Open AccessBook
Exploring Spirituality and Culture in Adult and Higher Education
TLDR
Exploring Spirituality and Culture in Adult and Higher Education as discussed by the authors explores how spiritual development is informed by culture and how this knowledge is relevant to teaching and learning, and how spirituality assists in meaning-making, can aid in their efforts to help their students' educational experiences become more transformative and culturally relevant.Abstract:
"Exploring Spirituality and Culture in Adult and Higher Education" is written from the unique perspective of teacher, researcher, and author Elizabeth Tisdell, who has extensive experience dealing with culture, gender, and educational equity issues in secular adult and higher education classrooms, and formerly in pastoral and religious education settings on college campuses. This important book discusses how spiritual development is informed by culture and how this knowledge is relevant to teaching and learning. For educators, an understanding of how spirituality is informed by culture, and how spirituality assists in meaning-making, can aid in their efforts to help their students' educational experiences become more transformative and culturally relevant.read more
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Transformative Learning Theory
TL;DR: There is an instinctive drive among all humans to make meaning of their daily lives. But since there are no enduring truths, and change is continuous, we cannot always be assured of what we know or believe as discussed by the authors.
Journal ArticleDOI
An update of transformative learning theory: a critical review of the empirical research (1999-2005)
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of the last significant review of research about transformative learning, focusing mainly on unpublished dissertations and focusing on the complex nature of critical reflection, relationships, the nature of a perspective transformation and the role of context.
Book
The Handbook of Transformative Learning: Theory, Research, and Practice
TL;DR: A comprehensive and critical review of more than three decades of theory development, research, and practice in transformative learning can be found in this paper, where the authors provide a starting place for understanding and fostering transformative learning.
Book
Beyond the Big Test: Noncognitive Assessment in Higher Education
TL;DR: The Big Test and an Alternative Approach as discussed by the authors : Going Beyond the Big Test: Reliability, Validity, and Diversity: A Noncognitive Assessment Model for Admissions and Financial Aid: Traditional and Nontraditional Measures.
Journal ArticleDOI
Calling Transformative Learning Into Question Some Mutinous Thoughts
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify six flaws that commonly occur in explanations of transformative learning and suggest that transformative learning may not exist as an identifiable phenomenon, and propose a different approach.