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Peer reviewedCranton, Patricia; King, Kathleen P. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2003
Transformative learning theory provides a framework for development of authentic, individuated, critically reflective practitioners. Strategies for transformative professional development include action plans, reflective activities, case studies, and critical theory discussions. (Contains 17 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Educational Objectives, Professional Development, Reflective Teaching
Peer reviewedSokol, Anne V.; Cranton, Patricia – Adult Learning, 1998
Transformative learning is a theory based on the premise that all individuals have perspectives derived from experiences, thoughts, values, and insights. Adult educators create meaning out of their experiences as practitioners and as learners. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Higher Education, Professional Development, Teacher Education
Cranton, Patricia – 1996
This book draws on recent scholarship in adult education to provide practical ideas for adult educators on how to stimulate and support their own development as educators and better understand the process of professional development as adult learning. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the diverse contexts within which educators work and the nature…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Critical Thinking, Educational Change
