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Continuing Education

LCE 103
Facilitating Collaborative Leadership and Grassroots Governance in Communities

Total Units :
3.0
Course Outlines
This course prepares co-learners to support communities in developing their own leadership skills, setting their own priorities, and driving local change. This course will explore how concepts of governance and leadership are taken up in various sectors, with a focus on approaches that promote collaboration and power sharing in diverse urban settings. Building on and expanding the '7 C's' of the Social Change Leadership Development (SCLD) Model, and rooted in real life projects and initiatives, co-learners will explore strategies for supporting the development of collaborative leadership within Hamilton communities. Co-learners will critically reflect on key characteristics, capabilities, and skills of effective leaders, with a focus on understanding and developing capacities that support grassroots leadership development. This course takes a blended learning approach, dividing class time between face-to-face (F2F) sessions, and online content delivery and discussion. Through written analysis, group activities, and in dialogue with their peers, co-learners will reflect on issues of social location, power, and history in order to align their community engagement work with the values of social justice, equity, and shared leadership.

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