Undressing Transformative Learning: The Roles of Instrumental and Communicative Learning in the Shift to Clothing Sustainability

Autor/inn/en	Quinn, Lisa J.; Sinclair, A. John
Titel	Undressing Transformative Learning: The Roles of Instrumental and Communicative Learning in the Shift to Clothing Sustainability
Quelle	In: Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 66 (2016) 3, S.199-218 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-7136
DOI	10.1177/0741713616640881
Schlagwörter	Clothing; Sustainability; Case Studies; Qualitative Research; Learning Processes; Role; Transformative Learning; Outcomes of Education; Communication Skills; Foreign Countries; Adult Learning; Values; Teaching Methods; Surveys; Canada (Winnipeg) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kleidung; Nachhaltigkeit; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Qualitative Forschung; Learning process; Lernprozess; Rollen; Pädagogische Transformation; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Kommunikationsstil; Ausland; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Wertbegriff; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	Clothing is an integral part of our lives, yet modes of producing, using, and disposing of apparel have significant impacts on the environment. Our research explored the role transformative learning plays in the transition to more sustainable thinking and actions about clothing to illuminate instrumental learning processes and examine the relationship between instrumental and communicative learning. Using a qualitative case study approach, we gathered data on behaviors and attitudes (n = 32), and examined in depth the learning participants underwent and the action they took (n = 17). The data reveal that instrumental and communicative learning outcomes were plentiful, with participants discussing the array of skills, knowledge, and communicative insights they learned. Results indicate that instrumental learning makes action possible by allowing individuals to identify problems and solutions and to develop plans of action. Results also reveal the important interaction among instrumental and communicative learning as an individual seeks to understand an occurrence. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01