Suggested Readings

• Batliwala, S. (2011). What does it look like? Feminist ways of leading. In Feminist leadership for social transformation: Clearing the conceptual cloud, (Ch. 4). CREA India. (3 Mb pdf).
• Bean, W. (2000). Community development and adult education: Locating practice in its roots. In L.M. English & M.A. Gillen (Eds.), Addressing the spiritual dimensions of adult learning. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, No.85, pp.67-76. (StFX only) (133K pdf) (Hard copy: 374.001 En36a)
• Chambers, R. (2006). Transforming power: From zero-sum to win-win? IDS Bulletin, 37(6), pp. 99-110.
• Longwe, S. H. (1998). Education for women’s empowerment or schooling for women’s subordination? Gender and Development, 6(2), 19-26. (StFX only) (234K pdf)
• Spears, L. C. (2010). Character and servant leadership: Ten characteristics of effective, caring leaders. The Journal of Virtues & Leadership, 1(1), 25-30. (83K pdf)
• Stengel, R. (2008, July 21). Mandela: His 8 lessons of leadership. Time, 172(3), 42-48. (StFX only).

Leadership

• All about leadership, Free Management Library’s resource collection.
• CBC Radio podcast: Father Jean Pochat, who encouraged graduates of his residential school in the Northwest Territories to become Aboriginal leaders and activists.
• Afkhami, M., & Eisenberg, A. (2010. Leading to action: A political participation handbook for women.  The library has one printed edition. Call number: 301.1550082 Af49.
• Andrews, M., McConnell, J., & Wescott, A. (2010). Development as leadership-led change (Harvard Kennedy School Faculty Research Working Paper RWP10-009). (439.5K pdf)
• Cornell, A. & Willis-Garcés, A. (2008). Learning from the Movement for a New Society: An interview with George Lakey.
• Kirk, P. & Shutte, A.M. (2004). Community leadership development. Community Development Journal, 39(3), 234-251. (StFX only)

Adult Education and Development Philosophy

• Adult Education and Development journal. Issues available: 54(2000) – 86(2019).
• Adult Education resources, compiled by the Marie Michael Library.
• The Alkali Lake Community Story, Four Worlds International Institute.
• Introduction to Adult Learning, by Marcia L. Conner.

Popular Education

• 1967 Arusha Declaration, a brief summary from the Modern History Sourcebook.
• Brief history of the Antigonish Movement, Nova Scotia.
• La Botz, D. (2014, January 27.) Twenty years since the Chiapas rebellion: The Zapatistas, their politics, and their impact.
• CIVICUS, network of civil society organizations.
• The Communication Initiative Network, where communication and media are central to social and economic development.
• Development Alternatives With Women for a New Era (DAWN), is a network from the economic South engaging in feminist research and analysis of the global environment and committed to working for economic justice, gender justice and democracy.
• ELDIS, online resources on environment, gender and development and other issues.
• Gandhi, information on his life and publications.
• Gaura Devi and the Chipko Movement, The Nanda Devi Campaign.
• International Development Research Centre (IDRC), articles and free online books related to various development issues.
• Julius Nyerere was one of Africa’s most respected politicians. Known as Mwalimu, or teacher, he had a rich vision of education and social action.
• M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence
• Mandala Center for Change. (2018). Theatre of the oppressed.
• New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) is a policy framework for Africa, addressing challenges such as poverty, development and marginalization.
• Paulo Freire, Infed – The Encyclopaedia of Informal Education.

Manuals and Training Tools

• Afkhami, M., Eisenberg, A., & Vaziri, H. (2001). Leading to choices: A leadership training handbook for women. Women’s Learning Partnership for Rights, Development, and Peace (WLP). The library has one hard copy: 301.1550082 Af49l.
• CEDPA. (1995). Training trainers for development: Conducting a workshop on participatory training techniques. CEDPA training manual series, v.1. The library has one hard copy: 301.155 C326t. (141K pdf)
• Faith and the Common Good. (n.d.). Green rule study guide: A handbook to discover the sacredness of creation within the world’s faith traditions. (486K pdf)
• Timmel, S. (Ed.). (2020). Training for transformation: A handbook for community workers: vol 5. Training for Transformation in Practice.

Information Literacy

• How to cite references (158K pdf)
• Electronic sources of information (168K pdf)
• Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL), writing resources and instructional material to assist with writing projects.
• Coady Course Links – Independent Study
• Eastern Institute of Descriptive Technology. (n.d.). Descriptive, analytical, critical/evaluative, reflective writing compared.
• Student Success Centre, StFX.

Other Resources

• Antrobus, P. (2010). Transformational leadership: Advancing the agenda for gender justice. Gender & Development, 8(3), 50-56. (StFX only)
• Chambers, R. (2013). Power: The elephant in the room [Video]. (7:14 min.)
• Christianity 9 to 5: Practical Advice for the Other Six Days. (2013, August 17). Ten leadership theories in five minutes [Video]. (5:04 min.)
• Compassionate Listening Project empowers individuals and communities to transform conflict and strengthen cultures of peace.
• Dugan, J. P. & Komives, S. R. (2010). Influences on college students’ capacities for socially responsible leadership. Journal of College Student Development, 51(5). StFX only)
• Edstrom, J., & Shahrokh, T. (2016). Reframing men and boys in policy for gender equality: Conceptual guidance and an agenda for change (EMERGE framing paper). IDS. (1.52 Mb pdf)
• Edwards, M. (2005). Love, reason and the future of civil society.
• Hunjan, R. & Pettit, J. (2011). Power: A practical guide for facilitating social change. Andrew Carnegie House.
• Joshi, V. (1981). Review: Adult education for what? Economic and Political Weekly, 16(1/2), 26. (StFX only)
• Mathes, B. (2016, July 27). How to listen when you disagree: A lesson from the Republican National Convention [Blog post].
• Mathie, A. & Cunningham, G. (2003). Who is driving development? Reflections on the transformative potential of asset-based community development (Occasional paper no. 5). Coady Institute.
• MenCare, a global fatherhood campaign.
• Milana, M. (2012). Globalisation, transnational policies and adult education. International Review of Education, 58(6), 777-797. (StFX only)
• Nagy, J. (2013). Servant leadership: Accepting and maintaining the call of service. Community Tool Box (Ch. 13, Sect. 2).
• Narrative 4 builds a community of global citizens who improve the world through the exchange of personal stories.
• Novascoper. (2009). Antigonish Movement trailer [Video]. (9:02 min.)
• On Being Project is a nonprofit public life and media initiative.
• Participation Research Cluster. (n.d.). Power.
• Romero, F. (2016). Stay woke: Creating a path towards critical consciousness and self-awareness (International Development, Community and Environment, paper no. 11).
• Schmitz, P. (2014). How change happens: The real story of Mrs. Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott [Video]. (10:40 min.)
• Schugurensky, D. (2000). Adult education and social transformation: On Gramsci, Freire, and the challenge of comparing comparisons. Comparative Education Review, 44(4), 515-522. (StFX only)
• Southbank Centre. (2017). WOW 2017: Intersectionality for beginners [Video]. (10:24 min.)
• V-Day. (2013). “Man prayer” – words by Eve Ensler, film by Tony Stroebel [Video]. (1:59 min.)
• Windland, L. (2007). The language of interfaith conversation: Mindful interfaith language expresses our common humanity, builds relationships of respect and trust, and pursues peace.