Transformative Journeys in Education
Description
This book brings together leading global educators who reflect on how their theoretical foundations and professional practice shape their teaching, research, and leadership. Through rich autobiographical narratives, contributors explore identity, purpose, and praxis in transformative learning environments. This volume offers critical insight into the intellectual traditions that continue to shape lifelong learning, adult education, and educator development. The chapters provide a rare, intimate view into how educators evolve through lived experience, critical reflection, and professional praxis. This book serves as a cornerstone for faculty development programs, doctoral seminars, and global dialogues in lifelong learning and academic identity.
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Person
Viktor Wang is a globally recognized professor in education, with expertise in career and technical education, lifelong learning, and the integration of artificial intelligence in pedagogy. He has authored and edited over 270 peer-reviewed publications and serves as editor of multiple international journals and scholarly volumes serving a global network of researchers. His work has been widely disseminated, encompassing over 2,000 articles and book chapters across his publications and edited volumes. His publications are held in major academic libraries, including Stanford University and other leading research institutions. Dr. Wang has received numerous honors, including the 2016 Presidential Award for Exceptional and Innovative Leadership from the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE), along with institutional awards for distinguished faculty achievement. A dedicated mentor, he has guided more than 90 doctoral students to completion. His leadership has contributed to program development, enrollment growth, and international educational partnerships. His recent work focuses on future-ready education, particularly the integration of general education and career and technical education, and the role of AI in transforming teaching, learning, and global education systems.
Content
Preface.- Foreword (Lisa R. Merriweather).- Chapter 1. The Purpose-Driven Path: A Life Beyond Titles (Viktor Wang).- Chapter 2. Identity and Voice in Critical Pedagogy (Viktor Wang).- Chapter 3. Cultivating Critical Consciousness in Higher Education: Reframing Ethics in STEM and Technology Education (Geraldine Torrisi-Steele).- Chapter 4. Probing More Deeply a Major Historical Epistemological Foundation of Adult Education Internationally and in the United States of America (John A. Henschke).- Chapter 5. Transformative Journeys in Education: Theory, Praxis, and Educator Identity Praxis in Action: Stories from the Field (Susan Isenberg).- Chapter 6. The Ethics of Teaching in Adult Education (Paul A. Bott).- Chapter 7. Cultivating Critical Consciousness in Higher Education (Howard A. Doughty).- Chapter 8. Adult Learning Futures: Imagination and Praxis (Linda Ellington).- Chapter 9. Crossing Critical Thresholds at the Bob Steele Reading Center: Transforming Potentiality into Actuality (George Demetrion).- Chapter 10. Foundations of Transformative Adult Learning (Ted Fleming).- Chapter 11. Transforming Educator Roles in a Digital World (William J. Rothwell, Farhan Sadique and Aileen Zaballero).