Research and Development as an Essential Work Practice for Teachers.

Educators who have promoted the societal value of life-long learning must take heart from the growing acceptance by business and industry leaders that career-long education and development is essential for their survivaL This dawning realisation has been prompted by the harsh realities of competitive, global economics. Increasingly business leaders recognise that managers and employees must learn and adapt or contract and shut down. Ironically, much of the tough language of business and industry in regard to essential learnings and understandings (competencies) can be found in documented debate, system reports and teacher discourse of the seventies, a discourse labelled \u27soft\u27 by those who placed their faith in a narrow, fundamentalist, core skills approach to school education and training. Though sputterings of back to the basics! are still heard from time to time, these views are held by a conservative (albeit still powerful) minority

Entrevista a Sharan Burrow: 27 de enero de 2021

Sharan Burrow es la Secretaria General de la Confederación Sindical Internacional (ITUC) y anterior Presidenta del Consejo australiano de Sindicatos (ACTU) (2000–2010). Es la primera mujer en convertirse Secretaria General del ITUC desde su fundación en 2006, y fue la segunda mujer en convertirse en Presidenta del ACTU. Se graduó como licenciada de la Universidad de Nueva Gales del Sur (Australia). Antes de convertirse en Presidenta del ACTU fue también Presidenta de la Unión de Educación australiana (AEU) en 1992. Burrow integra el Consejo de Supervisión de la Fundación Europea para el Clima y es co-presidenta honoraria del Proyecto de Justicia mundial

G20 2014: perspectives from business, civil society, labour, think tanks and youth

This paper brings together policy contributions from a wide cross-section of society interested in feeding into the G20 process. Summary G20 engagement partners from Business (B20), Civil Society (C20), Labour (L20), Think Tanks (T20) and Youth (Y20) have each provided a contribution for this issue of the Monitor. Each address how the groups are organising their contribution to the G20 process in 2014, their priorities for the G20, and thoughts on what would constitute ‘success’ in terms of possible outcomes from the Brisbane Summit. The Australian G20 Sherpa, Heather Smith, has provided an opening comment. Key points One characteristic that all engagement partners share is their recognition of the importance of strengthening the G20. Through their engagement with the G20 presidency, the G20 engagement partners have an important role to play in communicating the G20’s work to the wider public for greater understanding. The engagement partners can use their networks to help convey what the G20 is doing, and why the involvement of the non-government sector is important

G20 monitor: G20 outreach to society in 2015

G20 engagement group representatives from Business (B20), Civil Society (C20), Labour (L20), Think Tanks (T20), Women (W20), and Youth (Y20) have contributed to the 18th issue of the G20 Monitor. The representatives address how their groups have contributed to the G20 process in 2015, their priorities for the G20, and what would constitute success in terms of possible outcomes from the Antalya Summit. Key findings The G20 engagement groups represent a cross-section of society at the G20. They have an important role in publicly holding the G20 to account, assessing the forum’s performance, and contributing to the G20 agenda. The groups have differing agendas and vastly different priorities ahead of the Antalya Leaders’ Summit in November. However, there are some areas of overlap, such as calls from several groups for G20 leaders to respond to the Syrian refugee crisis and be more active in addressing gender inequality. Open and effective outreach to broader society should be an important priority of the 2016 Chinese G20 Presidency. China should look to improve the efficiency of the engagement processes in 2016, so that engagement groups are more focused on recommending fewer, but more pragmatic and high-impact policy solutions