Transformative Learning for a New Worldview

List of Figures p. ix Preface p. x Part I Transformative Learning in Contemporary Global Culture 1 Introduction p. 3 2 Contradictions, Incoherence and Confusion p. 11 Contradictions, incoherence and confusion in the school classroom p. 11 An alternative approach to environmental education p. 14 Gaia theory and cultural transformation p. 20 Coming to grips with sustainability p. 25 3 Learning to Think Differently p. 27 An adequate terminology for learning to think differently p. 28 An overview of the process p. 31 Critical elements of the process p. 33 4 Atoms, People and Other Things p. 47 The enlightenment answers to the perennial questions p. 48 Critique p. 49 5 The Laws of Nature p. 62 The laws of nature – an overview p. 63 Understanding the concept of law as immanent through myth p. 72 6 A Flawed System of Ideas p. 80 Incoherence p. 81 Contradiction p. 82 The origin of the concept of the detached observer p. 83 7 Alternative Assumptions p. 87 The world as a process p. 87 Everything is radically interconnected with everything else p. 95 Detached participation p. 99 8 A Return to the Perennial Questions p. 102 What is real? p. 103 What is the world like? p. 106 A little more about terminology p. 112 9 Towards a New Cultural Model p. 116 Community p. 119 Science p. 125 An adequate theory of history p. 135 Part II Transformative Learning in Post-colonial Societies 10 Transform, Reform, Reaffirm p. 145 The impact of colonialism p. 146 Interpreting the past, visualising the future p. 149 A fresh anchorage p. 161 Part III Transformative Learning in Practice 11 Secure Their Foundation p. 165 The process of cultural transformation p. 165 Priorities today p. 174 A variety of possible transformative learning exercises p. 175 The facilitator p. 177 Some suggestions for planning and conducting transformative learning exercises p. 180 Suggestions for each step in the transformative learning course p. 183 Appendix 1 Pesticide Use and Human Health p. 189 Appendix 2 Pests p. 192 Notes p. 195 References p. 200 Index p. 206.

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• Pages: 240
• Publication date: 2008-01-17
• Language: EN

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