"Being Called Awake": The Role of Transformative Learning in the Lives of Environmental Activists.

Kovan, Jessica T.; Dirkx, John M.

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ERIC Number: EJ660432

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2003

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"Being Called Awake": The Role of Transformative Learning in the Lives of Environmental Activists.

Kovan, Jessica T.; Dirkx, John M.

Adult Education Quarterly, v53 n2 p99-118 Feb 2003

A narrative inquiry into the lives of nine environmental activists in nonprofit organizations depicted the role of learning in sustaining their commitment to and passion for the work. Resulting themes suggest they recognize their work as a calling or vocation. Transformative learning plays an integral role in sustaining commitment and passion. (Contains 59 references.) (SK)

Descriptors: Activism, Adult Learning, Conservation (Environment), Nonprofit Organizations, Transformative Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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