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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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Call for Papers: Relational and Social Network Perspectives in Community Psychology

Posted September 5, 2012 - 13:50

Call for papers: Proposals due by Nov. 15, 2012 - Relational and Social Network Perspectives in Community Psychology

A special issue of the American Journal of Community Psychology 
Guest editors: Jennifer Watling Neal & Brian D. Christens 

Relational and social network perspectives focus on patterns of relationships between sets of actors (e.g., people, organizations, communities). Community psychologists have long recognized the conceptual importance of relationships and the potential of social network analysis to enhance methodological sophistication in the field. Moreover, recent groundbreaking studies have thrust social network dynamics to the forefront of contemporary social science. The growing prominence of social network studies provides an opportunity not only for increasing methodological sophistication, but also for reconsiderations of theory.

Ripples - Official Newsletter of the Australian Learning Communities Network - August 2012

Posted September 4, 2012 - 22:55

Please find below and attached the latest copy of Ripples, the official newsletter of the Australian Learning Communities Network:

Illinois Policy Survey: 2012 Edition

Posted August 30, 2012 - 18:49

The Illinois Policy Survey is a continuing program in Northern Illinois University’s Center for Governmental Studies. It is designed to provide citizens and state leaders with systematic and representative information on public attitudes, values and expectations with respect to the performance of elected officials and policy issues facing Illinois. 

The full report appears below and is attached.

Survey evaluates Queensland local government climate mitigation

Posted August 30, 2012 - 13:58

The University of Southern Queensland was involved with PURE recently in a review of the engagement processes in existence amongst government, agency and higher education institutions in the Darling Downs region. A report has been issued recently on climate concerns and illustrates the further linkages now in progress between the University and local government agencies in the area. It is an interesting postscript to the PURE review of such relationships.

Associate Professor Heather Zeppel, Mid Career Research Fellow at USQ reports:

CMA: The Paradox of Massive Open Online Courses

Posted August 29, 2012 - 13:54

World Committee for Lifelong learning (CMA) has posted a new item, The Paradox of Massive Open Online Courses

Inherent then in the celebration of online learning is a paradox. While it is consistent with the liberating access to higher education necessary for lifelong learning, it poses the threat of renewed learner dependence. Teaching and learning are at their best transformative for both the educator and the learner. Technology does not preclude this, in fact if used creatively technology can enhance the experience. But uncritical acceptance of the one-way directional transmission of information may take the learner away from the fulfillment that comes with self-directed awareness and learning.

 

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