The Handbook of Transformative Learning

About the Editors ix

About the Contributors xi

PART ONE: SETTING THE CONTEXT 1

1 Transformative Learning Theory: Seeking a More Unified Theory 3
Patricia Cranton and Edward W. Taylor

2 Themes and Variations of Transformational Learning: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Forms That Transform 21
Elizabeth J. Tisdell

3 A Critical Review of Research on Transformative Learning Theory, 2006–2010 37
Edward W. Taylor and Melissa J. Snyder

4 Studying Transformative Learning: What Methodology? 56
Sharan B. Merriam and SeonJoo Kim

5 Learning to Think Like an Adult: Core Concepts of Transformation Theory 73
Jack Mezirow

PART TWO: EXPLORING THE THEORY OF TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING: DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES 97

6 Mezirow’s Theory of Transformative Learning from 1975 to Present 99
Lisa M. Baumgartner

7 Nurturing Soul Work: A Jungian Approach to Transformative Learning 116
John M. Dirkx

8 Critical Theory and Transformative Learning 131
Stephen D. Brookfield

9 Transformative Learning: A Developmental Perspective 147
Kathleen Taylor and Dean Elias

10 Deep Transformation: Forging a Planetary Worldview 162
Edmund O’Sullivan

11 Transformative Learning and the Challenges of Complexity 178
Michel Alhadeff-Jones

12 Transforming Transformative Learning through Sustainability and the New Science 195
Elizabeth A. Lange

13 An Existential Approach to Transformative Learning 212
Peter Willis

PART THREE: TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING: CULTURE, POSITIONALITY, AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES 229

14 Cultural-Spiritual Perspective of Transformative Learning 231
Nadira K. Charaniya

15 Women and Transformative Learning 245
Leona M. English and Catherine J. Irving

16 Positionality and Transformative Learning: A Tale of Inclusion and Exclusion 260
Juanita Johnson-Bailey

17 Transformative Learning Theory: A Perspective from Africa 274
Peggy Gabo Ntseane

18 Transformative Learning in Europe: An Overview of the Theoretical Perspectives 289
Alexis Kokkos

19 International and Community-Based Transformative Learning 304
Olutoyin Mejiuni

PART FOUR: TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING: CENTRAL CONCEPTS AND SETTINGS 321

20 Critical Reflection and Transformative Learning 323
Carolin Kreber

21 The Role of Experience in Transformative Learning 342
Dorothy MacKeracher

22 Group Work and Dialogue: Spaces and Processes for Transformative Learning in Relationships 355
Steven A. Schapiro, Ilene L. Wasserman, and Placida V. Gallegos

23 Transformative Learning in the Workplace: Leading Learning for Self and Organizational Change 373
Karen E. Watkins, Victoria J. Marsick, and Pierre G. Faller

24 Fostering Transformative Learning in Higher Education Settings 388
Carol E. Kasworm and Tuere A. Bowles

25 Fostering Transformative Learning Online 408
Regina O. Smith

PART FIVE: FOSTERING TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING: PRACTICES AND ETHICS 423

26 Transformation as Embodied Narrative 425
M. Carolyn Clark

27 Learner-Centered Teaching and Transformative Learning 439
Maryellen Weimer

28 Storytelling and Transformative Learning 455
Jo A. Tyler and Ann L. Swartz

29 Transformative Learning through Artistic Expression: Getting Out of Our Heads 471
Randee Lipson Lawrence

30 Fiction and Film and Transformative Learning 486
Christine Jarvis

31 Learning to Be What We Know: The Pivotal Role of Presentational Knowing in Transformative Learning 503
Elizabeth Kasl and Lyle Yorks

32 Evaluating Transformative Learning 520
Patricia Cranton and Chad Hoggan

33 Educator as Change Agent: Ethics of Transformative Learning 536
Dorothy Ettling

PART SIX: REFLECTING ON THE FUTURE OF TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING 553

34 Reflecting Back and Looking Forward 555
Edward W. Taylor and Patricia Cranton

Name Index 575

Subject Index 588