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This section provides news about PASCAL together with significant developments in policy and research relating to the areas of interest to PASCAL. It is based on regular scanning of policy, practice and academic literature, including web-based sources.

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New LCN cities

Posted October 20, 2020 - 01:22

We are delighted to welcome the cities of Derby, Trieste, and Huye to PASCAL’s Learning Cities Networks (LCN). Each of these cities is strongly committed to learning as the core of its development strategies, and you can read more details on each city at these links:

New Research: Strengthening Public Market Systems | Placemaking Weekly

Posted October 18, 2020 - 22:28

This newsletter from the Project for Public Spaces connects people who share a passion for public spaces to ideas and issues, news, quotes, places, and events from the placemaking movement.

Melton City Council Learning Directory News - Free programs, learning festival and more!

Posted October 15, 2020 - 22:19

As we head towards the end of a challenging year, learning opportunities in the City of Melton are as ripe as ever. With all programs, workshops, forums and the like being delivered digitally, its now easier than ever to learn something new no matter your age, ability or interest.

Victoria leads the way in adult literacy, local adult learning centre rescues small town newspaper, inspiring ALW scholarship winners, and more in Quest

Posted October 15, 2020 - 22:09

Welcome to our third issue of Quest for 2020 which features stories about the impact of adult learning programs from around Australia.

In this issue, you'll find stories about how Shane Fitzsimmons, Head of Resilience NSW overcame a rocky start at school and found career success through adult learning, how a local adult education centre in Guyra NSW produces the town's successful newspaper, why Victoria is leading the way in adult literacy training, why there's no stopping our three amazing Adult Learners Week scholarship winners who have turned their lives around through adult education, and more.

NEP: New Economics Papers - Social Norms and Social Capital - Digest, Vol 119, Issue 2

Posted October 14, 2020 - 20:49

In this issue we feature 19 current papers on the theme of social capital, chosen by Fabio Sabatini (Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”):

 

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