GB 0366 DEA - Development Education Association

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GB 0366 DEA

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Development Education Association

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  • 1980-2005 (Creation)

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51 boxes and 2 oversize envelopes

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Biographical history

The National Association of Development Education Centres (NADEC) was formed as a network of local centres in the early 1980s, with a core staff of 2-3 people. In the 1980s, NADEC established a Joint Agencies Network (JAG) which was a youth work network. Later, at the end of the decade the Inter Agency Committee for Development Education, an informal network of development NGOs engaged in development education, was set up. This, in turn, established the National Curriculum Monitoring Project (NCMP), a lobbying network with a part-time worker for curriculum change. The Agency also discussed the setting up of a Global Education Network (GEN), a broader NGO network, but this never came to fruition. In 1993, NADEC became subsumed within the Development Education Association (DEA), taking JAG with it. Initial research for the DEA had been undertaken in 1991-1992 with funding from Rowntrees, and the Inter Agency Committee for Development Education became a joint founder. After the 1993 launch a Council (essentially a Board of Trustees) and various Sub Committees were set up. Plus, the DEA continued to control the network of about 50 Centres - a key part of Development Education history - independent local centres which had originally been accredited in terms of status by NADEC. The DEA held an AGM and a range of conferences from 1994 onwards and in 1997 a major expansion of organisation saw the establishment of DFID and development education funding from UK government. As a consequence, a significant youth work programme was established in the late 1990s around the theme of global youth work.

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GB 0366 DEA 1980-2005 Collection (fonds) 51 boxes and 2 oversize envelopes Development Education Association

The National Association of Development Education Centres (NADEC) was formed as a network of local centres in the early 1980s, with a core staff of 2-3 people. In the 1980s, NADEC established a Joint Agencies Network (JAG) which was a youth work network. Later, at the end of the decade the Inter Agency Committee for Development Education, an informal network of development NGOs engaged in development education, was set up. This, in turn, established the National Curriculum Monitoring Project (NCMP), a lobbying network with a part-time worker for curriculum change. The Agency also discussed the setting up of a Global Education Network (GEN), a broader NGO network, but this never came to fruition. In 1993, NADEC became subsumed within the Development Education Association (DEA), taking JAG with it. Initial research for the DEA had been undertaken in 1991-1992 with funding from Rowntrees, and the Inter Agency Committee for Development Education became a joint founder. After the 1993 launch a Council (essentially a Board of Trustees) and various Sub Committees were set up. Plus, the DEA continued to control the network of about 50 Centres - a key part of Development Education history - independent local centres which had originally been accredited in terms of status by NADEC. The DEA held an AGM and a range of conferences from 1994 onwards and in 1997 a major expansion of organisation saw the establishment of DFID and development education funding from UK government. As a consequence, a significant youth work programme was established in the late 1990s around the theme of global youth work.

Deposited in September 2007.

Papers of the Development Education Association (DEA), 1980-2005, comprising papers about the DEA launch; slides, photographs and videos; Council papers; Executive Committee papers; publications and magazines; conference reports and organisation papers; papers of affiliated committees and working groups including the Inter Agency Committee, the Small DECs Committee, the Formal Sector Working Group and the Information Resources Group; papers and reports from the independent DECs that form part of the overall network; funding plans and material; papers relating to projects and initiatives; staff recruitment and training information; papers of the NADEC Committee; discussion papers about the Global Education Network (GEN); and NADEC responses to the Education Reform Bill and the Gladstone Report.

Arranged in sections as follows: 1. Formation and launch papers; 2. Council papers; 3. NADEC EXCO; 4. Slides and photographs; 5. Publications; 6. NADEC Conferences; 7. Other Committees and Working Groups; 8. DECS Centres; 9. Funding; 10. DEA Projects and Initiatives; 11. Equal opportunities; 12. Staff, Staff Training and Staff Roles; 13. NADEC Committee; 14. Global Education Network (GEN); 15. NADEC Responses.

Open, subject to signature of a Reader Application Form.

A reader wishing to publish any quotation of information, including pictorial, derived from any archive material must apply in writing for prior permission from the Archivist or other appropriate person(s) as indicated by the Archivist. A limited number of photocopies may be supplied at the discretion of the Archivist.

English.

Feb 2008 Associations Education National Association of Development Education Centres X Development Education Association Organizations Youth organizations

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Deposited in September 2007.

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Papers of the Development Education Association (DEA), 1980-2005, comprising papers about the DEA launch; slides, photographs and videos; Council papers; Executive Committee papers; publications and magazines; conference reports and organisation papers; papers of affiliated committees and working groups including the Inter Agency Committee, the Small DECs Committee, the Formal Sector Working Group and the Information Resources Group; papers and reports from the independent DECs that form part of the overall network; funding plans and material; papers relating to projects and initiatives; staff recruitment and training information; papers of the NADEC Committee; discussion papers about the Global Education Network (GEN); and NADEC responses to the Education Reform Bill and the Gladstone Report.

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Arranged in sections as follows: 1. Formation and launch papers; 2. Council papers; 3. NADEC EXCO; 4. Slides and photographs; 5. Publications; 6. NADEC Conferences; 7. Other Committees and Working Groups; 8. DECS Centres; 9. Funding; 10. DEA Projects and Initiatives; 11. Equal opportunities; 12. Staff, Staff Training and Staff Roles; 13. NADEC Committee; 14. Global Education Network (GEN); 15. NADEC Responses.

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Open, subject to signature of a Reader Application Form.

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A reader wishing to publish any quotation of information, including pictorial, derived from any archive material must apply in writing for prior permission from the Archivist or other appropriate person(s) as indicated by the Archivist. A limited number of photocopies may be supplied at the discretion of the Archivist.

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  • English

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  • Latin

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  • English

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