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Moyer, Joanne M.; Sinclair, A. John – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2020
Social-ecological systems face increasing disruptions and challenges, many deriving from human actions, and learning is frequently touted as "the way out" for addressing them. Using a systematic review of 26 studies that span about 20 years and cover four continents, this article interrogates the link between learning, action, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Sustainability, Learning Processes, Social Change
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Quinn, Lisa J.; Sinclair, A. John – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2016
Clothing is an integral part of our lives, yet modes of producing, using, and disposing of apparel have significant impacts on the environment. Our research explored the role transformative learning plays in the transition to more sustainable thinking and actions about clothing to illuminate instrumental learning processes and examine the…
Descriptors: Clothing, Sustainability, Case Studies, Qualitative Research
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Moyer, Joanne M.; Sinclair, A. John; Quinn, Lisa – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2016
In recent years, action on sustainability has been highly influential around the globe and many now recognize the importance of individual and social learning for inspiring action and achieving sustainability outcomes. Transformative learning theory has been criticized, however, for insufficient development of the link between learning and action.…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Active Learning, Learning Processes, Adult Learning