{"product_id":"the-handbook-of-transformative-learning-isbn-9780470590720","title":"The Handbook of Transformative Learning","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Handbook of Transformative Learning \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe leading resource for the field, this handbook provides a comprehensive and critical review of more than three decades of theory development, research, and practice in transformative learning. The starting place for understanding and fostering transformative learning, as well as diving deeper, the volume distinguishes transformative learning from other forms of learning, explores future perspectives, and is designed for scholars, students, and practitioners.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE HANDBOOK OF TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book will be of inestimable value to students and scholars of learning irrespective of whether or not their emphasis is on transformative learning. It should find its way to the reference bookshelves of every academic library focusing on education, teaching, learning, or the care professions.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e—PETER JARVIS, professor of continuing education, University of Surrey\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Can there be a coherent theory of transformative learning? Perhaps. This handbook goes a long way to answering this question by offering a kaleidoscope of perspectives, including non-Western, that consider the meaning and practice of transformative learning.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e—SHAUNA BUTTERWICK, associate professor, University of British Columbia\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This handbook will be valuable and accessible to both scholars and practitioners who are new to the study of adult education and transformative learning and to more seasoned scholars who seek a sophisticated analysis of the state of transformative learning thirty years after Mezirow first shared his version of a then-fledgling theory of adult learning.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e—JOVITA ROSS-GORDON, professor and program coordinator, MA in Adult Education, Texas State University\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Editors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Contributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE: SETTING THE CONTEXT 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Transformative Learning Theory: Seeking a More Unified Theory 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatricia Cranton and Edward W. Taylor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Themes and Variations of Transformational Learning: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Forms That Transform 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth J. Tisdell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 A Critical Review of Research on Transformative Learning Theory, 2006–2010 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdward W. Taylor and Melissa J. Snyder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Studying Transformative Learning: What Methodology? 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSharan B. Merriam and SeonJoo Kim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Learning to Think Like an Adult: Core Concepts of Transformation Theory 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJack Mezirow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO: EXPLORING THE THEORY OF TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING: DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Mezirow’s Theory of Transformative Learning from 1975 to Present 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa M. Baumgartner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Nurturing Soul Work: A Jungian Approach to Transformative Learning 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn M. Dirkx\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Critical Theory and Transformative Learning 131\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen D. Brookfield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Transformative Learning: A Developmental Perspective 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKathleen Taylor and Dean Elias\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Deep Transformation: Forging a Planetary Worldview 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdmund O’Sullivan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Transformative Learning and the Challenges of Complexity 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichel Alhadeff-Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Transforming Transformative Learning through Sustainability and the New Science 195\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth A. Lange\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 An Existential Approach to Transformative Learning 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Willis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART THREE: TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING: CULTURE, POSITIONALITY, AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES 229\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Cultural-Spiritual Perspective of Transformative Learning 231\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNadira K. Charaniya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Women and Transformative Learning 245\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeona M. English and Catherine J. Irving\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Positionality and Transformative Learning: A Tale of Inclusion and Exclusion 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJuanita Johnson-Bailey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Transformative Learning Theory: A Perspective from Africa 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeggy Gabo Ntseane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Transformative Learning in Europe: An Overview of the Theoretical Perspectives 289\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexis Kokkos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 International and Community-Based Transformative Learning 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOlutoyin Mejiuni\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART FOUR: TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING: CENTRAL CONCEPTS AND SETTINGS 321\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Critical Reflection and Transformative Learning 323\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarolin Kreber\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 The Role of Experience in Transformative Learning 342\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDorothy MacKeracher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Group Work and Dialogue: Spaces and Processes for Transformative Learning in Relationships 355\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven A. Schapiro, Ilene L. Wasserman, and Placida V. Gallegos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Transformative Learning in the Workplace: Leading Learning for Self and Organizational Change 373\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaren E. Watkins, Victoria J. Marsick, and Pierre G. Faller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Fostering Transformative Learning in Higher Education Settings 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarol E. Kasworm and Tuere A. Bowles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Fostering Transformative Learning Online 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRegina O. Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART FIVE: FOSTERING TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING: PRACTICES AND ETHICS 423\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Transformation as Embodied Narrative 425\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eM. Carolyn Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Learner-Centered Teaching and Transformative Learning 439\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaryellen Weimer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Storytelling and Transformative Learning 455\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJo A. Tyler and Ann L. Swartz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Transformative Learning through Artistic Expression: Getting Out of Our Heads 471\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRandee Lipson Lawrence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Fiction and Film and Transformative Learning 486\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristine Jarvis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Learning to Be What We Know: The Pivotal Role of Presentational Knowing in Transformative Learning 503\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Kasl and Lyle Yorks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Evaluating Transformative Learning 520\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatricia Cranton and Chad Hoggan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Educator as Change Agent: Ethics of Transformative Learning 536\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDorothy Ettling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART SIX: REFLECTING ON THE FUTURE OF TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING 553\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Reflecting Back and Looking Forward 555\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdward W. Taylor and Patricia Cranton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eName Index 575\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 588\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEDWARD W. TAYLOR\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of adult education at Penn State University at Harrisburg. He is the coeditor, with Jack Mezirow, of \u003ci\u003eTransformative Learning in Practice\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePATRICIA CRANTON\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired professor of adult education, most recently from Penn State University at Harrisburg. 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