ERIC Number: EJ756972
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 19
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Transformative and Restorative Learning: A Vital Dialectic for Sustainable Societies
Lange, Elizabeth A.
Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, v54 n2 p121-139 2004
This study explores the potential of critical transformative learning for revitalizing citizen action, particularly action toward a sustainable society. Through an action research process with 14 university extension participants, it was found that a dialectic of transformative and restorative learning is vital for fostering active citizenship. This study also found that transformation is not just an epistemological process involving a change in worldview and habits of thinking; it is also an ontological process where participants experienced a change in their being in the world. As participants shifted into a new mode of relatedness with their material, social, and environmental realities, they sought avenues for socially responsible involvement as active citizens.
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Extension Education, Citizenship, Action Research, Sustainable Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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