and zoning decisions to tell a city's story, the authors review archives of classification design to understand how decisions have been made. Sorting Things Out has a moral agenda, for each standard and category valorizes some point of view and silences another. Standards and classifications produce advantage or suffering. Jobs are made and lost; some regions benefit at the expense of others. How these choices are made and how we think about that process are at the moral and political core of this work. The book is an important empirical source for understanding the building of information infrastructures.
The New Gold Standard 5 Leadership Principles For Creating A Legendary Customer Experience Courtesy Of The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company
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Author : Joseph A. Michelli
language : en
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Release Date : 2008-07-01
The New Gold Standard 5 Leadership Principles For Creating A Legendary Customer Experience Courtesy Of The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company written by Joseph A. Michelli and has been published by McGraw Hill Professional this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-01 with Business & Economics categories.
Discover the secrets of world-class leadership! When it comes to refined service and exquisite hospitality, one name stands high above the rest: The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. With ceaseless attention to every luxurious detail, the company has set the bar for creating memorable customer experiences in world-class settings. Now, for the first time, the leadership secrets behind the company's extraordinary success are revealed. The New Gold Standard takes you on an exclusive tour behind the scenes of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. Granted unprecedented access to the company's executives, staff, and its award-winning Leadership Center training facilities, bestselling author Joseph Michelli explored every level of leadership within the organization. He emerged with the key principles leaders at any company can use to provide a customer experience unlike any other, such as: Understanding the ever-evolving needs of customers Empowering employees by treating them with the utmost respect Anticipating customers' unexpressed needs and concerns Developing and conducting an unsurpassed training regimen Sharing engaging stories from the company's employees--from the corporate office and hotels around the globe--Michelli describes the innovative methods the company uses to create peerless guest experiences and explains how it constantly hones and improves them. The New Gold Standard weaves practical how-to advice, proven leadership tools, and the wisdom of experts to help you create and embed superior customer-service principles, processes, and practices in your own organization.
Starting Strong
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Author : Patricia F. Carini
language : en
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Release Date : 2001
Starting Strong written by Patricia F. Carini and has been published by Teachers College Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Education categories.
In an elegant affirmation of human capacity and creativity, Patricia Carini counters high-stakes testing, the pathologizing of children, and the unrelenting critique of the public schools with a persuasive account of how children, all children, actively make sense of the world and their experience through the making of works such as drawings, constructions, and writings. This engaging and vivid account of the day-to-day possibilities of learning and teaching, and ultimately the remaking of the schools, is indispensable reading for anyone called to teach or committed to a liberating education for all children. “This is a beautifully written book. I am inspired with each page.” —Vito Perrone, Harvard University "In this precious book by one of our most powerful thinkers, Pat Carini takes us deep, deep into the lives of children, into classrooms and schools, into the human heart of education at its best.” —William Ayers, University of Illinois at Chicago “A thoughtful book that challenges us to embrace an expansive vision of education. Throughout this powerful collection of essays, Pat Carini reminds us to place the value of each individual at the center of all we do in schools." —Judy Buchanan, National Writing Project “In this book, Carini draws on children’s and teachers’ stories, poetry, and philosophy as she attends to making visible for the reader the humanness of education." —Ofelia García, Dean, School of Education, Long Island University
Educational Times
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1884
Educational Times written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1884 with Education categories.