The Handbook of Transformative Learning provides a comprehensive and critical review of more than three decades of theory development, research, and practice in Transformative Learning (TL). It will help adult educators understand what transformative learning is, distinguish it from other forms of learning, and foster it in their practice. The book covers five broad areas: historical, theoretical, practical, research, and future perspective. It is comprehensive, interdisciplinary, critical, reflective, and accessible to a wide audience of interested scholars, students, and practitioners. Co-edited by leading experts in the field with an advisory group of prominent authorities, this handbook is the leading resource for the field.

InhaltsangabeAbout the Editors About the Contributors Part 1 Setting the Context 1 Transformative Learning Theory: Seeking a More Unified Theory (Patricia Cranton and Edward W. Taylor) 2 Themes and Variations of Transformational Learning: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Forms That Transform (Elizabeth J. Tisdell) 3 A Critical Review of Research on Transformative Learning Theory, 2006-2010 (Edward W. Taylor and Melissa J. Snyder) 4 Studying Transformative Learning: What Methodology? (Sharan B. Merriam and SeonJoo Kim) 5 Learning to Think Like an Adult: Core Concepts of Transformation Theory (Jack Mezirow) Part 2 Exploring the Theory of Transformative Learning: Diverse Perspectives 6 Mezirow's Theory of Transformative Learning from 1975 to Present (Lisa M. Baumgartner) 7 Nurturing Soul Work: A Jungian Approach to Transformative Learning (John M. Dirkx) 8 Critical Theory and Transformative Learning (Stephen D. Brookfield) 9 Transformative Learning: A Developmental Perspective (Kathleen Taylor and Dean Elias) 10 Deep Transformation: Forging a Planetary Worldview (Edmund O'Sullivan) 11 Transformative Learning and the Challenges of Complexity (Michel Alhadeff-Jones) 12 Transforming Transformative Learning Through Sustainability and New Science (Elizabeth A. Lange) 13 An Existential Approach to Transformative Learning (Peter Willis) Part 3 Transformative Learning: Culture, Positionality, and International Perspectives 14 CulturalSpiritual Perspective of Transformative Learning (Nadira K. Charaniya) 15 Women and Transformative Learning (Leona M. English and Catherine J. Irving) 16 Positionality and Transformative Learning: A Tale of Inclusion and Exclusion (Juanita Johnson-Bailey) 17 Transformative Learning Theory: A Perspective from Africa (Peggy Gabo Ntseane) 18 Transformative Learning in Europe: An Overview of the Theoretical Perspectives (Alexis Kokkos) 19 International and Community-Based Transformative Learning (Olutoyin Mejiuni) Part 4 Transformative Learning: Central Concepts and Settings 20 Critical Reflection and Transformative Learning (Carolin Kreber) 21 The Role of Experience in Transformative Learning (Dorothy MacKeracher) 22 Group Work and Dialogue: Spaces and Processes for Transformative Learning in Relationships (Steve Schapiro, Ilene Wasserman, and Placida Gallegos) 23 Transformative Learning in the Workplace: Leading Learning for Self and Organizational Change (Karen E. Watkins, Victoria J. Marsick, and Pierre G. Faller) 24 Fostering Transformative Learning in Higher Education Settings (Carol E. Kasworm and Tuere A. Bowles) 25 Fostering transformative Learning Online (Regina O. Smith) Part 5 Fostering Transformative Learning: Practices and Ethics 26 Transformation as Embodied Narrative (M. Carolyn Clark) 27 LearnerCentered Teaching and Transformative Learning (Maryellen Weimer) 28 Storytelling and Transformative Learning (Jo A. Tyler and Ann Swartz) 29 Transformative Learning Through Artistic Expression: Getting Out of Our Heads (Randee Lipson Lawrence) 30 Fiction and Film and Transformative Learning (Christine Jarvis) 31 Learning to Be What We Know: The Pivotal Role of Presentational Knowing in Transformative Learning (Elizabeth Kasl and Lyle Yorks) 32 Evaluating Transformative Learning (Patricia Cranton and Chad Hoggan) 33 Educator as Change Agent: Ethics of Transformative Learning (Dorothy Ettling) Part 6 Reflecting on the Future of Transformative Learning 34 Reflecting Back and Looking Forward (Edward W. Taylor and Patricia Cranton) Index

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