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:: Volume 35, Issue 4 (3-2020) ::
QJOE 2020, 35(4): 11-30 Back to browse issues page
Transformative Learning Theory: A Possibility for Teachers’ Professional Development
H. Bozorg , M. Mehrmohammadi , E. Talaa’ee , N. Moosaapoor
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Based on the transformative learning theory, it was sought to develop a procedure for helping teachers develop professionally. 13 elementary school teachers in one of the boys schools in Tehran’s district one participated in a workshop consisting of ten sessions and then interviewed. The content of the sessions was drawn from the theoretical basis of the study. Further field observations led to a set of interventional suggestions in order to meet the challenges facing such a procedure. The participants manifested changes in three domains of epistemological, behavioral, and self, due to transformative learning. The behavioral changes were less frequent. 
Keywords: transformative learning, teachers’ professional development, reflection, adult education
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2018/06/13 | Accepted: 2018/12/15 | Published: 2020/03/10
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