Two basic assumptions underpinning the learning circle idea are that adult individuals have an innate desire to learn and that active participation promotes this learning. The work of the learning circle emanates form the conditions and circumstances of the lives of the participants, and reward for the m is the experience of a greater understanding of themselves and their world together with the application of this understanding for the improvement and enrichment of their indeed our everyday lives. Learning takes place because knowledge acquired corresponds to personal needs and applies to everyday live. In other words, life and learning belong together.
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NCDD’s Engagement Streams Framework