Welcome to the TESF Network Plus
We support collaborative research to develop understanding of how education systems can act as drivers of sustainable development in India, Rwanda, Somalia/Somaliland and South Africa.
The Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures network is funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund through the Economic and Social Research Council Network Plus scheme. It is coordinated out of the University of Bristol and works with partners in India, Rwanda, Somalia/Somaliland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. It is due to run for three and a half years, from November 2019 to April 2023 (subject to confirmation of a six-month extension by our funders).
Our research addresses the role of education in climate action, decent work and sustainable cities. Addressing inequalities relating to poverty, gender and the status of indigenous knowledge are cross-cutting themes in our work, as are concerns for foregrounding marginalised voices and decolonising research.
Call for Proposals
Our aim is to develop new knowledge that can assist education policy makers, practitioners, non-governmental and community-based organisations to implement policies and practices in education that are transformative and can contribute to ensuring equitable, just and environmentally sustainable development.
We are looking to fund and support a balanced mix of exploratory, innovative studies and pilot projects within the four countries of India, Rwanda, Somalia/Somaliland and South Africa. Funding levels will vary from small (up to £10k), medium (up to £30k) to large (up to £100k) for projects lasting between 12-18 months (18 month projects are subject to confirmation of a six-month extension by our funders). Proposals will be expected to show how the co-production of new knowledge will contribute to the TESF network’s objectives.
We aim to launch our call week commencing 25 January 2021.
Latest research
We are conducting research in to how education systems are responding to the impact of Covid-19.
Action-based research in Rwanda is exploring the use of solar-powered radios to reach poor communities in remote areas.
This Sociology Mind article explores the educational and broader social impacts of Covid-19 control measures in the education sector in Somalia/Somaliland.
This rapid response paper reflects the network’s collective experience in terms of responses to the current crisis.
Latest outputs
- Somalia/Somaliland - Background paper
- Rwanda - Background paper
- India - Background paper
- Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures - Foundations paper
- Mobilising Capacities for Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures: Opening Spaces for Collaborative Action and Learning
- Skilling for Sustainable Futures: To SDG 8 and Beyond
Latest events
- Webinar - Skills for Sustainable Futures
- Webinar - Unintended Methodologies: arts-based research practices as forms of listening
- Webinar - Re-imagining UK Education Research Partnerships in the South
- Webinar – Conceptualising Education for Sustainable Futures: Framing the work of the TESF Network Plus
New @FreshEdPodcast recommended collection out now! This one was hand picked by @IvetaSilova and focuses on the #ClimateEmergency. Her list includes episodes with @jasonhickel, @SaskiaSassen, @ArjenWals, and @mckenzia. https://freshedpodcast.com/recommended/
Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures will release a Call for Proposals (Expressions of Interest) for Southern-led research in India, Rwanda, Somalia/Somaliland & South Africa IMMINENTLY
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
"Decolonising education for sustainable futures"
A three-part seminar series OPEN TO ALL this February hosted by @SOEBristol in partnership with @UNESCO
Regstration & details here: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/events/2021/bce10-24feb.html
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https://www.norrag.org/covid-19-climate-and-culture-facing-the-crisis-of-neoliberal-individualism-by-iveta-silova-hikaru-komatsu-and-jeremy-rappleye/
Looking to learn something new in 2021?
You can start our free online course, '#Decolonising #Education: From Theory to Practice'. You will get to grips with the nature of the #colonial legacy on our current state of knowledge & learning practices.
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