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Leadbetter, Peter; Bussu, Anna; Richards, Michael – Psychology Teaching Review, 2019
Outdoor learning experiences in Higher Education (HE) provide students with the opportunity for emotional development, cognitive development and learning. Despite this, the literature exploring the impact of emotive outdoor learning experiences on students' development and learning is scarce. The aim of this paper is to present an overview of the…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Emotional Development, Cognitive Development, Historic Sites
Yukawa, Joyce – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2015
As the information environment becomes increasingly complex and challenging, Library and Information Studies (LIS) education is called upon to nurture innovative leaders capable of managing complex situations and "wicked problems." While disciplinary expertise remains essential, higher levels of mental complexity and adaptive…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Information Science Education, Leadership Training, Learning Strategies
Pagano, Monica; Roselle, Laura – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2009
Students today are becoming more interested in international opportunities for study, and are drawn to alternative programs such as international service learning and international internships. These programs, however, must be carefully designed. In this paper, the authors propose using tools that go beyond the traditional understanding of…
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Transformative Learning, Service Learning, Program Effectiveness
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Merriam, Sharan B. – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2004
The link between development and learning is explicit in Mezirow's theory of transformational learning. Indeed, numerous studies have documented that growth and development are outcomes of transformational learning. What has not been questioned, and what is argued in this Forum article, is that it appears one must already be at a mature level of…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Cognitive Development, Transformative Learning, Critical Thinking
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Elder, Linda; Paul, Richard – Journal of Developmental Education, 2000
Lists nine strategies that help students move from being an "unreflective thinker" to a "master thinker," discussing in detail the last five strategies: reshaping character; dealing with egocentrism; redefining the way to see things; getting in touch with emotions; and analyzing group influences on life. (PGS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Community Colleges, Critical Thinking
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Simon, Martin A.; Tzur, Ron; Heinz, Karen; Kinzel, Margaret – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2004
We articulate and explicate a mechanism for mathematics conceptual learning that can serve as a basis for the design of mathematics lessons. The mechanism, reflection on activity-effect relationships, addresses the learning paradox (Pascual-Leone, 1976), a paradox that derives from careful attention to the construct of assimilation (Piaget, 1970).…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Logical Thinking, Lesson Plans, Cognitive Development
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Laff, Ned Scott – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2005
This chapter argues that liberal learning can be transformative and foster students' intellectual and ethical development only if we consider its development underpinnings and pedagogic strategies that illustrate that the skills of academic inquiry are the skills of personal development. (Contains 1 note.)
Descriptors: Liberal Arts, Student Development, Cognitive Development, Ethics