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PASCAL Director at 2013 Global HR Forum in Seoul

Posted November 10, 2013 - 12:49

Professor Michael Osborne, Director of PASCAL, presented at the 2013 Global HR Forum in Seoul in the strand entitled Lifelong Learning in the Centennial Era - For the Happy Third Age alongside Ian Baptiste Professor, Humanities and Social Sciences, St. George's University, Grenada, and discussants, Professor Heesu Lee, Dean, Graduate School of Global HR Development, Chung-Ang University and Professor Zunsang Han Professor, College of Sciences in Education, Yonsei University in a session sponsored by the Korean National Institute for Lifelong Learning (NILE).

UNESCO Chair in CBR Survey: Strengthening Community-University Research Partnerships

Posted November 6, 2013 - 11:02

In order to gain an overview of trends and patterns around the world on Community University Research Partnership (CURP) facilitating structures, we have created a multi-lingual survey in cooperation with our regional and global network partners.

Today’s school leavers less ready for work than they were in 1851

Posted November 5, 2013 - 10:13

Subscribers may be interested in new research from the UK’s online learning provider, learndirect, which suggests that today’s school leavers are less prepared for the workforce than they were in 1851. Looking into the last 160 years of the curriculum, this research shows which subjects have been phased out or kept on, and how this relates to workplace requirements - then and now. In the light of the secondary curriculum review and the research findings, learndirect has made recommendations for change to ensure school leavers gain the right skills.

New Economics Papers - Social Norms and Social Capital - 18-10-2013

Posted October 29, 2013 - 09:42

In this issue we feature 13 current papers on the theme of social capital:

Return to learning, return to work - Cedefop Briefing Note

Posted October 24, 2013 - 09:53

We are pleased to announce the availability of Cedefop's latest Briefing Note “Return to learning, return to work” for you to download in your preferred language (Spanish, German, Greek, English, French, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish and Portuguese) and format (PDFor eBook optimised for tablets and smartphones).

The English version of this paper is also featured below and attached for download...

Glasgow as a Learning City: Towards a Renewed Vision

Posted October 24, 2013 - 08:21

Glasgow, which once saw itself as a learning city, is reassessing its position and considering how to present itself in the current global climate. It is argued here that cities cannot afford to stay still but must adapt to new economic and social circumstances. Glasgow continues to reinvent itself, yet remains committed to the values of a learning city.

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