Understanding and promoting transformative learning
a guide for educators of adults
1st ed.
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Word Count
63,000 words, Guess
Page Count
252 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveunderstandingpro0000cran
- ISBN-100787900176
- ISBN-139780787900175
- LibraryThing2797965
- Library of Congress Control Number94021300
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- OCLC Control Number30544592
- Better World BooksW6-BTI-875
- Better World Books9780787900175
- Better World BooksO6-BRR-458
- Open LibraryOL1096688M
Classifications
- DDC374
- LCCLC5225.L42 C72 1994
- LCCLC5225.L42C72 1994
Alternate Titles
- Transformative learning.
Description
Jack Mezirow's theory of transformative learning has developed over nearly two decades into a comprehensive and complex description of how learners construe, validate, and reformulate the meaning of their experiences. But what exactly is transformative learning? How does it differ from other concepts of adult learning? How can educators actively foster transformative learning with adult learners? In this book, Patricia Cranton describes the theory and process of transformative learning in terms of experiences with which we are all familiar: from the learner who is struck by a new concept or a different way of thinking about something to the learner who changes her personal life on the basis of new insights. Drawing on numerous examples from nearly twenty years of experience as an adult educator and researcher, Cranton relates transformative learning to current adult education perspectives. She describes how learners undergo transformative learning. She examines individual differences among learners, and she presents practical strategies for fostering and supporting transformative learning - including questioning techniques, journal writing, consciousness-raising exercises, and experiential activities. Cranton also describes approaches the educator can use - such as fostering group interaction and encouraging learner networks - to provide support for the transformative learning process and help learners to support each other.
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Series Statement
- The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series
Other Editions
- Understanding and promoting transformative learning: a guide for educators of adults
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