Transformative Learning Hub
The Transformative Learning Hub seeks to blur the boundaries conventionally drawn between research and education Recognising that we are all equally ‘problem-solvers, thinkers and learners’ (Glassman & Erdem 2014, 209), we focus on nurturing creative and constructive efforts to enable people of diverse backgrounds and in diverse settings ‘to critically question and assess the integrity of their deeply held assumptions about how they relate to the world around them’ (Mezirow & Taylor 2010, xi).
The Transformative Learning Hub is a community of practice that brings together researchers, educators, students, changemakers and activists across different disciplines and fields at Wageningen University and beyond. What connects us is our shared interest in engaging with transformative and participatory theory and methodologies in our research, teaching and societal engagement.
We hold monthly thematic community gatherings, run an annual PhD course on transformative and participatory arts-based research methods, and support staff training initiatives in the fields of transformative learning and interdisciplinary research. We also actively work to introduce transformative and participatory approaches and techniques into spaces and among groups beyond the Transformative Learning Hub. Check out what’s on our agenda and what we’re doing in greater detail here.
If you’re interested in participating and/or contributing to the Transformative Learning Hub’s activities, please contact its coordinators: Anke de Vrieze (anke.devrieze@wur.nl) and Meghann Ormond (meghann.ormond@wur.nl).
Centre for Space, Place and Society 