A business to change the world – moral responsibility in textbooks for International Economics

dc.creator	Pernilla Andersson
dc.creator	Johan Öhman
dc.creator	Leif Östman
dc.date	2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:25:02Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:25:02Z
dc.identifier	1102-6472
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/8842af17d9a24d05908be7d347fc7a31
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/30069
dc.description	This article presents an empirical analysis of textbooks for International Economics in upper secondary schools with a focus on moral responsibility for environment and society. The purpose is to analyse the meanings offered to students regarding the scope of taking moral responsibility in relation to the role of a business person. Four different meanings are formulated as a result of the study: one states that a business only can take responsibility inorder to obey laws and respond to consumer demands, a second and third meaning imply that, a business can make demands, to different extents, on subcontractors. A fourth meaning includes that a business (apart from making profit) also can be a tool for change. The different meanings are discussed in relation to different functions of education (Biesta 2008, Säfström 2005) and Education for Sustainable Development. The main argument is that a tool forchange-meaning, contributing to a subjectification function of education, ought to have an increased space in education, if we want students who are engaged in sustainability issues regarding the environment and the society also to see a future working within the business world. This is equally important if we want business students to see a future working for sustainable development.
dc.language	Swedish
dc.language	Danish
dc.language	Norwegian
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Örebro University
dc.relation	http://www.oru.se/Extern/Forskning/Forskningsmiljoer/HumUS/Utbildning_och_Demokrati/Tidskriften/2011/A%20business%20to%20change%20the%20world%20%e2%80%93%20moral%20responsibility%20in%20textbooks%20for%20International%20Economics.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1102-6472
dc.source	Utbildning & Demokrati : Tidsskrift för Didaktik och Utbildningspolitik, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 79-96 (2011)
dc.subject	educational meanings
dc.subject	sustainable development
dc.subject	moral responsibility
dc.subject	curriculum theory
dc.subject	economics education
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	A business to change the world – moral responsibility in textbooks for International Economics
dc.type	article