Transformative Learning in Practice Insights

Transformative learning is becoming influential in all areas of the educational landscape. In Transformative Learning in Practice, leading authorities and practitioners working in a variety of national and international settings, including college classrooms, corporate workshops, online, and informal groups in rural communities, offer insights and a wealth of strategies for fostering transformative learning in and out of the classroom.

Jack Mezirow is professor emeritus of adult and continuing education at Teachers College, Columbia University. His previous books include Transformative Dimensions of Adult Learning, Fostering Critical Reflection in Adulthood, Learning as Transformation, and others. Edward W. Taylor is associate professor in adult education at Penn State Capitol College University in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He has published widely on transformative learning including in the journals Adult Education Quarterly, International Journal of Lifelong Education, and the Journal of Transformative Education. He is a coeditor of Adult Education Quarterly.

Preface	p. xi
About the Authors	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Fostering Transformative Learning	p. 3
Transformative Learning Theory	p. 18
Transformative Learning as Higher Education	p. 33
Creating Alternative Realities: Arts-Based Approaches to Transformative Learning	p. 35
Constructive Teaching and Learning: Collaboration in a Sociology Classroom	p. 46
Facilitating Transformative Learning: Engaging Emotions in an Online Context	p. 57
Fostering Transformative Learning in Leadership Development	p. 67
Mentoring: When Learners Make the Learning	p. 78
Transformative Approaches to Culturally Responsive Teaching: Engaging Cultural Imagination	p. 89
Promoting Dialogic Teaching Among Higher Education Faculty in South Africa	p. 100
Transformative Palliative Care Education	p. 111
Transformative Learning As Workplace Education	p. 123
Engaging Critical Reflection in Corporate America	p. 125
Charting the Course: How Storytelling Can Foster Communicative Learning in the Workspace	p. 136
Coaching to Transform Perpective	p. 148
The Transformative Potential of Action Learning Conversations: Developing Critically Reflective Practice Skills	p. 160
Transformative Learning in Adult Basic Education	p. 172
From Tradesperson to Teacher: A Transformative Transition	p. 182
Transformative Learning As Community And Social Change	p. 191
Fostering a Learning Sanctuary for Transformation in Sustainability Education	p. 193
Popular Education, Women's Work, and Transforming Lives in Bolivia	p. 205
Promoting Personal Empowerment with Women in East Harlem Through Journalling and Coaching	p. 216
Breaking Out of the Egg: Methods of Transformative Learning in Rural West Africa	p. 227
Farmer Field Schools: A Platform for Transformative Learning in Rural Africa	p. 240
Collaborative Inquiry in Action: Transformative Learning Through Co-Inquiry	p. 251
Challenging Racism in Self and Others: Transformative Learning as a Living Practice
Reflections	p. 273
Looking Forward by Looking Back: Reflections on the Practice of Transformative Learning	p. 275
Index	p. 291
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Transformative Learning in Practice Insights from Community, Workplace, and Higher Education

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