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The TESF Network continues to develop open-access resources. These include films, briefing notes, background papers, Guides for Policy and Practice, webinar and presentation recordings and journal articles which you can browse here.
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Re-imagining UK Education Research Partnerships in the South: Prospects for Mutual and Equitable Relationships
webinar
This video is a recording of a webinar which took place on 18 November 2020 as part of the seminar series Bristol Conversations in Education, which is run by the School of Education at the University of Bristol.
Mobilising Capacities for Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures: Opening Spaces for Collaborative Action and Learning
background-paper
This background paper introduces plans for collaboration, learning and action within the Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures (TESF) Network Plus. It reports our experiences to date and aspirations moving forward for mobilising capacities for TESF and outlines the monitoring and evaluation processes we have established to support learning and adaptation in the network.
Collaboration and Capacity Development for TESF
briefing-note
This briefing note sets out the network's understandings of collaborations and capacity development and how these relate to activities within the network. It also outlines the main elements of the network's approach to monitoring, evaluation and learning.
COVID-19 Responses and Education in Somalia/ Somaliland
covid-19-related-research
The research covered in this journal article, published in Sociology Mind, explores the educational and broader social impacts of Covid-19 control measures and efforts to compensate for those measures in the education sector in Somalia/Somaliland.
Qoraal Kooban Oo Kusaabsan Covided - Koofidh-19 Iyo Waxbarashada Soomaaliya/ Somaliland
covid-19-related-research
This is a Somali language translation of an English language research report about impacts of Covid-19 responses on the education system in Somalia/ Somaliland.
Warbihinty Covided - Covid-19 Iyooney Walbarashoody Somalia/ Somaliland
covid-19-related-research
This is a translation of a research report in English into the Somali Maay dialect about impacts of Covid-19 responses on the education system in Somalia/ Somaliland.
India
briefing-note
This briefing note provides an introduction to education and sustainable development in India and raises key research questions that need to be addressed in order to examine education for sustainable development, education for sustainable cities and communities, and education for climate action.
Skilling for Sustainable Futures: To SDG 8 and Beyond
background-paper
This background paper takes a critical stance on the education - economic development relationship as reflected in current economic models, as well as proposes key questions TESF work can address in relation to skilling for sustainable futures.
Conceptualising Education for Sustainable Development: Framing the Work of the TESF Network Plus
webinar
This video is a recording of a webinar which took place on 22 July 2020 as part of the seminar series 'Bristol Conversations in Education', which is run by the School of Education at the University of Bristol.
Rwanda
briefing-note
This is a briefing note on transforming education for sustainable development in Rwanda.
Somalia/Somaliland
briefing-note
This is a briefing note on transforming education for sustainable futures in Somalia/ Somaliland.
Book Launch – Education for Sustainable Development in the Postcolonial World
webinar
This video is a recording of a webinar which took place on 16 July 2020 and which was organised by the Centre for Comparative and International Research in Education at the School of Education (University of Bristol) to mark the launch of Professor Leon Tikly’s new book on education for sustainable development in Africa, published by Routledge.
Rwanda Engagement Workshop
video
These videos were recorded during the Rwanda hub engagement workshop which took place in Kigali on 12 March 2020.
Introducing TESF
briefing-note
This briefing note introduces the Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures (TESF) Network Plus and how it seeks to develop the knowledge, skills and agency needed to contribute to transforming education for sustainable development.
The Case for Transformative Public Education
covid-19-related-research
This paper reflects the collective experience of participants in the network in terms of responses to Covid-19 and constitutes a rapid response to the current crisis in the light of the network's collective practical and research experience.
Addressing Cross-cutting Inequalities in TESF
briefing-note
TESF has identified three cross-cutting inequalities which will be addressed through the work of the network. These inequalities relate to gender, poverty and the devaluation of indigenous knowledge as an ongoing legacy of European colonialism. This briefing note provides a set of reflective questions which are intended to stimulate thinking about assumptions, thinking and practice within the network.
Climate Change and Education
briefing-note
This briefing note provides a short summary of some of the current debates and state of the research in relation to climate change and education.
Learning for Sustainable Livelihoods: Beyond SDG 8
briefing-note
This briefing note focuses on how learning for all, but especially marginalised groups, can be transformed to support decent, sustainable livelihoods as part of just transitions.
TESF Introductory Video
video
A video introducing the Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures (TESF) Network Plus.
TESF Introductory Video Extended Play
video
An extended video introduction to the Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures (TESF) Network Plus.
TESF Public Launch
video
These videos were recorded at the public launch of the Transforming Education for Sustainable Futures (TESF) Network Plus launch in January 2020 at the Watershed in Bristol.
Visual Minutes from TESF's Network Plus Inception Events
visual-minutes
These images, developed by artists from Creative Connection, capture the essence of the workshops, presentations and discussions which took place during the network's inception events in January 2020.
Discussion Forum on the Role of Higher Education Teaching and Public Engagement in Addressing the Climate Emergency
video
These videos were recorded at an event which took place at the University of Bristol in January 2020. The aim of the event was to discuss the role of Higher Education teaching and public engagement in addressing the climate emergency.
