Using a Stakeholder Audit for insights into learning cities and regions. A Tool for Local and Regional Government.

Session outline: Having presented TELS in the previous two sessions we now take a look at a more sophisticated and up to date version of a local/regional authority audit – one which offers more feedback opportunities and gives greater insight into the nature and requirements of a learning city or region. This audit can be administered in part or in whole by the local or regional authority itself, or by a university or other organisation, which can then make detailed recommendations for improvement in selected areas.

NB: The original versions of the Stakeholder Audits are held at the University of Stirling Centre for Research into Lifelong Learning, which uses them to further its research. Extracts used in this session are provided to give a taste of the content of the Local and regional authorities audit. There is of course much more to it than those shown here. Local and Regional Authorities wishing to use them as tools in their own locality should contact the university at Centre for Research into Lifelong Learning, Institute of Education, University of Stirling, Airthrey Castle, Stirling, UK or visit the website www.ioe.stir.ac.uk