Transformative Learning in Practice

The Editors Jack Mezirow is professor emeritus of adult and continuing education at Teachers College, Columbia University. His previous books include Transformative Dimensions of Adult Learning, Fostering Critical Reflection in Adulthood, Learning as Transformation, and others. Edward W. Taylor is associate professor in adult education at Penn State Capitol College University in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He has published widely on transformative learning including in the journals Adult Education Quarterly, International Journal of Lifelong Education, and the Journal of Transformative Education. He is a coeditor of Adult

• Preface xiAbout the Authors xvPART ONE: INTRODUCTION 11 Fostering Transformative Learning 3Edward W. Taylor2 Transformative Learning Theory 18Jack MezirowPART TWO: TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING AS HIGHER EDUCATION 333 Creating Alternative Realities: Arts-Based Approaches to Transformative Learning 35Shauna Butterwick, Randee Lipson Lawrence4 Constructive Teaching and Learning: Collaboration in a Sociology Classroom 46Debra Langan, Ron Sheese, Deborah Davidson5 Facilitating Transformative Learning: Engaging Emotions in an Online Context 57John M. Dirkx, Regina O. Smith6 Fostering Transformative Learning in Leadership Development 67Joe F. Donaldson7 Mentoring: When Learners Make the Learning 78Alan Mandell, Lee Herman8 Transformative Approaches to Culturally Responsive Teaching: Engaging Cultural Imagination 89Elizabeth J. Tisdell, Derise E. Tolliver9 Promoting Dialogic Teaching Among Higher Education Faculty in South Africa 100Sarah Gravett, Nadine Petersen10 Transformative Palliative Care Education 111Rod MacLeod, Tony EganPART THREE: TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING AS WORKPLACE EDUCATION 12311 Engaging Critical Reflection in Corporate America 125Stephen Brookfield12 Charting the Course: How Storytelling Can Foster Communicative Learning in the Workplace 136Jo A. Tyler13 Coaching to Transform Perspective 148Beth Fisher-Yoshida14 The Transformative Potential of Action Learning Conversations: Developing Critically Reflective Practice Skills 160Victoria J. Marsick, Terrence E. Maltbia15 Transformative Learning in Adult Basic Education 172Kathleen P. King, Barbara P. Heuer16 From Tradesperson to Teacher: A Transformative Transition 182Patricia CrantonPART FOUR: TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING AS COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE 19117 Fostering a Learning Sanctuary for Transformation in Sustainability Education 193Elizabeth A. Lange18 Popular Education, Women’s Work, and Transforming Lives in Bolivia 205Catherine A. Hansman, Judith Kollins Wright19 Promoting Personal Empowerment with Women in East Harlem Through Journaling and Coaching 216Susan R. Meyer20 Breaking Out of the Egg: Methods of Transformative Learning in Rural West Africa 227Peter Easton, Karen Monkman, Rebecca Miles21 Farmer Field Schools: A Platform for Transformative Learning in Rural Africa 240Deborah Duveskog, Esbern Friis-Hansen22 Collaborative Inquiry in Action: Transformative Learning Through Co-Inquiry 251Lucia Alc ´ antara, Sandra Hayes, Lyle Yorks23 Challenging Racism in Self and Others: Transformative Learning as a Living Practice 262European-American Collaborative Challenging WhitenessPART FIVE: REFLECTIONS 27324 Looking Forward by Looking Back: Reflections on the Practice of Transformative Learning 275Edward W. Taylor, Jodi JareckeIndex 291