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Kate Sankey

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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