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Some important resources on Ageing

Posted November 12, 2021 - 16:41 by Peter Kearns

The International Longevity Centre in London holds an annual conference on The Future of Ageing. The 2021 conference will be held on 3 December. The UK Minister for Care and Mental Health, Gillian Keegan, will give the keynote address. These annual Future of Ageing conferences are very useful in updating developments in the transition towards a longevity society.

Entrepreneurship Education

Posted September 2, 2019 - 09:49 by Peter Kearns

The first issue of Volume 2 of the new Entrepreneurship Education journal, published by Springer, is now available online. This issue (Vol 2, Issue 1-2) ranges across school issues, management education, theoretical foundations, and youth education. The journal is edited by Professor Xu, UNESCO Chair of Entrepreneurship Education at Zhejiang University in China.

Being human in the era of the fourth industrial revolution and AI

Posted April 16, 2019 - 09:19 by Peter Kearns

The recent PASCAL and PIMA report on Good Active Ageing, which I edited with Denise Reghenzani Kearns, discussed the implications of the convergence of the demographic and technological revolutions. The demographic revolution with ageing populations is occurring at a time when revolutionary changes in digital technologies associated with artificial intelligence, robotics and biotechnologies are impacting on society with this impact certain to increase. How soon superintelligence arrives is a matter of lively discussion.

The Value of Nostalgia Therapy for Fourth Age Learners with Dementia

Posted February 14, 2019 - 03:04 by Peter Kearns

The report of the PASCAL-PIMA SIG on learning in later life suggested the value of a four stage approach to learning in the lifecycle with the Third Age (51-75) and Fourth Stage (75+) covering the subject of learning in later life. While there is a growing experience and research bass on Third Age learning, less is available on the difficult Fourth Age when illnesses such as dementia are becoming more prevalent. Much would be gained by exchanges on good practice models to learning and well-being in the Fourth Stage of the lifecycle.

Learning and Memory

Posted June 4, 2018 - 08:36 by Peter Kearns

The Queensland Brain Institute, located at the University of Queensland, has devoted an issue of their publication “The Brain” to the area of Learning and Memory. Learning is one of the interests of the Brain Institute which it carries forward in partnership with the Science of Learning Research Centre  (SLRC) which is a national interdisciplinary research centre.

Rethinking EcCoWell: In the Context of Sustainable Development Goals

Posted March 3, 2018 - 10:17 by Peter Kearns

This paper reviews the experience of the EcCoWell concept which was developed by PASCAL in 2012 as an approach to holistic and integrated development of learning cities.

The conclusions and recommendations of the paper were approved by the PASCAL Board in November 2017 and are now serving as the basis for implementing EcCoWell 2 as a refinement of the EcCoWell concept relevant to progressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals in towns and cities. 

New journal of Entrepreneurship Education

Posted November 30, 2017 - 11:57 by Peter Kearns

Entrepreneurship education has received a considerable boost recently. This has ranged from the inclusion of entrepreneurship in the UNESCO Cork Call to Action to the PASCAL EcCoWell 2 approach to building learning cities.

In addition, a recent Springer publication titled “Entrepreneurial Learning City Regions” (ed James, Preece, Valdes-Cotera) provides examples of entrepreneurial action around the world.

Review of EcCoWell Approach to Learning Cities

Posted June 19, 2017 - 14:29 by Peter Kearns

The PASCAL Board has asked Peter Kearns, the founder of the EcCoWell approach to learning city development, to undertake a review of progress in implementing the idea since 1992 and to report to the Board by the end of this year. The summary below provides background on the EcCoWell idea and presents some questions where I would welcome comment.

Upcoming Springer publication on Entrepreneurial Learning City Regions

Posted March 21, 2017 - 06:14 by Peter Kearns

The Springer publication on “Entrepreneurial Learning City Regions” is in final stages of editing and should be available soon. The book has been edited by Judith James and Jean Preece (Swansea) and Raul Valdes-Cotera (UIL) and so represents a nice example of PASCAL and UIL collaboration.

Taipei and Cork Learning Neighbourhoods pilots

Posted September 30, 2016 - 11:38 by Peter Kearns

A worthwhile outcome of the PASCAL International - Learning Cities 2040 gathering, was the exchange between Taipei and Cork on their Learning Neighbourhoods pilots. 

 

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