Additional Info:
The Handbook of Transformative Learning provides a comprehensive and critical review of more than three decades of theory development, research, and practice in Transformative Learning (TL). It will help adult educators understand what transformative learning is, distinguish it from other forms of learning, and foster it in their practice. The book covers five broad areas: historical, theoretical, practical, research, and future perspective. It is comprehensive, interdisciplinary, critical, reflective, and accessible to a wide audience of interested scholars, students, and practitioners. Co-edited by leading experts in the field with an advisory group of prominent authorities, this handbook is the leading resource for the field. (From the Publisher)

Table Of Content:
About the Editors
About the Contributors

Part One: Setting the Context
ch. 1 Transformative Learning Theory: Seeking a More Unified Theory
ch. 2 Themes and Variations of Transformational Learning: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Forms That Transform
ch. 3 A Critical Review of Research on Transformative Learning Theory, 2006–2010
ch. 4 Studying Transformative Learning: What Methodology?
ch. 5 Learning to Think Like an Adult: Core Concepts of Transformation Theory

Part Two: Exploring The Theory of Transformative Learning: Diverse Perspectives
ch. 6 Mezirow’s Theory of Transformative Learning from 1975 to Present
ch. 7 Nurturing Soul Work: A Jungian Approach to Transformative Learning
ch. 8 Critical Theory and Transformative Learning
ch. 9 Transformative Learning: A Developmental Perspective
ch. 10 Deep Transformation: Forging a Planetary Worldview
ch. 11 Transformative Learning and the Challenges of Complexity
ch. 12 Transforming Transformative Learning Through Sustainability and the New Science
ch. 13 An Existential Approach to Transformative Learning

Part Three: Transformative Learning: Culture, Postionality, and International Perspectives
ch. 14 Cultural-Spiritual Perspective of Transformative Learning
ch. 15 Women and Transformative Learning
ch. 16 Positionality and Transformative Learning: A Tale of Inclusion and Exclusion
ch. 17 Transformative Learning Theory: A Perspective from Africa
ch. 18 Transformative Learning in Europe: An Overview of the Theoretical Perspectives
ch. 19 International and Community-Based Transformative Learning

Part Four: Transformative Learning: Central Concepts and Settings
ch. 20 Critical Reflection and Transformative Learning
ch. 21 The Role of Experience in Transformative Learning
ch. 22 Group Work and Dialogue: Spaces and Processes for Transformative Learning in Relationships
ch. 23 Transformative Learning in the Workplace: Leading Learning for Self and Organizational Change
ch. 24 Fostering Transformative Learning in Higher Education Settings
ch. 25 Fostering Transformative Learning Online

Part Five: Fostering Transformative Learing: Practices andEthics
ch. 26 Transformation as Embodied Narrative
ch. 27 Learner-Centered Teaching and Transformative Learning
ch. 28 Storytelling and Transformative Learning
ch. 29 Transformative Learning Through Artistic Expression: Getting Out of Our Heads
ch. 30 Fiction and Film and Transformative Learning
ch. 31 Learning to Be What We Know: The Pivotal Role of Presentational Knowing in Transformative Learning
ch. 32 Evaluating Transformative Learning
ch. 33 Educator as Change Agent: Ethics of Transformative Learning

Part Six: Reflecting on the Future of Transformative Learning
34 Reflecting Back and Looking Forward

Name Index
Subject Index