Kate Sankey
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UK
- Director Part time and Flexible Studies, Division of Academic Innovation and Continuing Education, University of Stirling (1999-2006)
- Manager of privately run Environmental Learning and Training Centre (2006 – present)
- Visiting Academic, Institute of Education, University of Stirling (2006 – present)
- Manager/owner of organic, ecoagricultural farm (1998- present)
Interests/Expertise:
Green agenda,
Ecoagricultural landscapes,
Ecosystem services,
Education for sustainable development,
Community engagement in sustainable rural regeneration,
Lifelong learning regions,
Sustainable land management,
Agritourism.
Recent research/consultancy:
- Indicators : a Regional Lifelong Learning (R3L), European project 2002-2005
- Young people’s interaction with the natural heritage through outdoor education : a research project commissioned by Scottish Natural Heritage 2006
- Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability, Forum for the Future/ Scottish Higher Education Funding Council 2000-2003
Recognitions, positions, memberships:
- BSc (Hons) Environmental Botany and Geography from Southampton University
- Academic Award Scot of the Year for Environment 2005, Institute of Contemporary Scotland
- Board Member of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority (Scottish Government appointment 2002 - 2014)
- Vice Chairman Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Community Partnership (Strategic Partnership in community development 2004 - present)
- Chairman Forth Environmental Link (2006 – present)
- Elected Member of Scottish Sustainable Development Forum (National steering committee) (2006 – 2010)
- Previous Depute Director and latterly Acting Director of Division of Academic Innovation and Continuing Education , University of Stirling (2000 -2006)
- Previous Director, Scottish Environmental Education Council (1987-1994)
Selected publications:
- Nixon, J., Sankey, K., Furay, A. & Simmons, M. (1999) Education for sustainability in Scottish Secondary Schools: boundary maintenance or professional reorientation? Environmental Education Research, 5(3) pp. 305-318.
- Sankey, K. and Osborne, M. (2006) 'Lifelong learning reaching regions where other learning doesn't reach'. In R. Edwards et al Researching learning outside the academy. London: Routledge (in press)
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