Exploring the Transformative Learning of the Voluntary Practitioner
Date Issued
2008
Date
2008
Author(s)
Wun, Yung-Nan
Abstract
Voluntary practitioners in Taiwan are those who enthusiastically participate in public affairs. Also, they are a group of people continuously active in various fields of learning and progressing. Nowadays, the influence of voluntary service to the community has infiltrated into all levels of our life through the people involved in voluntary service. In recent years, the voluntary practitioner has gradually been regarded as an extremely valuable power. Therefore the intention of this study was to understand the practical situation in voluntary service from the practitioners’ point of view, including their personal transformative process, the developments, the changes of aspects and participation motivations, and the changes of roles voluntary practitioners play. hrough participant observations and in-depth interviews, the study explored the transformative process of six voluntary practitioners who long-term involved in different fields of voluntary service. The findings were analyzed by Jack Mezirow’s transformative learning theory. The transformative learning of these practitioners in different aspects was discussed. Voluntary practitioners presented their learning styles such as non-reflective learning and reflective learning differently in many dimensions of subjects, and displayed different levels of empowerment and practice. Finally, this study concluded the changes of participation motivations and roles played for each voluntary practitioner.
Subjects
voluntary service
voluntary practitioner
transformative learning
the motivation of participation
learning through voluntary service
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