Perceptive, provocative, and lucid...Patricia Cranton′s clear and careful analysis and her down–to–earth examples of transformative learning concepts move my work significantly closer to the practitioner. Highly recommAnded! ––Jack Mezirow, professor emeritus of adult education, Teachers College, Columbia University
"Perceptive, provocative, and lucid.... Patricia Cranton′s clear and careful analysis and her down–to–earth examples of transformative learning concepts move my work significantly closer to the practitioner. Highly recommAnded!" ––Jack Mezirow, professor emeritus of adult education, Teachers College, Columbia University
Drawing on numerous examples from nearly twenty years of experience as an adult educator and researcher, Cranton relates transformative learning to current adult education perspectives. She describes how learners undergo transformative learning. She examines individual differences among learners, and she presents practical strategies for fostering and supporting transformative learning––including questioning techniques, journal writing, consciousness–raising exercises, and experiential activities.