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Marcella dos Santos Abreu; Cláudia Hilsdorf Rocha – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2024
This article revisits the "jongo" activity 'Pisei na Pedra' (2014) integrated into the "Nossa Casinha" guide (Martins & Sala, 2022) for teaching Portuguese to migrant children. "Jongo" is seen as an Afro-Brazilian form of expression, encompassing chants, drumming, collective dance, and spirituality (Rufino, 2014,…
Descriptors: Portuguese, Transformative Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Gibson, Anne; Spira-Cohen, Ezra; Sherman, Whitney; Namaste, Nina – Studies in Higher Education, 2023
This study examines what factors contribute to intercultural learning during the study abroad experience, drawing on Mezirow's theory of transformative learning and data from the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). Using data from 1,858 US students studying abroad in 27 countries over 6 years (2014-2020), this study constitutes the largest…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Transformative Learning, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context
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Shor, Rachel; Cattaneo, Lauren; Calton, Jenna – Journal of Transformative Education, 2017
This study extended research on transformational service learning by examining the impact that a community placement context can have on college students' transformational processes. Kiely's "Transformational Service-Learning Process Model" was used as a framework to better understand how context, dissonance, and student reactions are…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Transformative Learning, Models, Guidelines
Preissner, Katharine L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, progressive neurological disorder that affects approximately 2.1 million people worldwide. Fatigue is one of the most common and most disabling symptoms of MS. One well-established approach to address fatigue is fatigue management education provided by an occupational therapist. Fatigue management education is…
Descriptors: Diseases, Fatigue (Biology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Health Education