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THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: A
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION ADAPTING IN A CHANGING WORLD
Grahame Collier [President]
Phil Smith [Vice President]
Presented by Cam Mackenzie
Chronicle a path A path that might raise some points of similarity and difference that could be useful for you
A path that identifies some of what we have learnt, some directions we have taken.
A path taken by Education [EE/ESD/LfS/ EfS] interwoven with a path for a professional body
A pathway to further conversation locally, Nationally, internationally
In my country it is appropriate to….
Pay respect to and acknowledge the indigenous owners of the land. I would like to do this here, too.
The indigenous people are the first step on the path of people’s
interaction with their environment in this place
Three recurring themesProgressing education policy/programs
or progressing an Association
Communicating Planning Acting
The Association has three major roles:
To promote the most extensive and effective use of education to help people to live more sustainably.
To support its members and others in the sector through professional development.
To develop local networks that facilitate people to share programs and skills
The Association is…
> a space machine! Making space in which educators can act. A vehicle for support…> an enabling body… individual educators can act in their own place and space… > an influencing group that influences the broader field so educators can act in bigger and bigger places and space…..
without powerful, active, alert, attentive, creative members, the Association can be none of these. A professional body is built on and of people!
STORY 1: WHERE OUR STORY TAKES PLACE
large, sparse, coastal fringe, mostly urban, multicultural, rich, minerals, still not a republic, three tiers of government.
When it comes to sustainability the national head has been not so much in the
sand as in the pocket
STORY 2: EVOLUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Mirroring International Activity
1970 First Environmental Education [EE] conference held I973 First World Environment Day held. 1975 Belgrade 1977 Tiblisi.1979 AAEE established.1992 Rio and Agenda 211993 Agenda 21 was first enshrined in law [Local Gov]. 2000 Environmental Education for a Sustainable Future: National Action Plan [NAP] the National Environmental Education Council [NEEC] 2005 Decade for Education for Sustainable Development2005 AUSSI and Schools Policy2007 Second NAP
Progressing from……
Nature studies
Environmental Education
Education for Sustainability
Continuing Evolutionary process at varying rates to ?????
Progressing from……
School-basedAcademic driven [champions]
to
Community educationIndustry education
Practitioner/agency/policy driven…academic informed
STORY 3: LEADERSHIP FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Our National Action Plan [NAP ] National Environmental Education Network,
the National Environmental Education Council and the Australian Research
Institute in Education for Sustainability [ARIES]
State Territory and local govt rolesNGOs
Who are the real leaders?
The people? The scientists and academics? The species in our remaining flora and fauna - reducing biodiversity? The government? Our industries? The professional bodies - our association –
what is our role?
STORY 4: GROWTH OF THE FIELD
Quantity: there are more of us…Capacity: We are moving from isolated problems ‘solving’ to systemic thinking – about sustainability. Better integration of education. Quality: We are taking more time to study and learn from others. More networking, evaluating, reflecting.Evolving: We are evolving quickly into a more powerful force for change.
STORY 5: THE EVOLUTION OF THE ASSOCIATION
There has never been a more important time for us to have a vibrant Association, but a couple of years ago the Association
was at risk of stagnating. New…. Vision
StructureRelevance to our people
Relevance to the stakeholders
Integrating communicating, planning and acting
THE ONGOING STORY… our likely future story
Chapter 1: How we talk about ourselves and what we do? Integrating communicating, planning and actingChapter 2: We Need professional standards and accreditationChapter 3. We require adequate public policyChapter 4: We will be an outward looking Association
AAEE lessons from our stories so far…A vibrant well governed professional body, full of active workers.
A body that values people in promoting change. we strong when we are working together.
Clear objectives and vision – an organisation of power and punch.
A means of balancing volunteerism with funded support.
Strengthened strategic thinking and planning.
Building membership by receptiveness to member needs
.