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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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Proposals due Nov 15 for CU Expo 2013: The Canadian-led international conference on community-university partnerships

Posted October 1, 2012 - 19:01

Proposals are due Nov 15 to present at CU Expo, the Canadian-led international conference on community-university partnerships, set to take place June 12-15,

2013 in Corner Brook, Newfoundland.  The CU Expo website is now live and information on proposal submission is posted at http://bit.ly/N33FtM

Practice in Participation

Posted September 28, 2012 - 10:26

Practice in Participation (www.practiceinparticipation.org) is a web-based portal that is both a digital resource and a forum to contribute and access field-based knowledge on participatory practices. The portal has been developed as a tool for promotion of participation and empowerment of the hitherto excluded and marginalised citizens of our societies.

Growing importance of international qualifications affects training landscape

Posted September 26, 2012 - 14:59

International qualifications - awarded by social partner organisations or multinational companies rather than public authorities - now cover fields as diverse as ICT, welding, sports, air transport, financial services and hairdressing. A recent Cedefop study - "International Qualifications" (featured below and attached for download) asks what this trend means for education and training standards and for the wider recognition of qualifications.

Call for papers: ESREA triennial conference, Berlin, September 4-7, 2013

Posted September 25, 2012 - 18:35

I'm happy to announce that the conference website for the ESREA triennial conference taking place in Berlin September 4-7, 2013, is now open at: http://ebwb.hu-berlin.de/aktuelles/esrea 

Featured below is the call for papers. Deadline for submission is January 15. 

Best wishes

Andreas Fejes

Associate Professor, PhD (Docent, Fil Dr)

Towards Common Criteria for Learning Communities and Cities (Second Extended Version)

Posted September 21, 2012 - 04:30

Featured below and attached you will find the second and extended version of the framework document Towards Common Criteria for Learning Communities and Cities (Word and PDF).

You are most welcome to circulate the framework, as we are interested in all kinds of comments and reflections.

Best regards,

Jan Gejel

Xploit Coordinator

 

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