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RCE British Columbia-2011-2011

RCE British Columbia-2011

1. Leadership, Vision and Objectives
1. Vision of your RCE: 
BC/North Cascades RCE works to integrate the concepts of environmental education into the formal school curriculum of the province of British Columbia, Canada. Through public dialogues, professional development seminars, networking and innovative research projects, the BC RCE also works to educate the general public on the concepts of sustainable development.
2. Leadership structure
a. Administration: 
3
b. Transactional : 
4
c. Transformational : 
3
2. Social Network
3. Core partners: 
Simon Fraser University
BC Ministry of Education
Metro Vancouver (Regional Government)
University of British Columbia
Royal Roads University
4. Cooperation and communication : 
The Core Partners, together with a larger Advisory Council of key member organizations, meet quarterly to plan and review activities. The group also hosts at least one major networking event each year to share ideas, update activities, and brainstorm new initiatives.
5. Facilitating development
Connections / Partnership with
UN institutions
yes/no: 
No
Other international organizations
yes/no: 
No
Other RCEs
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Some contact/discussions with other Canadian RCEs.
International experts
yes/no: 
No
Expert organizations at national, regional and global levels
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Yes, Advisory Council includes representatives from about 20 different regional organizations.
6. Social network
a. Information network (exchanging information, e.g. building up a database for SD projects): 
3
b. Knowledge network (creating knowledge by collaboration, e.g. finding synergies between partners by experience exchange): 
4
c. Innovation network (creating innovation by co-creation and shared vision,e.g. investigating new solutions for challenges by f: 
3
3. Participation
7. Participation of actors : 
Our partners participate and contribute ideas and resources at quarterly meetings, annual networking functions and specific project partnerships. For example, we distributed funding to about 10 different partner groups throughout British Columbia to assist in our Environmental Learning dissemination project and workshops.
8. Participation opportunities
a.Informational participation (people get informed about decisions and actions): 
4
b.Consultation participation (people are asked about their needs and opinions): 
3
c.Decision influencing participation (people are involved in decision making processes): 
3
4. Education & Learning
Connections / Partnership with
a. Access to quality basic education
yes/no: 
No
b. Training for different sectors of the society
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Professional development workshops undertaken throughout the region, and development of curriculum resources in both formal and non-formal sectors.
c. Public awareness
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Through our very successful web portal, annual conferences/dialogues, and general media.
d. Reorientation of existing education
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Curriculum development in conjunction with BC Ministry of Education has been very successful, as well as professional development seminars to train practitioners.
5. Research Integration
15. Description of research
a. Disciplinary (focusing on one discipline of research, e.g. social aspects) : 
2
b. Interdisciplinary (taking interrelations between disciplines into account, e.g. economic effects on the environment and peopl: 
4
c. Transdisciplinary (involving affected people into your research activities, e.g. interviews with affected people): 
4
Tagging
Continent: 
Americas
Country: 
Canada
Region: 
Americas
Type: 
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