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However, interest diminished in the USA and the Swedes discovered and enthusiastically imported the study circle idea as a remedy to their problems of poverty and illiteracy and to educate the broadest possible spectrum of society in the art of democracy.  \nOver the next 100 years, Sweden developed the process to such an extent that the Government now subsidises this form of education and uses it not only to educate people about government policies, but to receive feedback from the public. The late Swedish Prime Minister Olaf Palme is often quoted as having said that ‘Sweden is a study circle democracy’.  \nToday, over three million people participate annually in 350,000 study circles in Sweden. Over 75 per cent of Swedes between 15 to  \n412 Mary Brennan and Mark Brophy  \n75 years of age have participated in study circles at some time in their lives. In recent decades, the use of study circles has spread throughout the world from the United States to Bangladesh—and now Australia.  \nBased upon the Swedish model, study circles re-emerged in the USA in the late 1980s through the work of Everyday democracy which has developed and refined the process to address challenging community issues such as racism, multiculturalism, terrorism, educational reform, student achievement, small rural town poverty, the environment, religious and inter-faith tensions and community development, often with hundreds and even thousands of participants.  \nThe Australian Study Circles Network has recently been formed and is founded on the 100-year tradition of study circles in Sweden and the last 20 years of development by Everyday democracy in the USA. The Australian Study Circles Network has fine-tuned the US community-wide study circle program process to meet the Australian context.  \nHistorically, study circles have been used in Australia, frequently with great success. For example, the work of Helen Sheil, who researched study circles in Sweden and who now works with rural communities in Victoria, Denise Hagan with remote Indigenous communities in Queensland, Mary Hannan from Adult Learning Australia and Liz Suda who researched Spanish dialogic study circles.  \nIn Australia our sporadic experience and understanding of this unique method has not been pooled. Many different iterations and adaptations have been used over time. We now need to build a systemic capability to make use of such a powerful program. The significant study circle activity in Australia’s past demonstrates, and is testimony to, the need to bring together in an organised manner the experiences ofthe current and past study circle activity.  \nStudy circles and the Dialogue to Change Program 413  \nThe Australian Study Circles Network has developed the necessary local and international study circle links and partnerships, developed a model for Australia and has started to deliver workshops for many organisations and communities across Australia.  \nIn 1995, Len Oliver, who was instrumental in introducing study circles to the United States, asked in his article, ‘Is the United States ready for a study circle movement?’. He suggested that study circles‘may possibly be the most powerful adult education format for small group democracy ever devised’.  \nOrganising a Dialogue to Change Program  \nA Dialogue to Change Program is a type of community dialogue process that can help people explore complex issues, make some decisions and begin to take action. At the heart of the Program are study circles, where people come together to have deliberative dialogue on an issue. A Dialogue to Change Program is a communitydriven process that recruits from all community sectors. The process begins","cbCaip5j2D0i0FUS","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaip5j2D0i0FUS","pdf",125483,"English","# Study circles and the Dialogue to Change Program\n## Background\n## Organising a Dialogue to Change Program","[{\"question\":\"What historical roots do study circles have according to the text?\",\"answer\":\"The origins trace back to the Chautauqua movement in the USA in the late nineteenth century, with renewed development through Swedish adoption and support.\"},{\"question\":\"How does a Dialogue to Change Program work at the program level?\",\"answer\":\"It is a community-driven process centered on study circles, beginning with community organizing and continuing through facilitated small-group dialogue to support change without advocating a single solution.\"},{\"question\":\"What planning and timeline are required before and during the study circles?\",\"answer\":\"Before the round, organizers handle logistics, recruitment, facilitator training, communications, and a discussion guide, with action-idea planning starting at the beginning and taking about two to three months before the circles begin.\"}]","Australian Journal of Adult Learning - Volume 50 - Number 2 - Study circles and the Dialogue to Change Program | PDF",1792079201]