Handbook of Transformative Learning

EDWARD W. TAYLOR is a professor of adult education at Penn State University at Harrisburg. He is the coeditor, with Jack Mezirow, of Transformative Learning in Practice. PATRICIA CRANTON is a retired professor of adult education, most recently from Penn State University at Harrisburg. Her recent books include Planning Instruction for Adult Learners and Understanding and Promoting Transformative Learning.

• About the Editors ixAbout the Contributors xiPART ONE: SETTING THE CONTEXT 11 Transformative Learning Theory: Seeking a More Unified Theory 3Patricia Cranton and Edward W. Taylor2 Themes and Variations of Transformational Learning: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Forms That Transform 21Elizabeth J. Tisdell3 A Critical Review of Research on Transformative Learning Theory, 2006–2010 37Edward W. Taylor and Melissa J. Snyder4 Studying Transformative Learning: What Methodology? 56Sharan B. Merriam and SeonJoo Kim5 Learning to Think Like an Adult: Core Concepts of Transformation Theory 73Jack MezirowPART TWO: EXPLORING THE THEORY OF TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING: DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES 976 Mezirow’s Theory of Transformative Learning from 1975 to Present 99Lisa M. Baumgartner7 Nurturing Soul Work: A Jungian Approach to Transformative Learning 116John M. Dirkx8 Critical Theory and Transformative Learning 131Stephen D. Brookfield9 Transformative Learning: A Developmental Perspective 147Kathleen Taylor and Dean Elias10 Deep Transformation: Forging a Planetary Worldview 162Edmund O’Sullivan11 Transformative Learning and the Challenges of Complexity 178Michel Alhadeff-Jones12 Transforming Transformative Learning through Sustainability and the New Science 195Elizabeth A. Lange13 An Existential Approach to Transformative Learning 212Peter WillisPART THREE: TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING: CULTURE, POSITIONALITY, AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES 22914 Cultural-Spiritual Perspective of Transformative Learning 231Nadira K. Charaniya15 Women and Transformative Learning 245Leona M. English and Catherine J. Irving16 Positionality and Transformative Learning: A Tale of Inclusion and Exclusion 260Juanita Johnson-Bailey17 Transformative Learning Theory: A Perspective from Africa 274Peggy Gabo Ntseane18 Transformative Learning in Europe: An Overview of the Theoretical Perspectives 289Alexis Kokkos19 International and Community-Based Transformative Learning 304Olutoyin MejiuniPART FOUR: TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING: CENTRAL CONCEPTS AND SETTINGS 32120 Critical Reflection and Transformative Learning 323Carolin Kreber21 The Role of Experience in Transformative Learning 342Dorothy MacKeracher22 Group Work and Dialogue: Spaces and Processes for Transformative Learning in Relationships 355Steven A. Schapiro, Ilene L. Wasserman, and Placida V. Gallegos23 Transformative Learning in the Workplace: Leading Learning for Self and Organizational Change 373Karen E. Watkins, Victoria J. Marsick, and Pierre G. Faller24 Fostering Transformative Learning in Higher Education Settings 388Carol E. Kasworm and Tuere A. Bowles25 Fostering Transformative Learning Online 408Regina O. SmithPART FIVE: FOSTERING TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING: PRACTICES AND ETHICS 42326 Transformation as Embodied Narrative 425M. Carolyn Clark27 Learner-Centered Teaching and Transformative Learning 439Maryellen Weimer28 Storytelling and Transformative Learning 455Jo A. Tyler and Ann L. Swartz29 Transformative Learning through Artistic Expression: Getting Out of Our Heads 471Randee Lipson Lawrence30 Fiction and Film and Transformative Learning 486Christine Jarvis31 Learning to Be What We Know: The Pivotal Role of Presentational Knowing in Transformative Learning 503Elizabeth Kasl and Lyle Yorks32 Evaluating Transformative Learning 520Patricia Cranton and Chad Hoggan33 Educator as Change Agent: Ethics of Transformative Learning 536Dorothy EttlingPART SIX: REFLECTING ON THE FUTURE OF TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING 55334 Reflecting Back and Looking Forward 555Edward W. Taylor and Patricia CrantonName Index 575Subject Index 588