p artnership for e ducation and research about r esponsible l iving

Partnership for Education and research about

Responsible Living South American Regional Network

June 30 - July 1, Buenos AiresDavid Chittenden – PERL Daily manager

www.perlprojects.org [email protected]

Summary

1. About PERL2. About Regional Networks3. Objectives for the meeting

Partnership for Education and Research about Responsible

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1. About PERL


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About PERL

• Network and a project• Over 100 institutions in 40 countries• Education and research about responsible

living• EU academic network and international• Hedmark University College, Norway• Consumer Citizenship Network


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Support


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PERL’s mission

• To educate individuals to recognise their power as citizens and to make more responsible daily and lifestyle choices

• To influence governments, businesses and schools to make better lifestyle choices both available and attractive, and to educate individuals.


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PERL’s approach

scientific investigation

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an active social learning process


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(physical, sociological, facts, values)

(open, participatory, reflecting, adapting)

PERL’s approach

“…learning which flows naturally into direct community engagement.

An exercise in anticipatory democracy”

Tøfler A. 1971


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PERL’s approach

Life Cycle Analysis

Social life cycle assessment

Life quality analysis


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PERL’s approach

• build bridges and to collaborate by recognising that people need to determine their own lifestyle changes

• based on good information, consultation and the principles of sustainable human development


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Macro-structural changes(international agreements and standards, national policies,

taxes ,laws, controls, etc )

Infra-structural changes(local policies, resources, curricula)

Research

Information

Education

Collaboration and co-operation(across disciplines, between producers and consumers,

within communities)

Collective and individual encouragement

Communication

Identification of fundamental principles

Examples of social innovation

PERL organisational structureInternational Reference Group

Local support unit

#6 International Dialogue &

Consultation

#2 Social Innovation

#4 Education for responsible living

#5 Communication & multimedia

Consultants’ Network

#3 Enabling Sustainable Lifestyles

Steering Group

#1 Reflection & implementation

WG leaders

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PERL Core Unit

International context• UN Decade on ESD 2005-2014• Marrakech Process on SCP• 10-Year Framework of Programmes on SCP• UN Commission on Sustainable Development• Green Economy, poverty alleviation

Rio + 20• Influence policy on Education

for Sustainable Consumption (ESC)


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ESC recommendations

• Here and Now! Education for Sustainable Consumption - Recommendations and Guidelines

• Roadmap to implement ESC • Core curriculum• Translations• Promotion and case studies


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Applied active research

• Global Survey on Sustainable Lifestyles• Design for Social Innovation and

Sustainability http://desis-network.org • Promoting New Responses series• Think Tanks• International conferences 2011 and 2012


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http://desis-network.org/

Methods and materials

• Social Innovation - Looking for Likely Alternatives, DESIS

• Active learning methodologies– Images and Objects

• YouthXchange• Adaption, translation, testing, training• Seminars, courses


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About PERL• Active, open and collaborative partners• Values-based & interdisciplinary approaches• Based on experience and research• Social innovation• Teaching methods and materials• Formal, informal and non formal• Curriculum & policy• And ...


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2. About PERL Regional Networks


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About Regional PERL Networks• Based on PERL/CCN ‘model’– concept - active, critical, conscientious consumer

& citizen– model - research, exchange of information,

testing, translating, seminars etc.– resource - providing content for core curricula,

modules, and teaching materials– point of reference - for other regions and

initiatives on consumer citizenship and ESC


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About Regional PERL Networks

• Asia/Pacific, Latin America, Africa• Framework for work in region• Representatives of ‘developing’ countries

focusing on their needs• June 2010 establishment


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About Regional PERL Networks

• Funding to date – UNEP and Sweden• ‘developing’ countries, Task Force on SL• PERL Work Group and Steering Group• Terms of Reference• Coordinator and core members• PERL partners – institution (and individual)• Just beginning – depends on you!


