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Big Tent II - Community-University Engagement in 2030: A Scenario

Posted October 10, 2011 - 19:57 by Mike Osborne

Here is a draft of Perspectives from the "Big Tent" global dialogue on Community-University Research and Engagement to be held on October 17, 2011. This is the second global statement by the "Big Tent" group of international community university research and engagement networks and will be finalised following discussions that will be chaired from the University of Glasgow by Dr Rajesh Tandon of PRIA and Professor Michael Osborne of PASCAL amongst the networks.

We welcome comments from our subscribers in advance of the dialogue and thereafter.

 

Next GACER gathering May-10-12, 2012, Bonn, Germany

Posted October 6, 2011 - 09:41 by Budd Hall

Dear Friends,

The next larger gathering of the Global Alliance for Community Engaged Research will take place within the 5th Living Knowledge Conference May 10-12-Bonn, Germany.


Re-imagining Research Relationships
Co-creating Knowledge in a Democratic Society

Interesting Community-University Research and Engagement work in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Posted September 25, 2011 - 08:59 by Budd Hall

A stunning early autumn day in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  Some interesting developments here that might be of interest to some of you.

Creation of the Centre for Public Involvement

Latest Issue of JACE - four articles on universities and regional development

Posted July 16, 2011 - 08:59 by Mike Osborne

The latest issue of the Journal of Adult and Continuing Education (JACE 17.1) has just been published, and includes articles by PASCAL board members and associates.

Removal of A, B, C designation for academic journals in Australia

Posted May 30, 2011 - 14:18 by Budd Hall

Dear Friends,

Susan Goff from Australia has just alerted us to what may appear to be  a rather esoteric but interesting development, the removal of so-called quality rankings for scholarly journals in merit and quality assessment measures for scholars in Australia.  These regulations have had a negative impact on academics doing engaged scholarship.  I hope that this is an indication of the pendulum beginning to swing in at least a minor way in the directions for which many of have been advocating.

 

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