Educating the "essential management tool": quantity surveyors in an international context

  • Timothy Eccles

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Abstract

This paper is concerned with the education processes within a global property market and how a 'global surveyor' will be educated. It commences by assuming a multi-cultural world, and critically assesses the true meaning of such a posit. Multi-culturalism is seen to be a fallacy, as one culture (western/postmodern) dominates all others through mechanisms which are explained. Both universities and the professional institutions are involved in this cultural domination by the ways in which courses are designed and taught. From this line of argument, it is concluded that the process of educating the premier management tool is purely a continuation of this system of universal cultural tyranny.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - May 1995
Externally publishedYes
EventICEC/AIQS International Symposium "Construction Economics - The Essential Management Tool" - Queensland, Australia
Duration: 21 May 199523 May 1995

Conference

ConferenceICEC/AIQS International Symposium "Construction Economics - The Essential Management Tool"
Period21/05/9523/05/95

Bibliographical note

Note: An abstract of this paper was published in the Building Economist, June 1995. It is on p. 9.

Organising Body: International Cost Engineering Council, Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors

Keywords

  • Architecture and the built environment

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