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Richard Clark; James Menkhaus; Anne McGinness; Megan Sutterluety – Experiential Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, 2023
Service-immersion programs are prevalent at many universities, often housed in ministry, mission, or service-learning departments. These experiences vary from domestic to international exploration, often lasting five to twelve days. Unlike study abroad programs that usually last a semester, service immersion "trips" are shorter and often…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Service Learning, Learning Theories, Adult Students
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Jaclyn K. Brandhorst; Keira Solon; Chris Opatrny-Yazell; Dan Jensen – Journal of Management Education, 2024
Research suggests the current generation of learners (called Zoomers or Gen-Z) takes a values-driven approach to their careers. Increasingly, this generation seeks out workplaces that center issues of sustainability, social responsibility, diversity, equity and inclusion. The preferences of Gen-Z suggest that building business programs that focus…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Experiential Learning, Ethics, Business Administration Education
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Moström Åberg, Marie – Journal of Transformative Education, 2023
The need of being able to foster transformative learning (TL) has increased due to the demands for continuous development in today's work life. Previous research has proposed six core elements to foster TL; however, in these a process perspective is missing. By using an adaptive approach and inspired by action research, drawing on teachers'…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Context Effect, Prior Learning, Learning Theories
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Murphy, Joel S. – Journal of Campus Activities Practice and Scholarship, 2021
There has been an increased emphasis for professionals within the field of student affairs to focus on programming that will engage and help support increasingly diverse student populations on (Odag, Wallin, & Kedzior, 2016). Bowman (2012) writes: "Many entering college students have had limited opportunities for meaningful interactions…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Learning Theories, Student Personnel Workers, Perspective Taking
Katikos, Ashley – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This qualitative phenomenological study was an exploration of the lived experiences and perceptions of five full-time faculty members and their perceptions of online teaching and learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Semistructured interviews elicited information to describe faculty perceptions of online teaching and learning and further…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Online Courses, Distance Education, College Faculty
Jaime Alexa Monteforte – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The number of adults who are returning to the classroom to further their education is higher than ever before. Technology, especially in the education world, has been advancing at an exponential rate. This narrative study was based on the following problem, there is little understanding of how technology incorporated in an education setting…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Student Attitudes, Adult Students, College Students
Cynthia Bavaria Bernardin – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This thesis project offers a reflective practice-based learning tool to engage preaching experience--from the hearing side of the event--early in diaconal formation to build connoisseurship of effective preaching as the logical prerequisite to engaging the event as preacher. Chapter One proposes connoisseurship as a fruitful metaphor for building…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Theological Education, Clergy, Religious Factors
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Lebeloane, Lazarus Donald Mokula; Mmusi-Phetoe, Rose M.; Masaba, Brian Barasa – International Journal of Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: The present study explored experiences of former markers of undergraduate assignments and examinations at the University of South Africa (Unisa). Methodology: Qualitative method of research was used to gather data. Colaizzi's method (1978) was used to analyze and interpret data. The article's frame of reference was informed by Mezirow's…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Evaluation, Assignments, Tests
Streamer Veneruso, Samantha – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This case study examined how participating in a formal leadership development program impacted the development of leader identity for community college leaders. An examination of the program curriculum and materials, program facilitator interviews, participant surveys, focus groups, individual participant interviews, and participants' program…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Community Colleges, Professional Identity, Diversity
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Berneking, James; Dewalt, Samantha – Assessment Update, 2023
In recent years the focus on entrepreneurial mindset development has gained traction with academics and practitioners. This emerging approach recognizes the value in developing entrepreneurial thinkers and actors to promote economic growth and well-being after graduation (Ilonen and Heinonen 2018; Kuratko 2005; Nabi et al. 2017; Rae, Martin,…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Business Administration Education, Holistic Approach, College Students
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Ruoyi Qiu – Commission for International Adult Education, 2023
This reflection is a narrative autoethnography that explores the transformative multicultural learning experiences of an international Chinese graduate student. The experiences encompass the journey from a master's to a doctoral degree, spanning approximately six years of study in both English-speaking and non-English-speaking countries. The…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Transformative Learning, Learning Experience, Autobiographies
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Resch, Katharina – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2023
Purpose: Mezirow's theory of transformative learning aims to evoke change on a deeper level of learning. This qualitative study with 38 pre-service teachers enrolled in a Master's degree programme for teacher education in Austria used semi-structured interviews to explore how diversity skills can transform after diversity training applying…
Descriptors: Diversity, Transformative Learning, Teacher Attitudes, Preservice Teachers
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Joslyn, Cole Hatfield; Hynes, Morgan M. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2022
The goal of this work was to explore ways, within an existing engineering curriculum, to address the culture of disengagement by challenging the dominant engineering mindset. We conducted Collaborative Action Research to explore the implementation of Transformative Learning pedagogies in a Human-Centered Design context to understand how students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Transformative Learning, Learning Theories, Student Attitudes
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Karla Lopez-Murillo – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2024
Mexico is the main Latin American country sending students abroad for international education. In 2020, 34,781 Mexican students were enrolled in higher education institutions (HEIs) outside their country of origin. From those, 37% studied in a European country. The National Science and Technology Council (CONACYT) has funded international student…
Descriptors: Mexicans, Doctoral Students, Decision Making, Student Attitudes
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Brunstein, Janette; Walvoord, Mark Edward; Cunliff, Ed – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the possible benefits of approaching sustainability-related teaching cases from the perspective of problem-posing (PP) instead of problem-solving (PS). Design/methodology/approach: A document analysis methodology (Silverman, 2011) was used to analyze sustainability teaching case study abstracts and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Sustainability, Case Studies, Management Development
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