Dr. Bean, Coordinator of the Coady Institute's Diploma Program from 1987-1998, is an expert in employing adult education strategies for community-based development. Currently the Program Director for the Tatamagouche Centre, he is an Associate of the Institute and teaches in the areas of Emancipatory Adult Education and Training of Trainers. He has worked extensively overseas throughout Asia and Africa, in such countries as India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Guatemala, Kenya and Tanzania.
Dr. Bean received his PhD (Community Psychology) from the University of Toronto, a MAdEd from St. Francis Xavier University, and a BA (Honours, Sociology) from the University of Guelph.