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A Novel Idea 2015 by Lawrence, Randee Lipson; Cranton, Patricia; is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is A Novel Idea 2015 about?
Lawrence and Cranton present a unique research methodology involving fictional characters as research participants. Transformative learning themes are identified through a content analysis of six contemporary novels. The characters from these novels are invited to come to a virtual space, the Butterfly Café where they engage in a series of dialogues on the research themes related to their transformative learning experiences. Each of the dialogues is followed by a debriefing session to deepen the understanding of the original themes. Readers are given a window into Lawrence and Cranton's analysis and interpretive process as they engage in dialogue with Celie from the Color Purple , Macon from Accidental Tourist , Mariam and Laila from A Thousand Splendid Suns , and others. The dialogues become a story within the stories told in the novels. The end product is the introduction of a new model of transformative learning based on a metaphor of planting, cultivating, and growing seeds. Central to the model is becoming conscious, a process that appeared in each of the novels. Readers will find insights into transformative learning that are outside of the standard academic treatment of the
Who reads A Novel Idea 2015?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Lawrence, Randee Lipson; Cranton, Patricia;
- Publisher
- Brill | Sense
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9789463000376
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Science, Fiction, Education
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