Bringing Transformative Learning to Life

Download or read book Bringing Transformative Learning to Life written by Kathleen P. King and published by Krieger Publishing Company. This book was released on 2005 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a compelling, relevant, and accessible presentation of the possibilities of transformative learning for the adult education classroom. King offers a model for the design and implementation of learning opportunities that may facilitate transformative learning. Presented through stories based on research, this book provides a vital understanding of transformative learning and its application to the classroom. Based on King's experience with adult educators in many settings, the potential of transformative learning is brought into the context of the educators' reality, the learners, and the classrooms. This book addresses the specific contexts of adult education practice in continuing higher education, English for speakers of other languages, adult basic education, workplace education, and faculty development.