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We Make the Spiral in Circle: The Effectiveness of the Spiral Model in Community-Based Learning
Journal of transformative education, Vol.23(4), pp.467-485
2024
Abstract
Written with a reflective posture, guided by concepts from the critical tradition of community development – Participatory Development Practice (PDP), and aligned with Freire’s Popular Education, the article offers insights into research undertaken with Australian community-based practitioners and citizens in neighbourhood centre and Landcare contexts. By engaging in workshops to develop knowledge and skills of mezzo-level circle work of community development, and by employing the Spiral Model of Community Education, the article points to the importance of transformative dialogue and learning. Our findings support the vision of community development groups, when given opportunities to have hegemonic ideas disrupted, can develop structural analyses that lead to collective action.
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- Title
- We Make the Spiral in Circle: The Effectiveness of the Spiral Model in Community-Based Learning
- Authors/Creators
- Peter Westoby - Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia, Visiting Professor, University of the Free State, South AfricaAthena Lathouras - University of the Sunshine Coast
- Publication Details
- Journal of transformative education, Vol.23(4), pp.467-485
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications; THOUSAND OAKS
- Number of pages
- 19
- Grant note
- University of the Sunshine Coast's Industry Collaboration Grant
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the University of the Sunshine Coast's Industry Collaboration Grant.
- Identifiers
- 991005715170207891
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2024
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University; School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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