{"product_id":"the-handbook-of-transformative-learning-theory-research-and-practice-hardcover","title":"The Handbook of Transformative Learning: Theory, Research, and Practice - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward W. Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePatricia Cranton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Handbook of Transformative Learning provides a comprehensive and critical review of more than three decades of theory development, research, and practice in Transformative Learning (TL). It will help adult educators understand what transformative learning is, distinguish it from other forms of learning, and foster it in their practice. The book covers five broad areas: historical, theoretical, practical, research, and future perspective. It is comprehensive, interdisciplinary, critical, reflective, and accessible to a wide audience of interested scholars, students, and practitioners. Co-edited by leading experts in the field with an advisory group of prominent authorities, this handbook is the leading resource for the field\"--\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Handbook of Transformative Learning \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe leading resource for the field, this handbook provides a comprehensive and critical review of more than three decades of theory development, research, and practice in transformative learning. The starting place for understanding and fostering transformative learning, as well as diving deeper, the volume distinguishes transformative learning from other forms of learning, explores future perspectives, and is designed for scholars, students, and practitioners. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE HANDBOOK OF TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book will be of inestimable value to students and scholars of learning irrespective of whether or not their emphasis is on transformative learning. It should find its way to the reference bookshelves of every academic library focusing on education, teaching, learning, or the care professions.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--PETER JARVIS, professor of continuing education, University of Surrey\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Can there be a coherent theory of transformative learning? Perhaps. This handbook goes a long way to answering this question by offering a kaleidoscope of perspectives, including non-Western, that consider the meaning and practice of transformative learning.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--SHAUNA BUTTERWICK, associate professor, University of British Columbia\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This handbook will be valuable and accessible to both scholars and practitioners who are new to the study of adult education and transformative learning and to more seasoned scholars who seek a sophisticated analysis of the state of transformative learning thirty years after Mezirow first shared his version of a then-fledgling theory of adult learning.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--JOVITA ROSS-GORDON, professor and program coordinator, MA in Adult Education, Texas State University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEDWARD W. TAYLOR\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of adult education at Penn State University at Harrisburg. He is the coeditor, with Jack Mezirow, of \u003ci\u003eTransformative Learning in Practice\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePATRICIA CRANTON\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired professor of adult education, most recently from Penn State University at Harrisburg. Her recent books include \u003ci\u003ePlanning Instruction for Adult Learners\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Understanding and Promoting Transformative Learning\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 9.4 x 7.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 29, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45343605031014,"sku":"9780470590720","price":132.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/YW9DdXd2UVo3UGNiYjVDeWs2MlJLdz09.webp?v=1774939809","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-handbook-of-transformative-learning-theory-research-and-practice-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}