PASCAL International Observatory Site Digest for 11/07/19

XVIth PASCAL Conference cancelled

Written by Josef Konvitz on Jul 11, 2019 02:08 pm

The XVIth PASCAL Conference on “Learning for Resilience: People, Place and Partnership in Urban and Rural Communities” which had been scheduled for 16-19 October 2019 has been canceled. We are grateful to the Centre for Adult Continuing Education at University College Cork which, in co-operation with the Skellig Centre for Research and Innovation in County Kerry for the invitation to host this ambitious and exciting programme, and we are grateful to those who indicated their interest to speak at or to participate in this event.

Call for Contributions! GUNi International Conference on SDGs: Higher Education and Science Take Action - Deadline for submission: 15 Sept 2019

Written by Mike Osborne on Jul 09, 2019 02:00 pm

Start: Jul 11 2019 14:00

Timezone: Europe/London

Ciutadella Campus, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Carrer de Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27

08005 Barcelona

Spain

After a successful first edition of the International Conference on SDGs: Actors and Implementation, GUNi will be holding the second edition of the GUNi International Conference on Sustainable Development Goals: Higher Education and Science Take Action on the 5th and 6th of March 2020 at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) in Barcelona.

NEP: New Economics Papers - Social Norms and Social Capital - Digest, Vol 104, Issue 1

Written by Fabio Sabatini on Jul 08, 2019 01:32 pm

In this issue we feature 5 current papers on the theme of social capital, chosen by Fabio Sabatini (Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”):

The Struggle for Control over Identities – Education, History and Local Communities in Scandinavia: Henrik Zipsane

Written by Henrik Zipsane on Jul 05, 2019 12:50 pm

A classic example used in many school books to illustrate how industrialisation changed the way of life in the second half of the 19^th century is the need for fixing time on local, national and international level. It was a precondition for knowing when a train would arrive and depart. But another impact of fixing the time according to the clock was that employees knew when to meet and when to leave their workplace and workers and employers alike could measure salary related to work hours.

Catch the Early Rate While it Lasts! | 3rd International Placemaking Week

Written by Mike Osborne on Jul 02, 2019 12:32 pm

The early rate is $595 and is only available until July 12th at 5pm EST -- just under two weeks away. After this time, the rate will increase and you will miss out on the lowest rate available to attend the event!

ALADIN Online Alert 27

Written by Lisa Krolak on Jul 01, 2019 07:57 pm

The ALADIN Online Alert is a joint ALADIN initiative, produced bimonthly by the UIL Library and CDÉACF, with input from additional ALADIN members from all over the world. Its goal is to share recent online and full-text information and documents in the area of adult and lifelong learning.

Winter 2019 Newsletter of the Australian Learning Communities Network (ALCN)

Written by Jim Saleeba on Jun 29, 2019 02:21 pm

Please find featured below and attached the Winter 2019 issue of the newsletter Ripples, from the Australian Learning Communities Network (ALCN):

Cedefop newsletter No 91 - June 2019

Written by Mike Osborne on Jun 27, 2019 08:00 pm

Here is the latest Cedefop newsletter:

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