Changing Communities. The Study Circle – For Learning and democracy

This paper covers study circle history, tradition, research, practice, development and challenges for the future. As a method for “liberal adult education”, the study circle (SC) has existed in 100 years. The SC is a democratic and emancipatory method for learning. “For the people, by the people” became the study circle slogan influencing adult learning in Scandinavia for years. The article is based on the paper “The Study Circle – a method for learning, a tool for democracy” which was presented at the FACE Conference in July 2003.