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Leberman, Sarah I.; Martin, Andrew J. – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2004
This article investigates how a structured post-course follow-up reflection activity affects the depth of reflection and facilitates the transfer of learning. The research is reflective, based on the findings from the Action Learning Management Practicum, a 3rd year paper at Massey University, New Zealand. The initial reflections at the end of the…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Learning Processes, Foreign Countries, Experiential Learning
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Steyger, Peter S. – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2004
In high school, the author was bullied constantly. The bullying centered on the fact that he could not easily articulate new multi-syllable words or participate in casual conversations with other boys. The bullying had several effects: (1) he became more isolated in society and far less confident in his abilities; (2) he became afraid to ask…
Descriptors: Role Models, Bullying, Partial Hearing, Deafness
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Blackman, Deborah; Henderson, Steven – Learning Organization, 2005
Purpose: In this paper it is held that a transformational learning organisation could be clearly distinguished from non-learning organisations. This paper seeks to establish whether or not this is actually the case. Design/methodology/approach: Case studies were developed for two organisations considering themselves to be learning organisations…
Descriptors: Organizations (Groups), Learning Processes, Transformative Learning, Organizational Change
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Krueger, Mark – Child & Youth Services, 2004
For the past five years, the author has participated with several youthworkers in a study of youthwork as an interpersonal process of interaction. Their inquiry includes four general steps. First, they try to be in their work fully so they can know and experience it. Second, they reflect on an experience. Third, they write a story about it. And…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Youth Programs, Caseworker Approach, Caseworkers
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Foster, Charles R. – Religious Education, 2003
Looking back on his vocational journey, the author explores three "conversations" among academic and local church religious educators originating in teaching practice that culminate in a discussion of religious education as a field of study. These conversations focus attention on teaching in the transformation of persons and communities, on…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Social Values, Religious Education, Occupational Aspiration
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McGough, David J. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2003
This article reports on a research project that explored the manner in which veteran school principals become aware of, and committed to, new perspectives and practices. Personal stories of formative and transformative change from the careers of 23 school principals were collected and analyzed comparatively. Four analytic tools were devised that…
Descriptors: Personal Narratives, Principals, Career Development, Leadership Qualities
Ferguson, Mary R. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The racially-based academic achievement gap demonstrates that schools are not equally successful with all students. There are gaps in discipline; placement in remedial, gifted, and honors classes; assignment to special education programs; grade point averages; dropout and graduation rates as well as in funding and resources. The elimination of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Racial Bias, Equal Education, Disproportionate Representation
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Capobianco, Brenda M. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007
The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of three science teachers attempting to transform their practice by conducting action research on feminist science teaching. The teachers engaged in systematic, self-critical inquiry of their own practice and joined 8 other science teachers to engage in collaborative conversations about the…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Teacher Researchers, Science Teachers, Feminism
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Tolliver, Derise E.; Tisdell, Elizabeth J. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2006
This chapter discusses the challenges of fostering spirituality in the higher education classroom and its relationship to the practice of transformative learning.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Religious Factors, Transformative Learning, Spiritual Development
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Klein, Thomas – About Campus, 2006
How do and should students develop--emotionally, socially, intellectually, morally, and spiritually--on a college campus and, more particularly, as members of a residential learning community? What advantages does a learning community offer over the more fragmented and specialized cafeteria of courses in place on most campuses? What new structures…
Descriptors: Campuses, College Faculty, Colleges, Residential Institutions
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Simmons, John K. – Teaching Theology & Religion, 2006
This article revisits the pedagogical dilemma of maintaining neutrality in the religious studies/theology classroom. I argue that if the boundary between teaching about religion and actually teaching spirituality seems to be vanishing, it is because the boundary was inappropriately constructed in the first place. To the extent that the religious…
Descriptors: Religion Studies, War, Religion, Foreign Countries
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Mackenzie, Noella; Knipe, Sally – Issues in Educational Research, 2006
In this article the authors discuss issues faced by early career researchers, including the dichotomy, which many research textbooks and journal articles create and perpetuate between qualitative and quantitative research methodology despite considerable literature to support the use of mixed methods. The authors review current research literature…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Research Methodology, Journal Articles, Statistical Analysis
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Carson, Lyn; Fisher, Kath – Journal of Management Education, 2006
Critical reflection promotes the questioning of assumptions, the rendering visible of the otherwise invisible. This article describes and analyzes the teaching and learning of critical reflection in the context of an internship program at the University of Sydney within the framework of completing a reflexive report for assessment. The authors…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Internship Programs, Teaching Methods, Critical Thinking
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De Weerdt, Sven; Bouwen, Rene; Corthouts, Felix; Martens, Hilda – Industry and Higher Education, 2006
Societal and organizational change requires people to change their professional identity continuously. Starting from two theoretical traditions that address identity and learning, the authors analysed the learning narratives of two sets of learners--participants in a two-year experiential learning programme and student interns, both in the domain…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Experiential Learning, Transformative Learning, Self Esteem
DiBiase, Warren J. – 2000
Without teacher change, a successful educational reform is either incidental or superficial. Therefore, it is very important to understand the nature of teacher change for science educators. Mezirow's transformation theory, a constructivist theory, provides a theoretical basis for both teacher learning and teacher change. This paper presents an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Change, Learning Processes
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