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Cabral, Nicole; Gordon, Madison; Leighninger, Matt – Public Agenda, 2018
There is a growing concern about discrimination and hate crimes taking place across the country. While incidents of bias can occur anywhere, it is especially troubling when it happens in our schools. Discussing race and discrimination can be difficult for the most seasoned of professionals, however, that discomfort should not prevent important…
Descriptors: Social Bias, Social Discrimination, Crime, Incidence
Topsfield Foundation, Pomfret, CT. Study Circles Resource Center. – 1993
This handbook presents the fundamentals of successful study circle leadership. It also includes pointers for study circle organizers and participants, concluding with a comparison of dialogue and debate--a guide for distinguishing study circles from other types of discussion. The guide contains seven sections that cover the following topics: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Discussion Groups, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Group Discussion
Topsfield Foundation, Pomfret, CT. Study Circles Resource Center. – 1993
This guide was developed to help train leaders of small-group, democratic, highly participatory discussions known as "study circles." The guide is organized in two parts. The first part presents the basics of study circle leadership, and is written for participants in the training. It includes information on what a study circle is, tips…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Discussion Groups, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Group Discussion
Leighninger, Matthew; Niedergang, Mark – 1994
The first guide shows individuals how to organize a series of small-group discussions in order to help participants consider ways to prevent crime and violence in their homes, schools, and neighborhoods. Based on the concept of a study circle--small-group, democratic, and highly participatory--these groups bring people together to discuss…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Community Involvement, Community Organizations, Discussion Groups
Topsfield Foundation, Pomfret, CT. Study Circles Resource Center. – 1993
This discussion guide offers suggestions for conversations about sexual harassment. Its purpose is to help readers use dialogue to understand the legal definition of sexual harassment and to clarify and develop their own and others' definitions of acceptable behavior between men and women in the workplace, on campus, or wherever people gather. An…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attitude Change, Behavior, Behavior Change
Bishop, Meg; Gibson, Graeme – 1999
This guide is intended for individuals and groups who are interested in developing resource material for highly participatory, small, democratic adult discussion groups that are based soundly on adult learning principles. Suggestions are provided for preparing learning circle material that will be balanced, authoritative, and help people in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Curriculum Design
Topsfield Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1998
This facilitator's guide explains how to lead a series of five sessions (study circles) designed to foster public dialogue and problem solving among citizens interested in meeting the challenges of community growth and development. The document begins with an introduction to the concept of study circles that examines the following: definition of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Annotated Bibliographies, Citizen Participation
Pittman, Karen, Ed.; Irby, Merita, Ed.; Adams-Taylor, Sharon, Ed. – American Association of School Administrators, 2008
The American Association of School Administrators (AASA) invited the 2007 state winners to gather in Denver, Colorado, for three days of intensive dialogue about the challenges facing today's superintendents. As a result of the panels and small group discussions that followed, superintendents identified and detailed in this paper five avenues for…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Recognition (Achievement), Change Agents, Change Strategies
Topsfield Foundation, Pomfret, CT. Study Circles Resource Center. – 1992
This bibliography is useful to those interested in the intersection of collaborative learning concerns and enhanced citizen participation. In addition to an introduction, there are five parts: (1) general information on study circles and small group discussion (8 references); (2) the theory of collaborative learning in small groups and study…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Citizenship Education, Cooperative Learning
Topsfield Foundation, Pomfret, CT. Study Circles Resource Center. – 1993
This set of discussion guides includes units on "Racism and Race Relations"; "Sexual Harassment"; and "Civil Rights for Gays and Lesbians." Each guide presents a brief introduction to the issue and suggestions for ways to discuss both personal attitudes and public policy. Cases, examples, questions, and a range of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Civil Liberties, Cultural Differences, Group Discussion
May, James – 1992
This manual is intended to assist in the establishment, facilitation, leadership, and evaluation of support programs for fathers of children with disabilities. The manual begins with a foreword written by a father of a child with severe disabilities and a preface by the project director of the National Fathers' Network. An introductory chapter…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Disabilities, Emotional Adjustment, Family Problems
Topsfield Foundation, Pomfret, CT. Study Circles Resource Center. – 1995
This guide is designed to help community members have productive conversations about how schools and communities can work together to meet the challenge of educating youth in today's society. The foreword presents a rationale for community discussions regarding improving education, and the introduction highlights new challenges facing schools. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Cooperative Planning
Lethbridge Univ. (Alberta). Four Worlds Development Project. – 1984
One in a series of resources for community groups, this paper provides a theoretical model of community development and relates it to the history, needs, and characteristics of native communities. The introductory section discusses the philosophy and goals of the series, which promotes the development of "core groups"--small community…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Alcohol Education, American Indian Culture, Canada Natives
Lethbridge Univ. (Alberta). Four Worlds Development Project. – 1984
Group discussion and learning activities are featured in this paper, the ninth in a series of resources for community development groups. The introduction defines the nature and goals of "core groups"--small community groups that will discuss the possibilities of individual and community transformation and promote new, life-enhancing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Alcohol Education, American Indian Education, Canada Natives
Lethbridge Univ. (Alberta). Four Worlds Development Project. – 1984
Discussion in Native American communities of problems related to alcoholism and drug abuse is encouraged through reading this paper, working on suggested activities and questions, and applying the information to improve local situations. Alcohol and drug abuse symptoms are described along with statistics illustrating the scope of the problem. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, American Indian Culture
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