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Dovey, Ken; White, Richard – Learning Organization, 2005
Purpose: This paper describes and analyses an attempt to engage in transformational learning, oriented to the development of a culture of innovation, at a medium-size software development organization in Australia. Design/methodology/approach: An action research methodology was used whereby continuous cycles of strategic social learning were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Organizations (Groups), Learning Processes, Innovation
Greenman, Nancy P.; Dieckmann, Jack A. – Journal of Teacher Education, 2004
In this article, we consider the efficacy of criticality in cultural context for transformative teacher education. We present data about how a small purposive sample of educators who participated in a culturally based university course found the experience to be pivotal in their personal and professional development. For this article we ask: (a)…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Teacher Education, Educational Experience, Teacher Attitudes
Sankaran, Shankar; Swepson, Pam; Hill, Geof – Qualitative Report, 2005
We are thesis examiners within the Australian academic system who formed a community of practice to try to resolve some of the issues we were facing. Stories of examiners reflecting on and examining their own practice are a notable silence in the higher degree research literature. In this study we have adopted a storytelling inquiry method that…
Descriptors: Examiners, Communities of Practice, Reflection, Professional Development
Creasap, Sally A.; Peters, April L.; Uline, Cynthia L. – Journal of School Leadership, 2005
An in-depth, 2-year instrumental case study considered the degree to which ongoing reflection, within the context of mentoring relationships and administrative portfolio writing, supported the development of administrative leadership practice within an Administrative Leadership Academy: Entry Year Program. By observing the ways in which entry-year…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Longitudinal Studies, Reflection, Mentors
Harvey, Lee – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2005
Purpose: To provide a history of the emergence of quality systems from the mid-1980s. To show how quality became a primary policy concern in higher education policy. To map the development of quality processes and raise questions about dominant approaches and express concerns for the future. Design/methodology/approach: Historical document…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Transformative Learning, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
Greb, Fran; Cote-Bonanno, Joanne – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2003
Opportunities for future teachers to reflect on their own learning helps them be more thoughtful about their students' learning. Putting theory into action, Montclair State University developed a required course entitled "Program Planning in Early Childhood Education." The course, taken by all preservice teachers before their student teaching…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Required Courses, Program Development, Preservice Teacher Education
Russell, L. Roxanne – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2008
Global organizations with personnel in India rank innovation as a primary workforce development objective to stay competitive in the global market (NASSCOM, [2007]). This analysis reviews relevant literature for evidence of cultural factors that stand in the way of innovative performance in Indian personnel and discusses implications for the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Instructional Design, Learning Strategies, Transformative Learning
Harris, Sandra; Lowery-Moore, Hollis; Farrow, Vicky – Theory Into Practice, 2008
This article describes collaborative efforts to frame university teacher preparation program activities within transfer of learning and transformative learning theories to promote teacher leadership. Specifically, we describe (a) a community sponsored, public school, campus-based experience during an introductory teacher preparation course; (b) a…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Transfer of Training, Teacher Leadership, Education Courses
Young, Michelle; Mountford, Meredith; Skrla, Linda – Journal of Educational Administration, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to consider the impact of incorporating a set of readings focused on issues of gender, diversity, leadership, and feminist thought into the curriculum of a statewide educational leadership doctoral program. Design/methodology/approach: Based data from open-ended surveys, semi-structured interviews, and…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Gender Issues, Student Diversity, Transformational Leadership
Jaruszewicz, Candace – Educational Action Research, 2006
Emancipatory learning can occur through critical reflection grounded in theory. This study describes an action research project in which the author engaged in retrospective structured analysis of an incident involving visual documentation of student learning. It was experienced by a struggling novice teacher educator, who at the time of the…
Descriptors: Action Research, Transformative Learning, Adult Learning, Reflective Teaching
Fischer, Ronald G.; Fischer, Jerome M. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2006
Based on theories of emotional intelligence, adult education, psychology of reading, and emotions and literature, this study was designed to develop and validate the Affective Response to Literature Survey (ARLS), a psychological instrument used to measure an emotional response to literature. Initially, 27 items were generated by a review of…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Transformative Learning, Reader Response, Emotional Response
Donnell, Kelly – Urban Education, 2007
How do beginning teachers experience the complex process of learning to teach in an urban setting? This article contributes to the literature on teaching in urban settings by theorizing the process of learning to teach based on longitudinal interview data generated from practitioners who were viewed by the researcher as critical informants. The…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Urban Teaching
King, Kathleen P. – 1996
A study created a model and instrument to determine and evaluate the factors that promote perspective transformation in the higher education classroom. The focus was the classroom setting, but other experiences and circumstances were recognized as being important determinants as well. An existing assessment model was used as the basis for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Educational Environment
Baratte, Linda L. – Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2005
This article offers an overview of the life and work of Eileen Egan, a contemporary and passionate Christian leader whose values can inform religious education today. It argues that her critical questioning of the traditions, assumptions, and premises of Catholic teaching on war and peace is a sign of the emancipatory, transformative learning that…
Descriptors: Catholics, Females, Reputation, Recognition (Achievement)
Williams, Theresia – 2002
Despite their tremendous tragedy, the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, have also produced a juncture for transformative learning. Several transformative learning opportunities that may enable some adult learners find and use knowledge as the tool to transcend a tragedy into a learning experience have been identified. Although…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Affective Behavior, Cognitive Development