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SOME ASSERTIONS BASED ON A SYNTHESIS OF EVIDENCE CONSIDERED ​

1 The semantics of participation  should enable  parent engagement in formal learning institutions

2 The desire to provide public access to data  in usable,understandable form  is increasing- an element of parental choice of learning institution and their capacity to contribute to decision making on an equal footing. 

3 The trade off balancing independence/accountability  dealt with differently at Global levels ( Finland ;USA UK  Australia National /state policy ideological divide with political parties )

4 The legislation/policy framework/guideline/protocol/practice cascade in top down change processes Vs the bottom up  practice based evidence /local innovation or next practice approach/the single idea ( boot camps for adolescent offenders  ?? )

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WHO does /could/should make the complementary contributions to support lifelong/lifewide learning ?​BOUNDARY ACTORS

WHAT  results are must have OUTPUTS,like to have OUTCOMES,love to have  IMPACTS

 

Openness and transparency can save money, strengthen people’s trust in government and encourage greater public participation in decision-making UK Cabinet Office 



he Local Authority Central Spend Equivalent Grant (LACSEG) is paid to academies in recognition of the fact that as independent schools they no longer receive a number of services from local authorities (LAs) and must make appropriate provision for themselves



Public Bodies 2012 UK aims to provide a single transparent statement of what Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) exist, what they spend, who works for them, and how they impact on people’s lives.

ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES AND BUSINESS INNOVATION
“-- the crucial moment in industrial society when the entrepreneur or engineer or designer comes up with an idea that can then be implemented by taking advantage of economies of scale is no longer central. The aims and organization of wealth creation no longer take on the form of a pyramid or hierarchy, with the genius who generates new ideas and the technocrat manager who implements them occupying the top floor, while down below at end of the chain of command is the “front-line” worker. --. Everyone is the inventor and implementer of his or her own designs, the unique, personalized set of artefacts, services, and experiences. As a result, in the Learning-intensive Society there is a profound difference when compared to industrial society in the relationship of knowledge to production or, in more general terms, the activities that (re)create daily life.”

​GOVERNMENT'S COMMUNICATION ON​​​ FINLAND’S NATIONAL INNOVATION STRATEGY​ TO THE PARLIAMENT

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“If we believe the government can make a difference in people’s lives, we have the obligation to prove that it works – by making government smarter, and leaner and more effective…”

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
APRIL 13, 2011



The Australian Government  Report On Government Services 2013 (ROGS facilitates improved service delivery, efficiency and performance, and accountability to governments and the public by providing a repository of meaningful, balanced, credible, comparative information on the provision of government services, capturing qualitative as well as quantitative change



The department has developed a Policy Instruments Framework to:

• Enhance access to the department's policy instruments through a centralised index
• Maintain version control to ensure up-to-date information is available
• Encourage consistent approach across the department
• Ensure transparency and accountability to stakeholders and the public

Policy and Procedure Register QLD Government Department of Education Training and Employment 



HOW  do we engage the people with the mission/mandate/capabilities  to add value to learning? SYSTEMS RESOURCES TOOLS

The visual presentation of data  Political donations US election ​ The 11 tools used in US presidential campaign by Barak Obama                

Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/BarackObama

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                Flickr – http://www.flickr.com/BarackObamaDotCom)

                Google+ - https://plus.google.com/u/0/+BarackObama/
                Instagram - http://web.stagram.com/n/barackobama
                Mobile App – http://www.barackobama.com/app
                Pinterest – http://pinterest.com/barackobama/
                Spotify (love this!) – http://open.spotify.com/user/barackobama
                Storify – http://storify.com/barackobama_com
                Tumblr – http://barackobama.tumblr.com/
                Twitter – http://www.barackobama.com/twitter

                YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/BarackObama

 

​WHERE are the emergent transdisciplinary trends /patterns with the potential to amplify  "next practice parent engagement " in lifelong/lifewide learning?​​ FACTORS

Legislative base of engagement

• Education act QLD on P&C Associations AND SCHOOL COUNCILS
• Independent state schools proposals in QLD 
•  National Parnership schools and increased independence 
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• Gonski review of funding 

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WHY should we do things differently?VALUES ​

Dr. ​Janette Hartz-Karp suggests  the DEAD strategy  [Decide (frame the parameters/agenda/answer ?) ,Educate( assemble the supporting evidence to shape learning/debate  ) Advocate ( market benefits ) Defend (reframe answers to policy challenges within the parameters )] is not sustainable .

"In the WA Health Department, there was concern about the health of a particular Aboriginal community in the far north. Indigenous people were consulted on their preferred health service, using ‘best practice’ methods of consulting with Aboriginal people. As a result of this input, a new health facility was built. At the launch, an Aboriginal elder called it, somewhat unceremoniously—
“a palace floating in a sea of shit”. Their health problem was the lack of sewerage, not medical facilities.



However, some agencies reported that, because of security restrictions placed on agency computer systems and internet access, they were unable to use social media to engage with stakeholders. In particular, staff could not access social media platforms such as Facebook, Google+, Twitter or online forums and blogs.

​Open public sector information: from principles to practice
Report on agency implementation of the Principles on open public sector information February 2013
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner​