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DECODE Project - a call for case studies

Submitted by Rajesh Tandon on February 17, 2024 - 11:58

The UNESCO Chair in Community-Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education in collaboration with the Knowledge for Change Consortium are pleased to share information on a new and exciting project designed to generate evidence of the impact on policy or practice of community and Indigenous-led research.

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Call for Papers | Special Edition: Australian Journal of Adult Learning Power, policies, and practices in adult literacies

Submitted by Sandra Gee on February 8, 2024 - 18:52

This Special Issue of the Australian Journal of Adult Learning (AJAL) will explore various trends developing at the forefront of literacies in adult education, to consider ways that literacies are being defined and enacted in current times in research and practice. We encourage submissions from around the globe about literacies that relate to these four fields:

  • Critical literacy
  • New literacy studies
  • Multiliteracies
  • Sociocultural approaches to additional language learning in adult education

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Streets, publicness and the public realm | JOHN TIBBITT from Policies for Places

Submitted by John Tibbitt on February 8, 2024 - 18:32

The City of Edinburgh has just announced the beginning of a 3-month consultation on its new transportation plan to help the city achieve its zero-carbon target by 2030. The transport convenor hopes the consultation will reach every ‘nook and cranny’ of the city to hear people’s views and further refine the proposals. The city is one of the most congested in the UK. It also has a fast-growing population with land set aside for an additional 37000 homes. If current transportation patterns continue mobility problems for residents, businesses and visitors can only get worse.

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Impact – Playing the Long Game | Briefing Paper 21, published in collaboration with the Centre for Research in Adult and Lifelong Learning, University of Glasgow

Submitted by Mike Osborne on February 7, 2024 - 14:20

The impact of research has been growing ever more important not only in its own right, but as a factor that feeds into funding decisions at both institutional and individual levels. We are therefore pleased to present a Working Paper written by the Director of PASCAL and CR&DALL, Professor Mike Osborne, in which he assesses the cumulative impact of research that assesses the cumulative effect of research that has systematically measured, mapped and analysed learning provision at urban/regional level, contributing internationally to developing learning cities over decades.

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Thinking About the Big Picture: Cities and Evolutionary Waves of Economic Growth

Submitted by Bob Gleeson on February 3, 2024 - 14:07

The cold dreary days of January in Northeast Ohio are a good time to think about big ideas.  There is something about being cooped up inside that leads me to favor long-term thinking.

In addition, the start of a new calendar year usually motivates elected officials, businesses, and other social organizations to describe their future plans.  This is especially true at the start of a Presidential election year.