Transformations Encouraged by Story Telling: Middle Eastern Adult Learners' Experiences Abroad

Autor/in	Nguyen, Shelbee R.
Titel	Transformations Encouraged by Story Telling: Middle Eastern Adult Learners' Experiences Abroad
Quelle	In: Adult Learning, 25 (2014) 4, S.163-165 (3 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1045-1595
DOI	10.1177/1045159514546212
Schlagwörter	Adult Learning; Student Experience; Story Telling; Study Abroad; Transformative Learning; Reflection; Critical Theory; Foreign Countries + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Studienerfahrung; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Pädagogische Transformation; Kritische Theorie; Ausland
Abstract	Professionals in the field of adult and higher education recognize the path into any learning community is riddled with complexities of life exigencies. This author states that he found "light at the end of the tunnel" in an experiential, transformative study abroad course in Spanish language and culture. Transformative learning abroad can occur through critical reflection, questioning, and social engagement in inherently different ideologies. The result can be a cognitive re-ordering of perceptions, unlearning of stagnant truths, and acceptance of new assumptions. The author advocates for transormative adult learning abroad, and contends that the role of story/narrative has become even more paramount. Giving voice to the transformative experiences of non-Western learners augments understanding on the power of study abroad education for adult and higher education learners. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10