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Enlivening popular education in community development: Action research with neighborhood Centres and Landcare groups in Australia

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  • Athena Lathouras
  • Peter Westoby

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This article, drawing on an action research project, argues for the revitalized use of two under-utilized practice frameworks for community development in the pursuit of social change. The two frameworks – Participatory Development Practice and the Spiral Model of Community Education – support a citizen-led approach to practice, one that focuses on the relational and dialogical elements of group processes. Starting with stories of citizens’ lived experiences, a structural or community analysis about the root causes of oppression is enabled and supports community action that can be sustained over time. Findings from the action research showed that groups benefitted from foregrounding their own need for social sustainability and that the educational approach of Freire helped them shift from an antagonistic conflict mode to a dialogical or agonistic conflict mode which created confidence to engage in difficult conversations supporting their community development efforts.

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  • Athena Lathouras & Peter Westoby, 2024. "Enlivening popular education in community development: Action research with neighborhood Centres and Landcare groups in Australia," Community Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 55(2), pages 246-261, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:comdev:v:55:y:2024:i:2:p:246-261
    DOI: 10.1080/15575330.2023.2225096
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