Australian Study Circles Network

Dialogue to Change Program – Facilitator Kit The Dialogue to Change Program comprises four parts. Initially there is preparation, followed by comprehensive community organising and then the study circles. Lastly is the action stage. The community-wide scope of a Dialogue to Change Program and the ways it links dialogue to change helps ensure that many [...]

The Natural Step for Communities study circle is a program developed Sustain Dane. The inspiration for this course came from the experience of Swedish eco-municipalities communities that have successful offered similar study circles as a tool for beginning education and community conversation related sustainability community topics. Another inspiration for this program comes from the Northwest [...]

Study circles require a facilitator who can help focus and structure the discussion and, at the same time, encourage group ownership. The facilitator’s main task is to create an atmosphere for democratic deliberation, one in which each participant feels at ease in expressing ideas and responding to those of others. The study circle facilitator does [...]