* Jack Mezirow (1994, 1996 - unit B)
* John M. Dirkx, Jack Mezirow and Patricia Cranton (2006)
* Susan Imel (1998)
* Andrew Kitchenham (2008)
* Kelly McGonigal (2005)
* Catherine Snyder
* Edward Taylor (1997, 2007)
Resources regarding Implications of Transformative Learning Theory in Distance Education:
Anderson, Terry; Rourke, Liam; Garrison, D. Randy; Archer, Walter. (2001). Assessing Teaching Presence in a Computer Conferecing Context. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 5(2). Retrieved February 19, 2008, from http://communitiesofinquiry.com/files/Teaching%20Presence.pdf.
Boyer, N. R., Maher, P. A., & Kirkman, S. (2006). Transformative Learning in Online Settings: The Use of Self-Direction, Metacognition, and Collaborative Learning. Journal of Transformative Education, 4(4), 335-361. Retrieved June 21, 2009, from http://jtd.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/4/4/335.
Kitchenham, A. (2006). Teachers and Technology: A Transformative Journey . Journal of Transformative Education, 4(3), 202-225. Retrieved June 21, 2009, from http://0-jtd.sagepub.com.aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/cgi/reprint/4/3/202.
Mezirow, J. (2003). Transformative Learning as Discourse. Journal of Transformative Education, 1(1), 58-63. Retrieved June 11, 2009, from http://jtd.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/1/1/58.
Zembylas, M. (2008). Adult Learners' Emotions in Online Learning. Distance Education, 29(1), 71-87. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
Ziegahn, L. (2005). Critical Reflection on Cultural Difference in the Computer Conference. Adult Education Quarterly, 56(1), 39-64. Retrieved June 21, 2009, from http://0-aeq.sagepub.com.aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/cgi/reprint/56/1/39.
Ziegler, M. F., Paulus, T. M., & Woodside, M. (2006). This Course is Helping Us All Arrive at New Viewpoints, Isn't It?: Making Meaning Through Dialogue in a Blended Environment . Journal of Transformative Education, 4(4), 302-319. Retrieved June 21, 2009, from http://jtd.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/4/4/302.
Ziegahn, L. (2001). 'Talk' about Culture Online: The Potential for Transformation. Distance Education, 22(1), 144-150. Retrieved June 21, 2009, from http://0-proquest.umi.com.aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/pqdweb?index=7&did=87517678&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=6&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1245586791&clientId=12302.
Theories from other diciplines:
* Timothy Bedford, 2009
* Howard Gardiner, 2004
* Edward deBono, 2006
* Promoting Equity Through Teacher Empowerment
http://www.herkules.oulu.fi/isbn9789514290572/isbn9789514290572pdf
* A New Approach to Business: A different way of thinking should see a new approach to business in the future.
http://www.thinkingmanagers.com/management/business-approach.php
* Changing Minds: The Art and Science of Changing Our Own and Other People's Minds (Harvard Business School Press, 2004)
For Further Studies
Transformative Learning Theory Web site http://transformativelearningtheory.com/index.html
Journal of Transformative Education http://jtd.sagepub.com/
International Transformative Learning Conference http://transformativelearningbermuda.com/
Adult Education Quarterly http://www.sagepub.com/journalsProdDesc.nav?prodId=Journal200765
