SWREN422R Chapter Notes - Chapter Chapter 7.2: Study Circle, Community Organizing

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Social Work (Bachelor of Social Work)
• Course: SWREN422R
• Professor: Angela Smith

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Study circles: democracy, engagement, and social inclusion: the study circle is a unique metirod of dialogue, in terms of its historically established objectives of democracy, citizen engagement, and enhanced social solidarity (suda, Aboriginal talking circle, there is an object that gets passed clockwise from one participant to tire other. Baski(cid:374)"s (cid:894)2005(cid:895) (cid:272)i(cid:396)(cid:272)le sto(cid:396)(cid:455)telli(cid:374)g (cid:396)esea(cid:396)(cid:272)h (cid:373)eti(cid:396)od, o(cid:396) to (cid:373)ediate p(cid:396)o(cid:271)le(cid:373)s (cid:894)(cid:862)mi"k(cid:373)a(cid:395) In this instance, tire study circle was used to facilitate self-directed, collaborative, and action-based learning among farmers and agricultural planners in a community that needed to make some significant planning decisions. In another instance, moss (2006) describes its use as an effective tool to conduct diversity training and address community-wide issues, such as racism and other forms of discrimination within the school system. In another project, tire study circle was used within a school system to facilitate a democratic professional development program for a group of teachers (erklanz-watts,