New Release: Handbook of Evolving Research of Transformative Learning
How could this be the 10th anniversary edition of my original research book? 
This is not possible. But then and look back at the 14 related studies, numerous other books and research papers published and the many students I have mentored into the adult learning and HR training field since 1998 AND I guess it really is 10 years...
No one is more amazed than I at the impact that research in transformative learning has evolved over the past ten years. I have also been in a very opportune position to have seen much of that research evolve as I have used a specific, but flexible model to frame my work. AND to my great pleasure and anticipation, many other people have scaffolded upon and extended this work to new domains and contexts.
This vantage point has provided a rich body of research and ever evolving perspective. I am privileged to have synthesized and collected this work into one volume which has just debuted at Information Age Publishing this week.
I want to thank all the people who have provided critical feedback on my research papers, journal submissions and book manuscripts. I also am indebted to those researchers and graduate students who have used the model in different ways, with different research questions, among different contexts and with fresh eyes and minds.
Thank you for providing a fuller spectrum of understanding.
This handbook has been a very substantial undertaking to bring together all this work, contact people who have done research and follow up prior contacts. yet it has been very regarding. I hope that many will benefit from the in-depth descriptions, assistance and guidance this book has to offer.
We will continue to press forward in our endeavors, dialogue extensively and advance this field. My ultimate dream is that everyone who has the interest will contribute to this broader spectrum of understanding. As I describe in the book, only through the prism of sharing our different lives and experiences, can we come closer to understanding the multifaceted transformative learning experience and journey.
Adult learners everywhere are waiting for us to bring this theory to action in their classrooms. Join us in this developing field with this text providing a foundational research background for many sectors of education and training.
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KPK
5-15-09
This is not possible. But then and look back at the 14 related studies, numerous other books and research papers published and the many students I have mentored into the adult learning and HR training field since 1998 AND I guess it really is 10 years...
No one is more amazed than I at the impact that research in transformative learning has evolved over the past ten years. I have also been in a very opportune position to have seen much of that research evolve as I have used a specific, but flexible model to frame my work. AND to my great pleasure and anticipation, many other people have scaffolded upon and extended this work to new domains and contexts.
This vantage point has provided a rich body of research and ever evolving perspective. I am privileged to have synthesized and collected this work into one volume which has just debuted at Information Age Publishing this week.
I want to thank all the people who have provided critical feedback on my research papers, journal submissions and book manuscripts. I also am indebted to those researchers and graduate students who have used the model in different ways, with different research questions, among different contexts and with fresh eyes and minds.
Thank you for providing a fuller spectrum of understanding.
This handbook has been a very substantial undertaking to bring together all this work, contact people who have done research and follow up prior contacts. yet it has been very regarding. I hope that many will benefit from the in-depth descriptions, assistance and guidance this book has to offer.
We will continue to press forward in our endeavors, dialogue extensively and advance this field. My ultimate dream is that everyone who has the interest will contribute to this broader spectrum of understanding. As I describe in the book, only through the prism of sharing our different lives and experiences, can we come closer to understanding the multifaceted transformative learning experience and journey.
Adult learners everywhere are waiting for us to bring this theory to action in their classrooms. Join us in this developing field with this text providing a foundational research background for many sectors of education and training.
~~
KPK
5-15-09
Posted by TransformationEd at 5/15/2009 11:21 PM 
Categories: New Publication,Press Release,Transformative Learning
Categories: New Publication,Press Release,Transformative Learning
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