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Social Work Education: Achieving Transformative Learning through a Cultural Competence Model for Transformative Education.

Kesha Blunt
- 10 Oct 2007 - 
- Vol. 27, pp 93-114
TLDR
A brief overview of Burchum's (2002) Evolutionary Perspectives that will help to assist readers in obtaining a clear understanding of cultural competence can be found in this paper.
Abstract
Migration across national borders has resulted in demographic changes in the United States, causing the country to become more multi-ethnic. This presents considerable challenges for graduate level educators who need to be responsive to the unique academic needs of diverse populations by considering students' previous experiences, values, and beliefs. This change requires educators to incorporate various teaching styles and to create a classroom atmosphere where security, trust, and openness can be achieved. Developing cultural competence and creating a transformative learning environment is essential for social work educators teaching in multicultural environments in the 21st century. This article provides a brief overview of Burchum's (2002) Evolutionary Perspectives that will help to assist readers in obtaining a clear understanding of cultural competence. It also presents Blunt's Model of Cultural Competence for Transformative Education, which can promote both transformative learning and assi...

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Transformative Dimensions of Adult Learning

Jack Mezirow
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the dynamics of learning and make meaning through reflection, making meaning through reflection, and perspective transformation, how learning leads to change, and how to foster transformative adult learning.
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Learning as Transformation: Critical Perspectives on a Theory in Progress

Jack Mezirow
TL;DR: In this article, the core concepts of Transformative Learning Theory are discussed and discussed in the context of a residential adult learning community, where the goal is to learn to think like an adult.
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Group decision and social change.

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Learning as Transformation: Critical Perspectives on a Theory in Progress

TL;DR: Learning as Transformation: Critical Perspectives on a Theory in Progress as mentioned in this paper is a text on teaching and learning in adult education that provides some intriguing possibilities, such as how to help students recognize and develop the necessary values and behaviors that uphold their commitment to serve diverse groups of patients with genuine compassion and respect.