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The two parishes have funded and jointly operated the school since 1962.. to level 3How the Union Learning Fund supports the governments adult skills aspirations2Executive summaryThe government has recently announced that all adults will have the opportunity to get their fi George Lakey presents the core principles and proven techniques of direct education, an approach he developed for effectively teaching adults in groups. To illustrate how it works in action, Lakey includes a wealth of compelling stories from his vast experience facilitating groups in a variety of situations. Direct education cuts through the pretense and needless complications that can distance learners from subject matter.�This approach focuses the encounter between teacher and group it replaces scattered attention with gathered attention. Unlike in other books on group facilitation, the author emphasizes critical issues related to diversity, as well as authenticity and emotions. Step by step, this groundbreaking book describes how to design effective learning experiences and shows what it takes to facilitate them. Ultimately, it brings all the elements of the author\'s direct education approach together. Facilitating Group Learning also contains material on sustaining the educator, addresses working with social movements, and includes the Training for Change toolkit of group learning techniques. Praise for Facilitating Group LearningIn this engaging and accessible book, George Lakey draws on a lifetime\'s experience to provide a highly practical resource to anyone seeking to understand and respond to the complexities of group work. The book will be invaluable to anyone trying to effect social change through groups while striving to stay simultaneously sane and employed.--Stephen D. Brookfield, Distinguished University Professor, University of St. ThomasI\'ve been working with forms of direct education for many decades, and I found new ideas and inspirations in every chapter. For anyone involved in teaching, training, sharing skills, or leading groups, this book is an invaluable resource!--Starhawk, author, The Earth Path, Dreaming the Dark, and Webs of PowerGeorge Lakey has inspired our union to engage in education in a way that challenges us to redefine social justice and equality in new and exciting ways. This book helps us to continue our journey to touch the souls of union members.--Denis Lemelin, national president, Canadian Union of Postal WorkersFacilitating Group Learning will ease the way of all who venture into the white waters of facilitation. George clarifies the most basic, complex, and nagging challenges of facilitation, while honoring the realities of individual and social power dynamics and providing real-life examples from the path of continued growth and mastery. A rare gift!--Niyonu D. Spann, founding president, TRV Consulting and Beyond Diversity 101This book is a must-read for people who teach adults of any age, no matter what the subject, and care about doing it in ways that yield deep and abiding learning. Wonderfully well-written and rich with psychological and spiritual insights as well as practical strategies, it represents the fruits of a lifetime of transformational teaching and learning by one of the foremost adult educators of our time.--Parker J. Palmer, author, The Courage to Teach, Let Your Life Speak, and The Heart of Higher Education