RCE East Midlands-2010

Submitted by RCEeastmidlands on Wed, 2010-04-07 18:54
1. Leadership, Vision and Objectives
1. Vision of your RCE: 
A regional framework for members to collaborate, research, inform, advise, promote and develop ESD activity together so that, by the end of the UN Decade for ESD in 2014, learning is central to the vision of sustainability in the East Midlands and ESD is central to education and training in all sectors. 2012: Under review
2. Leadership structure
a. Administration: 
1
b. Transactional : 
3
c. Transformational : 
6
2. Social Network
3. Core partners: 
In 2006 when established as an RCE we had 46 formal partners who all signed a partnership agreement. In 2010 partners are mainly from the membership of the 3 working groups. HE Group - Most of the 10 higher education institutions have attended the periodic meetings, led by Leicester and Loughborough Universities. FE Group (Further or Vocational Education) - Most of the 30 FE institutions have participated in the ESD audit, graduate assistant placement scheme and bimonthly meetings. Leicester University and Leicester College have led the group, with administrative support from Leicester University. Schools Group - Most of the 9 local authorities have been represented by staff with responsibility for sustainable schools. Some voluntary organisations have also supported such as Skillshare International, Food and Farming, Woodcraft Folk. The Government Office for the East Midlands has been a core partner and funder of the Schools group. The East Midlands Development Agency, Groundwork East Midlands and StudentForce for Sustainability have supported the working groups and Management Group. 2012: A revised partnership is being formed including Universities, Further Education colleges, schools, local authorities, businesses and voluntary sector
4. Cooperation and communication : 
Through the 3 working groups, each with 2 co-chairs, and the Management Group of these co-chairs, chair and external contact. We use a website and have used a newsletter in the past. Regular emails are sent to group members by the co-chairs of the 3 working groups, and regular bimonthly meetings are held by the FE and Schools group, and periodic meetings by the HE group. 2012: In reorganisation phase, mainly face-to-face meetings
5. Facilitating development
Connections / Partnership with
UN institutions
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
UNESCO ESD conferences attended by Coordinator. UNEVOC workshop attended by Coordinator and passed on to FE Group. 2012: Attendance at conferences.
Other international organizations
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Through members.
Other RCEs
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Through members.
International experts
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Through members.
Expert organizations at national, regional and global levels
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Through members.
6. Social network
a. Information network (exchanging information, e.g. building up a database for SD projects): 
3
b. Knowledge network (creating knowledge by collaboration, e.g. finding synergies between partners by experience exchange): 
3
c. Innovation network (creating innovation by co-creation and shared vision,e.g. investigating new solutions for challenges by f: 
4
3. Participation
7. Participation of actors : 
Through the Management Group & within the working groups. Through event organised by working group members or by the management group 2012: Through involvement in the reorganisation
8. Participation opportunities
a.Informational participation (people get informed about decisions and actions): 
5
b.Consultation participation (people are asked about their needs and opinions): 
1
c.Decision influencing participation (people are involved in decision making processes): 
4
4. Education & Learning
9. Educational activities : 
See secton 3 2012: Vision is under review
10. Competences and capabilities : 
See section 3 2012: Structure under review
Connections / Partnership with
a. Access to quality basic education
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Through working groups
b. Training for different sectors of the society
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Through working groups
c. Public awareness
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Through working groups
d. Reorientation of existing education
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Through working groups
12. Educational activities
a. Theory (communicating of ESD principles, strategies, examples): 
2
b. Discussion (knowledge exchange and mutual learning on ESD): 
3
c. Interactive & Multidimensional (Action oriented learning, e.g. workshops, intergenerational, interdisciplinary,…) : 
5
5. Research Integration
13. Research & Development (R&D): 
See section 3 2012: Through the Management and working groups
14. Research partners : 
As Working groups 2012: Working and Management group members
15. Description of research
a. Disciplinary (focusing on one discipline of research, e.g. social aspects) : 
6
b. Interdisciplinary (taking interrelations between disciplines into account, e.g. economic effects on the environment and peopl: 
3
c. Transdisciplinary (involving affected people into your research activities, e.g. interviews with affected people): 
1
Tagging
Continent: 
Europe
Country: 
United Kingdom
Region: 
Europe
Type: 
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