ERIC Number: EJ839002
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 19
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Adult Learning and Change: An Autobiographical Portrait of a Chinese Woman in Canada
Liu, Chun Ge
Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, v33 n1 p107-125 Spr 2007
The themes of adult learning, cross-cultural learning, and transformative learning are common to many continuing educators working at universities across Canada. In this essay, I narrate my experiences as a mature, adult learner returning to university. Following a literature review and discussion of methodology, I begin this autobiographical portrait with a description of my initial education and life experiences in China. From this foundation, I describe and interpret my cross-cultural sojourn as a graduate student in Canada. This sojourn was both happy and sad, both empowering and disempowering. My story is one of learning--learning as an adult, learning in a cross-cultural setting, and learning that ultimately had a transformative impact on how I view myself and my world. Through exploring my own experiences with learning and change, I hope to offer readers of the "Canadian Journal of Continuing Education" a unique opportunity for insight into personal processes that are difficult to truly understand at a theoretical level alone.
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Transformative Learning, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Foreign Countries, Literature Reviews, Autobiographies, Personal Narratives, Cultural Differences, Cultural Awareness, Student Experience, Womens Education, Family Life, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Teaching (Occupation), Career Choice, Language Proficiency, Student Adjustment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada; China
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