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Since classical times, education has been identified as fulfilling the contradictory roles of reproducing and transforming the existing social order. In EDST 630: Transformative Learning for Social Change, we focus on theories of transformative education within the field of adult education. More specifically, we examine theories that are meant to catalyze both social transformation and individual change.

Unit 1

Sztompka, P. (1994). Vicissitudes of the idea of progress. In The sociology of social change (pp. 24–40). Blackwell. 
O’Sullivan, E. (1999). Ringing in our ears and invading our souls: Reflection on the dream structure of our Western cultural mantras. In Transformative learning: Educational vision for the 21st century (pp. 103–132). Zed Books.
Battiste, M. (2017). Displacing cognitive imperialism. In Decolonizing education: Nourishing the learning spirit (pp. 158–166). Purich Publishing.

Unit 2

Peet, R., & Hartwick, E. (1999). Marxist and non-Marxist theories of development. In Theories of development (pp. 91–122). The Guilford Press.
Sztompka, P. (1994). Ideas as historical forces. In The sociology of social change (pp. 235–249). Blackwell.
Carpenter, S., & Mojab, S. (2011). Introduction: A specter haunts adult education: Crafting a Marxist-feminist framework for adult education and learning. In S. Carpenter & S. Mojab (Eds.), Educating from Marx: Race, gender, and learning (pp. 3–18). Palgrave MacMillan.

Unit 3

Kellner, D. (1990). Critical theory and the crisis of social theory. Sociological Perspectives, 33(1), 11–33.
Brookfield, S. (2001). Repositioning ideology critique in a critical theory of adult learning. Adult Education Quarterly, 52(1), 7–22.
McLaren, P. (1994). Critical pedagogy: A look at the major concepts. In Life in schools: An introduction to critical pedagogy in the foundation of education (2nd ed., pp. 175–203). Irwin Publishing.
Bannerji, H. (2005). Building from Marx: Reflections on class and race. Social Justice, 32(4), 144–160.

Unit 4

Tennant, M. (1993). Perspective transformation and adult development. Adult Education Quarterly, 44(1), 34–42
Mezirow, J. (2000). Learning to think like an adult: Core concepts of transformation theory. In Learning as transformation: Critical perspectives on a theory on progress (pp. 3–33). Jossey-Bass.
Mezirow, J. (1981). A critical theory of adult learning and education. Adult Education, 32(1), 3–24.

Unit 5

Freire, P. (1993). Chapter 2. In Pedagogy of the oppressed (M. Bergman Ramos, Trans.; pp. 71–86). Continuum International Publication Group.
Shor, I., & Freire, P. (1987). What is the “Dialogical Method” of teaching? Journal of Education 169(3), 11–31.

Unit 6

McWhinney, W., & Markos, L. (2003). Transformative education: Across the threshold. Journal of Transformative Education, 1(1), 16–37.
Taylor, E. W. (2007). An update of transformative learning theory: A critical review of the empirical research (1999–2005). International Journal of Lifelong Education, 26(2), 173–191.
hooks, b. (1994). Introduction and Chapter 1. In Teaching to transgress: Education as the practice of freedom (pp. 1–22). Routledge.

Unit 7

Battiste, M. (2017). Confronting and eliminating racism. In Decolonizing education: Nourishing the learning spirit, 125–139. Purich Publishing.
Weiler, K. (1994). Freire and a feminist pedagogy of difference. In P. L. McLaren & C. Lankshear (Eds.), Politics of liberation: Paths from Freire (pp. 12–40). Routledge.
Tisdell, E. J., Stone Hanley, M., & Taylor, E. W. (2000). Different perspectives on teaching for critical consciousness. In A. L. Wilson & E. R. Hayes (Eds.), Handbook of adult and continuing education (pp. 132–146). Jossey-Bass.
Ellsworth, E. (1989). Why doesn’t this feel empowering? Working through the repressive myths of critical pedagogy. Harvard Educational Review, 59(3), 297–324.
Curry-Stevens, A. (2007). New forms of transformative education: Pedagogy for the privileged. Journal of Transformative Education, 5(1), 33–58.
hooks, b. (2006, December 10). Cultural criticism and transformation [Video]. YouTube.

Unit 8

Brooks, A. K. (2000). Cultures of transformation. In A. L. Wilson & E. R. Hayes (Eds.), Handbook of adult and continuing education (pp. 161–170). Jossey-Bass.
Merriam, S. B., & Ntseane, G. (2008). Transformational learning in Botswana: How culture shapes the process. Adult Education Quarterly, 58(3), 183–197.
Feinstein, B. C. (2004). Learning and transformation in the context of Hawaiian traditional ecological knowledge. Adult Education Quarterly, 54(2), 105–120.
Betasamosake Simpson, L. (2014). Land as pedagogy: Nishnaabeg intelligence and rebellious transformation. Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society, 3(3), 1–25.
Rasmussen, D. (2001). Qallunology: A pedagogy for the oppressor. Canadian Journal of Native Education, 25(2), 105–116.
Ford, M. (2009). Knowing differently situated others: Teachers and arrogant perception. The Journal of Educational Thought, 43(1), 45–63.

Unit 9

Boyd, R. D., & Myers, J. G. (1988). Transformative education. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 7(4), 261–284.
Boucouvalas, M. (1993). Consciousness and learning: New and renewed approaches. In S. B. Merriam (Ed.), An update on adult learning theory: New directions for adult and continuing education, Number 57 (pp. 57–69). Wiley.
Clark, M. C., & Dirkx, J. M. (2000). Moving beyond a unitary self: A reflective dialogue. In A. L. Wilson & E. R. Hayes (Eds.), Handbook of adult and continuing education (pp. 101–116). Jossey-Bass.
Dirkx, J. M., Mezirow, J., & Cranton, P. (2006). Musings and reflections on the meaning, context, and process of transformative learning: A dialogue between John M. Dirkx and Jack Mezirow. Journal of Transformative Education, 4(2), 123–139.

Unit 10

Tisdell, E. J., & Tolliver, D. E. (2003). Claiming a sacred face: The role of spirituality and cultural identity in transformative adult higher education. Journal of Transformative Education, 1(4), 368–392.
O’Sullivan, E. (1999). The planetary context of creativity: Educational vision in a cosmological context. In Transformative learning: Educational vision for the 21st century (pp. 179–207). Zed Books.

Unit 11

Lange, E. A. (2010). Environmental adult education: A many-voiced landscape. In C. E. Kasworm, A. D. Rose, & J. M. Ross-Gordon (Eds.), Handbook of adult and continuing education (pp. 305–315). Sage. 
Lange, E. A. (2004). Transformative and restorative learning: A vital dialectic for sustainable societies. Adult Education Quarterly, 54(2), 121–139.
McLean, S. (2013). The whiteness of green: Racialization and environmental education. Canadian Geographer, 57(3), 354–362.

Unit 12

CBC News: The National. (2015, June 5). Buffy Sainte-Marie [Video]. YouTube.

Unit 13

Bowers, C. A. (2005). Is transformative learning the Trojan horse of Western globalization? Journal of Transformative Education, 3(2), 116–125.
Lange, E. (2007). Transformative learning: The Trojan horse of globalization? Proceedings of the Joint 26th Annual National Conference of CASAE and 48th Annual AERC, 355–360. Halifax, NS: Mount St. Vincent University.
Davis, A., & Wise, T. (2012, July 3). Angela Davis and Tim Wise: Capitalism, privatization and hope [Audio podcast]. Making Contact.