November 2013

  • What characterises a good [esd] indicator?

    This question ran through a 2012 conference in Berne at which I spoke.  The conference marked the conclusion of the project "Development of Indicators to Evaluate Offerings and Performance in the Area of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)", which ran...

  • The Manifesto we all want – esd's just the thing for a fair economy

    This is the third post focused on the "Enabling the future we want: education for sustainable development in the UK – a manifesto for dialogue, collaboration and action post Rio+20". It looks at the connection between ESD and the economy....

  • The Manifesto we all want – the call to governments

    This is the second post focused on the "Enabling the future we want: education for sustainable development in the UK – a manifesto for dialogue, collaboration and action post Rio+20". It looks at who the manifesto is trying to influence....

  • A Manifesto we all want, but where Business has no business

    I got my invitation the other day to the House of Commons launch of "Enabling the future we want: education for sustainable development in the UK – a manifesto for dialogue, collaboration and action post Rio+20". This is the first...

  • A tale of three universities

    I wrote the other day about how hard it had proved to find out anything about Bristol's ESD activities from their website.  Bristol's Chris Willmore kindly responded, pointing out that it's better to use Google, and she posted this to...

  • Milk insights from Henry Hobhouse

    My admiration for the mind (and pen) of the economic historian Henry Hobhouse knows no bounds.  You can keep your Jaded Diamonds, it's HH for me.  I have just finished his 3rd book: Forces of Change, having read his first...

  • Free school meals – a second (economically liberal) helping

    I wrote a month or so ago about the new policy for free school meals for early primary children in England.  I am still wondering how Mr Gove went along with the universalist nature of this, but no matter.  The...

  • My week

    This week began with a walk with grandchildren in London's Highgate Woods where I was surprised how much damage the recent storm had caused.  Despite the debris (mostly oak), it was a great place to run around. A Linkedin update...

  • Bristol fashion but not very ship-shape

    This is what the University of Bristol says about itself in EAUC’s 2013 Green Gown winners brochure: University of Bristol Embedding Education for Sustainable Development across the curriculum The University of Bristol has delivered a student led ESD initiative, reflecting...

  • A tale of two surveys

    I've looked at two surveys this week.  The first was that distributed by QAAHEA about its new draft Guidelines to HE institutions about SD / ESD (it never quite decided which this was).  The second was about the National Student...