Transforming Ourselves and Transforming Our Community: A Case Study of Learning Theory and Practice within Society of the Universal Learner in Bihar, India

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dc.contributor.advisorHambly, Helen
dc.contributor.authorCooper, Elisa
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-27T12:55:48Z
dc.date.copyright2021-09
dc.date.created2021-09-17
dc.degree.departmentSchool of Environmental Design and Rural Developmenten_US
dc.degree.grantorUniversity of Guelphen_US
dc.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
dc.degree.programmeCapacity Development and Extensionen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study used a participatory action research methodology organized around interviews and focus group discussions to examine the dynamics of learning within Society of the Universal Learner (SOUL), a community-based organization operating in Bihar, India. The study found that SOUL was already using a wide range of tools, strategies, and approaches to learn about complex questions related to rural education. The study participants had a strong understanding of system dynamics in relation to village-level education even though they did not explicitly use language and concepts from systems theory. This thesis concludes by presenting a framework that brings together systems thinking with SOUL’s practical experience and which can be used by organizations operating in resource-constrained settings to design or assess learning interventions.en_US
dc.description.embargo2022-06-30
dc.description.sponsorshipShastri Indo-Canadian Institute
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10214/26482
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Guelphen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/*
dc.subjectorganizational learningen_US
dc.subjectcomplex systemsen_US
dc.subjectcomplex adaptive systemsen_US
dc.subjectIndiaen_US
dc.subjectBiharen_US
dc.subjectcommunity-based organizationsen_US
dc.subjectcommunity developmenten_US
dc.subjectparticipatory action researchen_US
dc.subjectqualitative researchen_US
dc.subjectsystem dynamicsen_US
dc.subjectlearningen_US
dc.subjectorganizationsen_US
dc.subjectcapacity developmenten_US
dc.subjectnon-government organizationsen_US
dc.titleTransforming Ourselves and Transforming Our Community: A Case Study of Learning Theory and Practice within Society of the Universal Learner in Bihar, Indiaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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