Transformative learning in practice insights from community, workplace, and higher education Jack Mezirow, Edward W. Taylor and Associates

Includes bibliographical references and index

Preface. About the Authors. PART ONE: INTRODUCTION. 1 Fostering Transformative Learning ( Edward W. Taylor ). 2 Transformative Learning Theory ( Jack Mezirow ). PART TWO: TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING AS HIGHER EDUCATION. 3 Creating Alternative Realities: Arts-Based Approaches to Transformative Learning ( Shauna Butterwick, Randee Lipson Lawrence ). 4 Constructive Teaching and Learning: Collaboration in a Sociology Classroom ( Debra Langan, Ron Sheese, Deborah Davidson ). 5 Facilitating Transformative Learning: Engaging Emotions in an Online Context ( John M. Dirkx, Regina O. Smith ). 6 Fostering Transformative Learning in Leadership Development ( Joe F. Donaldson ). 7 Mentoring: When Learners Make the Learning ( Alan Mandell, Lee Herman ). 8 Transformative Approaches to Culturally Responsive Teaching: Engaging Cultural Imagination ( Elizabeth J. Tisdell, Derise E. Tolliver ). 9 Promoting Dialogic Teaching Among Higher Education Faculty in South Africa ( Sarah Gravett, Nadine Petersen ). 10 Transformative Palliative Care Education ( Rod MacLeod, Tony Egan ). PART THREE: TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING AS WORKPLACE EDUCATION. 11 Engaging Critical Reflection in Corporate America ( Stephen Brookfield ). 12 Charting the Course: How Storytelling Can Foster Communicative Learning in the Workplace ( Jo A. Tyler ). 13 Coaching to Transform Perspective ( Beth Fisher-Yoshida ). 14 The Transformative Potential of Action Learning Conversations: Developing Critically Reflective Practice Skills ( Victoria J. Marsick, Terrence E. Maltbia ). 15 Transformative Learning in Adult Basic Education ( Kathleen P. King, Barbara P. Heuer ). 16 From Tradesperson to Teacher: A Transformative Transition ( Patricia Cranton ). PART FOUR: TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING AS COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE. 17 Fostering a Learning Sanctuary for Transformation in Sustainability Education ( Elizabeth A. Lange ). 18 Popular Education, Women's Work, and Transforming Lives in Bolivia ( Catherine A. Hansman, Judith Kollins Wright ). 19 Promoting Personal Empowerment with Women in East Harlem Through Journaling and Coaching ( Susan R. Meyer ). 20 Breaking Out of the Egg: Methods of Transformative Learning in Rural West Africa ( Peter Easton, Karen Monkman, Rebecca Miles ). 21 Farmer Field Schools: A Platform for Transformative Learning in Rural Africa ( Deborah Duveskog, Esbern Friis-Hansen ). 22 Collaborative Inquiry in Action: Transformative Learning Through Co-Inquiry ( Lucia Alc ' antara, Sandra Hayes, Lyle Yorks ). 23 Challenging Racism in Self and Others: Transformative Learning as a Living Practice ( European-American Collaborative Challenging Whiteness ). PART FIVE: REFLECTIONS. 24 Looking Forward by Looking Back: Reflections on the Practice of Transformative Learning ( Edward W. Taylor, Jodi Jarecke ). Index.

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