News

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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Lifelong Learning and Governance. From Programming to Action – Selected Experiences from Asia and Europe

Posted March 31, 2014 - 10:34

This new book has been published by the Regional Office of DVV International for the use of colleagues who work towards lifelong learning policies and systems in their countries. Apart from a number of interesting articles there are documents from recent conferences in the region that looked at learning cities, adult education and lifelong learning. It is an extended and translated version of the journal Bildung und Erziehung, 4 / 2013 published by Boehlau Verlag.

News from Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for All - Lao PDR, 10-14 March 2014

Posted March 31, 2014 - 09:55

This year’s Non-formal Education Conference of the Ministry of Education and Sports was enriched by several expert participants from Asia Pacific countries like Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Korea, Thailand as well as regional organizations like SEAMEO, APUCEN and ASPBAE, and others working with PASCAL and CR&DALL.

OECD Workshop Shares National Experiences on Green Growth

Posted March 25, 2014 - 08:37

20 February 2014: Participants shared regional and national examples of good practice on green growth at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Expert Workshop on ‘Green Growth, Development Planning and Policy.' Participants emphasized the need to understand the economic rationale behind existing green business initiatives and the possibility to 'green' existing jobs, as opposed to creating more green jobs.