Learning in Indigenous Communities

Antone, Eileen, and Tania Cordoba (2005).  Re-Storying Aboriginal Literacy.

 Literacies:  Fall, 2005.  Available at www.literacyjournal.ca/literacies/6-2005/readers_f05.htm

Antone, Eileen, Peter Gamlin and Lois Provost-Turchetti (2003) Literacy and Learning:  Acknowledging Aboriginal Holistic Approaches to Learning in Relation to “Best Practices” Literacy Training Programs.  Toronto:  Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto.  Available at: library.nald.ca/research/browse/author/?name=Eileen+Antone

Study Circles

www.nald.ca/CLR/study/scbiblio.htm  A good bibliography of study circles articles and studies.

www.context.org/ICLIB/IC33/Andrews.htm  More on general study circles (in more plain language.)

www.studycircles.org  This website promotes study circles as community practice in democracy.

http://www.kumc.edu/uwwy/studycircles.html  Kansas Study Circles, building stronger connections between parents, communities and schools.

Veeman, M. Nayda (2004). “Adult Learning in Canada and Sweden: A Comparative Study of Four Sites.” Ph.D dissertation, Department of Education Administration, University of Saskatchewan. Available at www.nald.ca/fulltext/sweden/cover.htm

Communities of Practice

Barton, David, and Karin Tusting, eds., (2005).  Beyond Communities of Practice:  Language, Power and Social Context.  Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.

Wenger, Etienne (1991).  Communities of Practice:  Where Learning Happens. Benchmark Magazine, Fall, 1991.  Available at:  www.ewenger.com/pub//index.htm