Full Description
In this hugely influential book, originally published in 1999 but just as - if not more - relevant today. Transformative Learning argues persuasively that every educational system must instead first equip people with an understanding of where their society is headed. Educationalists must, as a result, be asking profound questions about the content of what is taught. This needs to start with a deep understanding of the historic transition which all our societies are about to be compelled by circumstances to make. The fundamental task of educationalists is to introduce into curricula at all levels a grasp of what is wrong with the modern era, why it will be replaced, and a vision of possible new directions.It goes almost without saying that the intellectual tools, ethical values, and practical skills required for a more humane, environmentally conscious and socially just epoch will be very different from many of those taught today.
Contents
Foreword A by Thomas Berry from the First EditionForeword B by Satish Kumar for the Revised EditionPreface:The Planetary Context of Transformative LearningPart OneThe Core Foundational Features of Integral Transformative Learning1. The Grand Narrative of Transformative Learning2. The Dynamic Moments of Evolutionary Transformation3. Integral Transformative Learning: A Wholistic Planetary Matrix4. Exploring Ecological Wisdom, Worldviews, and Transformative Learning5. Transformative Possibilities of the World Wide Web and Social Media Networks6. Education for Integral Development7. The Sacredness of Turtle Island: A Formative Experience of Ecological Identity8. Quality of Life Education: Transformative Ecozoic Vision9. Kindling the fires of the Soul: Educating the Human Spirit in our TimesPart TwoStories of Transformation in the Four Directions10. The Twenty Year Story of the Transformative Learning Centre11. Friends of the Transformative Learning Centre:Transformative StoriesAfterword; Vandana Shiva