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PERL participation• Think Tank Nov 1-2 2010, London– Nominate 1-2 people (funded)

• International Conference, March 14-15 2011, Istanbul– Scholarships for presenting papers and panels

• Consultants’ Network– Translations, dissemination, adapting, disseminating,

researching, teaching etc.

• Projects in region– Train the trainers, research, platform, 10YFP ...

3. Objectives for the meeting


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Meeting objectives

a. Establish Network– Meet– Share– Consult– Learn– Inspire– Collaborate– Create …


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Meeting objectivesb. Strategy and Implementation plan

A ‘live’ document, a good ‘first draft’– Issues/needs of the region– Focus and role of Regional Network– Governance, structure, membership– Priority activity(ies) for region– Funding– Communication and promotion– Meetings and tasks


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Partnership for Education and research about

Responsible Living

Thanks!

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Regional PERL Networks

Ideas for action & collaboration• Carry out research – teaching, behaviour, perceptions, policy etc.– Global Survey data, Social Innovation– PERL conferences, PERL Think Tanks

• Adapt and use PERL methods & materials– Images & Objects toolkits, LOLA – Looking for

Likely Alternatives, courses, seminars


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Regional PERL NetworksIdeas for action & collaboration• Local/regional projects– youthXchange, Social Innovation

• 10-Year Framework of programmes on SCP– Promoting Here and Now!– Developing implementation capacity– Suggested programme

• Production/business, livelihoods, youth/ICT


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Funding• Additional Swedish for 2010– 11,000 US$ for next meeting – 11,000 US$ for project(s)

• Possibility of more in Nov/Dec 2010• Possibility of UNEP funding• Regional/national funding

opportunities?


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Communication/promotion• PERL Website www.perlprojects.org • PERL Newsletter• Regional/local audiences• Languages?• Links to PERL website


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http://www.perlprojects.org/

PERL governannce/logistics• Report to funders and Steering Group– CVs, membership etc

• PERL Partners – letter signed by institution• ’In kind’ support (PERL budget, meeting

rooms)• Cheap flights, public transport, hotels• Reimbursement and audits– All tickets, boarding passes etc


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PERL Work Groups1. Reflection &

Implementation2. Social Innovation 3. Enabling sustainable

lifestylesDeveloping research, policy analysis & recommendations

Giving visibility to creative communities that collaboratively invent new ways of living

Supporting projects around the globe that provide data for research and opportunities for teaching and learning

a. Think Tank consultations a. Sustaianble Everyday Explorations (SEE)

a. Sustainable Lifestyles Courses

b. Research on sustainable lifestyles

b. Sustainable Everyday Enabling Kits (SEEK)

b. Virtual Schools for Sustainable Consumption

c. ESC policy analysis & implementation

c. Design for Social Innovation & Sustainability (DESIS)

c. Global Survey on Sustainable Lifestyles


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PERL Work Groups4. Education for

responsible living5. Communication and

multimedia6. International

dialogueCreating materials and methodologies for consumer citizenship and education for sustainable consumption

Preparing and disseminating PERL methods and materials

Carrying out research, discussion and debate

a. Active learning methodologies

a. Seminars, courses and exhibitions

a. Consultants’ Network

b. Looking for Likely Alternatives - LOLA

b. Video and film b. Regional PERL Networks

c. Teacher training modules and courses

c. Distributing and using learning materials

c. International conferences

d. youthXchange project d. Translating materials & publications


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CCN Achievements• 5 International conferences• Built capacity and capability– Researchers and academics– Curriculum developers, teachers, teacher trainers

• Interdisciplinary and values-based• Materials and methods• Seminars, courses• Curriculum analysis and Here and Now!• All funding received and excellent evaluations


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p artnership for e ducation and research about r esponsible l iving

Documents

sustainable lifestylesdesign

core curricula

materialssocial innovation

perlccn modelconcept

better lifestyle choices

influence policy

exchange of information

good information