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discussion item Participatory Development (0) in Coffee Klatsch
I have been appointed to planning committees for a number of conferences coming up over the next 9 + months. Last week I went to the first meetings for 2 of the committees. In December, UNESCO is sponsoring a conference jointly with The Asia-Pacifi...
Updated 32 weeks ago, Tagged by: Thomas Kriese (CCAL30), Linda ทรัพยากร Nowakowski (CCAL30)

discussion item Comment (6) on Participatory Development (0) in Coffee Klatsch
Hello M'Kananga-Richard, I probably did read Deschooling Society back in the 1970's, but to be truthful I don't remember much. However I will point to the Preservation Institute which has links to Illich's writing on the Web, including the whole te...
Updated 33 weeks ago, Tagged by: John Powers (CCAL30)

discussion item Comment (5) on Participatory Development (0) in Coffee Klatsch
Linda, I'm sorry I've been busy and haven't been able to contribute to this conversation. I hope you don't mind , slightly off-topic, I just discovered from this link that Riane Eisler has a new book, "The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring E...
Updated 33 weeks ago, Tagged by: Linda ทรัพยากร Nowakowski (CCAL30)

discussion item Comment (0) on Participatory Development (0) in Coffee Klatsch
Looking back at the times when education sector had not gained full liberalisation in Kenya, the then government introduced an education system that envisioned sustainable development, where more practical subjects like Agriculture, art and craft, el...
Updated 33 weeks ago, Tagged by: Linda ทรัพยากร Nowakowski (CCAL30)

discussion item Comment (5) on Participatory Development (0) in Coffee Klatsch
Do you think that higher education should be involved in community development? Wow what academic and brainy conversations going around this topic. My hat off to you for initiating it. My answer to the above question: yes and no. First what is the d...
Updated 34 weeks ago, Tagged by: Linda ทรัพยากร Nowakowski (CCAL30)

discussion item Comment (5) on Participatory Development (0) in Coffee Klatsch
Thanks a lot Linda for the invitation. I feel before we progress we need first be able to define "higher education". From what point does education start to be higher and what characterises the lower level? I understand that one of the millenium dev...
Updated 34 weeks ago, Tagged by: Linda ทรัพยากร Nowakowski (CCAL30)

discussion item Comment (5) on Participatory Development (0) in Coffee Klatsch
Hello Linda this is indeed great idea and hope that your plans fall in place and you produce a workable document that works and the good thing about is that you cross cutting the cultural boundaries. I think that in your earlier question where you as...
Updated 34 weeks ago, Tagged by: Linda ทรัพยากร Nowakowski (CCAL30)

discussion item Comment (0) on Participatory Development (0) in Coffee Klatsch
As I develop my research proposal, this whole concept of participatory, sustainable development is central and now, since that meeting, I have been thinking about how I might be able to engage my undergraduate students. One thought that is in my min...
Updated 34 weeks ago, Tagged by: Linda ทรัพยากร Nowakowski (CCAL30)

discussion item Comment (0) on Participatory Development (0) in Coffee Klatsch
The Integrated Studies program that I am studying in had been under the direction of the Faculty of Liberal Arts. It was not developed for this purpose and it had been faltering. During this past year the program was moved to the Faculty of Manageme...
Updated 34 weeks ago, Tagged by: Linda ทรัพยากร Nowakowski (CCAL30)

discussion item Comment (5) on Participatory Development (0) in Coffee Klatsch
I have led an organization for more than 14 years with a goal of helping kids living in inner city poverty be starting jobs and careers. Thus, I've put a lot of time and thinking into what's being discussed in this particular thread. We're really ...
Updated 34 weeks ago, Tagged by: Linda ทรัพยากร Nowakowski (CCAL30)

discussion item Comment (13) on Participatory Development (0) in Coffee Klatsch
Linda "Blessed by Gulu!" Nowakowski said: Do you think that higher education should be involved in community development? Absolutely and it should start in pre-school with at least two meals a day and lots, and lots, and lots of colorful stimul...
Updated 34 weeks ago, Tagged by: Linda ทรัพยากร Nowakowski (CCAL30)

discussion item Comment (5) on Participatory Development (0) in Coffee Klatsch
(I've been saving as I go, FYI, so I don't accidently lose all of this that I'm writing. Sorry if you didn't want such a detailed response, by the way.) At this point, I've yet to state my point of view, though. Community development, in my mind, ...
Updated 34 weeks ago, Tagged by: Linda ทรัพยากร Nowakowski (CCAL30)

discussion item Comment (5) on Participatory Development (0) in Coffee Klatsch
We then move to higher education, which again has both private and government-run sectors. I, again, have a knowledge base almost completely in the public sector. Should community service be a part of college learning? More and more schools are sa...
Updated 34 weeks ago, Tagged by: Linda ทรัพยากร Nowakowski (CCAL30)

discussion item Comment (0) on Participatory Development (0) in Coffee Klatsch
Do you think that higher education should be involved in community development?
Updated 34 weeks ago, Tagged by: Linda ทรัพยากร Nowakowski (CCAL30)

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