TY - BOOK AU - Cranton,Patricia TI - Understanding and promoting transformative learning: a guide for educators of adults T2 - The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series SN - 0787976687 AV - LC5225.L42 C72 2006 U1 - 378.196 22 PY - 2006///] CY - San Francisco, CA PB - Jossey-Bass KW - Adult learning KW - Transformative learning KW - Transfer of training KW - Adult education N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Dimensions of adult learning -- Transformative learning theory -- A theory in progress -- Transformation: the learner's story -- Individual differences -- Educator roles -- Empowering learners -- Fostering critical self-reflection and self-knowledge -- Supporting transformative learning -- The educator's transformative journey N2 - Covering key issues in transformational learning (TL) theory, this book shows how to help adult educators understand what TL is and how to foster it in their practice. It incorporates theoretical developments, such as the role of imagination and spirituality in transformation, and the author's own attempts to develop a model of TL ER -