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UNESCO Chair hosted a symposium at the FIEP’s European The in Luxembourg. The FIEP, Fédération Internationale Congress Physique, is an international, non-governmental d’Éducation that aims to promote the development of physical federation and the use and protection of the outdoors, and to foster recreation, contribute to international cooperation in these fields.. The and ‘let’s inclusivize physical education, physical activity and symposium, (PEPAS) took an intersectional approach to inclusion while sport’ the potential of PEPAS to move all members of highlighting towards optimal wellbeing, shifting beyond the traditional society paradigm as outlined in the Sustainable Health treatment (see below). Spectrum UNESCO Chair presented 'Inclusivizing Physical The Physical Activity and Sport, addressing the Education, policy-practice gap and the data gap in international to participation rates of people with relation in physical activity and sport. The disabilities highlighted the Washington Questions presentation a valid solution to the data gap and presented as an online learning, transformational learning iPEPAS, currently under development at the UNESCO module which aims to bridge the policy-practice gap by Chair the capacity of PEPAS practitioners to increasing their practice.. inclusivize Hardman, Emeritus Professor at University of Ken expert advisor to UNESCO, WHO, IOC; and Worchester; researcher, presented ‘Putting the international in Physical Education Policy’ on behalf of Quality Prof Hardman shared how UNESCO’s UNESCO. Physical Education (QPE) policy package Quality to drive inclusion globally and reporting on the aims of the policy revision pilots that are occurring progress five countries around the world. For further in on UNESCO’s QPE click on the video. information Myers, Snior Lecturer at Liverpool John Elizabeth University; managing director at Scholary Moores and co-founder of the International Physical Ltd.; Association (IPLA) presented ‘Physical Literacy and Inclusive Physical Education’. Ms. Myers Literacy the holistic nature of physical literacy highlighted aims to promote lifelong participation in which activity in a person-centred, physical Richard Baley, writer in residence at the Dr. Council of Sport Science and Physical International (ICSSPE); and expert advisor to UNESCO, Education and the EU, presented ‘Girls, Women and WHO Activity: The Limits of Choice and Physical Dr. Bailey pointed out that the Opportunity’. to provide more choice, opportunity and strategy sport’ is often unsuccessful, especially ‘girl-friendly girls and women who are least active, as this for doesn’t address the underlying socialisation, strategy habitus, that is widely reinforced by the media or undermines and devalues the role of women which sport. This socialisation in turn becomes in by girls and women, impacting their embodied and participation in sport and choices perpetuating the status quo. unconsciously Richard Bailey presenting at the 'Inclusive Symposium' led by the UNESCO Dr 'at the FIEP European Congress in Luxembourg Chair F I E P E u r o p e a n C o n g r e s s I n c l u s i v e S y m p o s i u m education, sport education, sport for all, fitness and health, community-based manner. U N E S C O C h a i r I T T r a l e e N e w s l e t t e r | p g 2 6
T T r a l e e C o n t r i b u t i o n t o I h e C a r n e g i e C o m m u n i t y t n g a g e m e n t C l a s s i f i c a t i o n E i l o t i n I r e l a n d P Institute of Technology Tralee was recently recognised by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, at the International Association for Research on Service Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) Conference in NUIG, for its contribution to a two year project which piloted the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification in Ireland. Photo: .International Association for Research in Service Learning & Community Engagement (IARSLCE) in Galway, Brown University Community engagement describes the collaboration between institutions of higher ongoing across the Institute. It also acknowledged the significant presence of the education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually UNESCO Chair and the CARA centre in the Institute of Technology Tralee was recently beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity. The recognised by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, at the International purpose of community engagement is the partnership of college and university knowledge Association for Research on Service Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) Conference in and resources with those of the public and private sectors to enrich scholarship, research, and NUIG, for its contribution to a two year project which piloted the Carnegie Community creative activity; enhance curriculum, teaching and learning; prepare educated, engaged citizens; Engagement Classification in Ireland. strengthen democratic values and civic Community engagement describes the responsibility; address critical societal issues; and contribute to the public good. collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually This project was the first pilot study of the Elective Community Engagement Classification outside of beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity. The the United States higher education sector. The pilot was part of a continued national process to purpose of community engagement is the partnership of college and university knowledge find appropriate tools to build an evidence-base of Irish higher education institution’s contribution to and resources with those of the public and private sectors to enrich scholarship, research, and civic and community engagement, that aligns with the national higher education policy context. creative activity; enhance curriculum, teaching and learning; prepare educated, engaged citizens; Campus Engage is now progressing this work strengthen democratic values and civic through its Metrics and Evaluation Working Group. responsibility; address critical societal issues; and contribute to the public good. The UNESCO Chair’s Civic Engagement Strand Leader Edel Randles collated ITT’s submission Institute and the strong links existing between both organisations with the Dept. of Health & material and community engagement evidence for the pilot, and feedback from the panel was Leisure Studies curricular programmes, civic society groups and symbiotic community based very complementary. It acknowledging the depth and breadth of community engaged work research initiatives. U N E S C O C h a i r I T T r a l e e N e w s l e t t e r | p g 2 7
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