Kelly A. Tzoumis – författare

This one-stop resource is ideal for understanding the extent to which toxic chemicals are used in U.S. industry and agriculture—impacting public health and the environment through everything from industrial solvents to children's toys.Every year, about 4 billion pounds of toxic chemicals are generated and released by U.S. industries. Do these chemicals pose a potential health threat to American families, including vulnerable groups like children and the elderly? Is their manufacture and use adequately regulated to protect both human and environmental health? Is the Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, signed in June 2016 by President Barack Obama with bipartisan support, truly the first major overhaul of toxic chemical regulation in 40 years to put human health first, as its supporters asserted? Or is it a fatally flawed bill that does the bidding of industry by undermining strong state environmental and public health laws, as some detractors claim?This two-volume set addresses all of those questions. Moreover, it presents and examines arguments marshaled by business interests, community leaders, scientists, activists, and lawmakers alike. It thus provides users with the information they need to accurately assess the impacts—pro and con—that industrial chemicals are having in shaping the world in which we work, eat, drink, breathe, and play.

This book addresses the importance of sustainability and environmental worldviews and the role of intercultural competencies  in achieving SDGs acceptance and their effective implementation. Particularly since the pandemic, there is a growth in online education, and this offers opportunities for educators and students that can be exploited with a focus on sustainability. The book provides examples of virtual exchange including Global South and Global North with tools ranging from Project-Based and Community-Based Service Learning, Debates, Environmental Games and Simulations, Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality, and Accessibility and DEI issues. Additionally, issues of social justice and digital colonialism are a thread through several of the chapters. By providing a broad range of global learning experiences from scholars across several continents from various disciplines that include various post-secondary education based on tools and best practices, the book is a great resource to academics, researchers, and students on approaches to education that prepare the learner for praxis and effective implementation of sustainable solutions for their professional and social future perspectives. Chapter "How can we raise global citizens at home: Evidence from an intercultural virtual collaboration between the Netherlands and Japan"  is available open access under a via link.springer.com.>

This book addresses the importance of sustainability and environmental worldviews and the role of intercultural competencies  in achieving SDGs acceptance and their effective implementation. Particularly since the pandemic, there is a growth in online education, and this offers opportunities for educators and students that can be exploited with a focus on sustainability. The book provides examples of virtual exchange including Global South and Global North with tools ranging from Project-Based and Community-Based Service Learning, Debates, Environmental Games and Simulations, Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality, and Accessibility and DEI issues. Additionally, issues of social justice and digital colonialism are a thread through several of the chapters. By providing a broad range of global learning experiences from scholars across several continents from various disciplines that include various post-secondary education based on tools and best practices, the book is a great resource to academics, researchers, and students on approaches to education that prepare the learner for praxis and effective implementation of sustainable solutions for their professional and social future perspectives. Chapter "How can we raise global citizens at home: Evidence from an intercultural virtual collaboration between the Netherlands and Japan"  is available open access under a via link.springer.com.>

This handbook addresses a critical gap in global higher education by showcasing how disciplinary learning is enriched through virtual exchange. As traditional geo-spatial study abroad programs and cross-border partnerships face mounting barriers, this volume offers chapters from scholars across five continents, with 40% from the Global South featuring 40 subject areas organized in 13 thematic sections. This collection of research illustrates how faculty-led subject matter experts, engage learners with content-rich virtual collaborations that foster disciplinary global learning and deepen subject mastery for praxis. Designed for educators, scholars, and academic leaders, this research-driven collection equips institutions to expand access to global learning and cultivate the intercultural, inclusive mindsets required in an interconnected world.The chapters  "Advancing Teacher Development through the Lens of the Learning Science Principles and Teacher Actions Framework in a Virtual Exchange between the United States and South Africa", "Learning Justice Across Borders: Virtual Exchange and Disciplinary Learning in Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Law", "Sustainable Systems Leadership in Water Challenges: A Virtual Exchange between students from Morocco and USA", and "Introduction" are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync-nd/4.0/). For further details see license information in the chapter.