Recommended readings:

Manuals and Guides

• Financial education for SEWA Bank members: A facilitator’s guide. Shri Mahila SEWA Sahakari Bank. (1.76 Mb pdf)
• Mathie, A. & Foster, M. (2006). An asset-based approach to community development: A manual for village organizers. Coady Institute. (3.35 Mb pdf)
• Mathie, A. & Foster, M. (2006). Participatory monitoring and evaluation: A manual for village organizers. Coady Institute. (3.33 Mb pdf)
• Project on Improvement on Local Administration in Cambodia (PILAC). (n.d.). Manual on training needs assessment. (2.07 Mb pdf)

Organizations

• International Association of Facilitators (IAF) is dedicated to growing facilitators and encouraging the use of group process methodologies worldwide.
• The World Café uses the philosophy of conversational leadership, engaging people in conversations that matter, as an antidote to the lack of connection in today’s world.

Readings

• All about group and team facilitation, Management Library’s resource collection.
• Avoseh, M.B.M. (2001). Learning to be active citizens: Lessons of traditional Africa for lifelong learning. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 20(6), 479-486. https://doi.org/10.1080/02601370110088454 (StFX only)
• Borrini-Feyerabend, G. (1996). Collaborative management of protected areas: Tailoring the approach to the context. IUCN. (11.81 Mb pdf)
• Braakman, L. (2003). The art of facilitating participation: Unlearning old habits and learning new ones. (PLA Notes no. 48). (205K pdf)
• Developing a strategic plan: Creating objectives. (2015). Community Tool Box.
• Guevara, J.R. (2002). More than a ‘bag of tricks’: Using creative methodologies in environmental adult and community education. Adult Learning, 13(2/3), 24-29. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F104515950201300206 (StFX only)
• Hadidy, W. El, Mathie, A., et al. (2005). Asset-based development: Success stories from Egyptian communities. Coady Institute. (751K pdf)
• Larson, D. (2004). Supporting change through local action. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 104, 39-47. https://doi.org/10.1002/ace.157 (StFX only)
• Mapa, R. (2010). Community-based learning: Building capacities for change. Adult Education and Development, 74, 37-42.
• Mind Tools. (n.d.). The role of a facilitator.
• Nuryatno, M.A. (2005). In search of Paulo Freire’s reception in Indonesia. Convergence, 38(1), 50-68. (StFX only)
• Olson, K. (2005). Music for community education and emancipatory learning. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 107, 55-64. https://doi.org/10.1002/ace.189 (StFX only)
• Pant, M. (2004). Adult education and livelihood: Women as agents of change. Adult Education and Development, 63, 121-144.
• Pettit, J. (2010). Multiple faces of power and learning. IDS Bulletin, 41(3), 25-35.
• Rafi, M. (2003). Farewell Freire? Conscientisation in early twenty-first century Bangladesh. Convergence, 36(1), 41-59. (StFX only)
• Rosewell, J. (2005). Learning styles. The Open University. (812K pdf)
• Sandhaas, B. (2005). Community based non-formal livelihood skills training for youth and adults in selected regions of Ethiopia (EXPRO). Adult Education and Development, 64, 47-64.
• SessionLab. (2018). Teamwork and team building activities. Facilitation techniques and activities to build and support teamwork, as well as foster trust and openness for better collaboration.
• Seya, P.T. (2005). Adult education and African development in the context of globalization. Adult Education and Development, 65, 95-108.
• Smith, M. K. (2009). Facilitating learning and change in groups and group sessions. Infed.org.
• Tandon, R. (2009). Making the case. Adult Education and Development, 73, 113-116.
• Tisdell, E.J. & Taylor, E.W. (1999). Adult education philosophy informs practice. Adult Learning, 11(2), 6-10. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F104515959901100203 (StFX only)
• Van der Merwe, M. & Albertyn, R.M. (2010). Transformation through training: Application of emancipatory methods in a housing education programme for rural women in South Africa. Community Development Journal, 45(2), 149-168. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsp001 (StFX only)
• The World Café, Knowledge Sharing Toolkit’s wiki page.
• Yarosz, D.J. & Fountain, S. (2003). Facilitating transformative learning groups: Reflections on Mexico and Highlander. Adult Learning, 14(3), 17-19. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F104515950301400306 (StFX only)

Other readings:

• Harvard Business Review, full text: 1922-current. (StFX only)
  • Badaracco, Jr., J. (2001). We don’t need another hero. Harvard Business Review, 79(8), 120-126.
  • Blenko, M.W. & Mankins, M.C. (2010). The decision-driven organization. Harvard Business Review, 88(6), 54-62.
  • Collins, J. (2005). Level 5 leadership: The triumph of humility and fierce resolve. Harvard Business Review, 83(7/8), 136-146.
  • Kotter, J.P. (1995). Leading change: Why transformation efforts fail. Harvard Business Review, 73(2), 59-67.
  • Meyerson, D. (2001). Radical change, the quiet way. Harvard Business Review, 79(9), 92-100.
  • Schwartz, T. (2010). The productivity paradox. Harvard Business Review, 88(6), 64-69.
  • Stone, N. (1995). Leading change, changing leadership. Harvard Business Review, 73(2), 16.
  • Vermeulen, F., Puranam, P. & Gulati, R. (2010). Change for change’s sake. Harvard Business Review, 88(6), 70-76.
• McLagan, P.A. (2003). The change-capable organization. T + D, 57(1), 50-58. (StFX only)