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- | Different authors suggested different roles of students and teachers during the transformative learning. The role of the students is mostly to take responsibility for their learning and creating a pleasant environment, and suggestions to the teachers generally refer to(([[http://www.ecolas.eu/content/images/Mezirow%20Transformative%20Learning.pdf|Mezirow, J. Transformative learning: Theory to practice. New directions for adult and continuing education, no. 74: 5–12, 1997.]])): | + | Different authors suggested different roles of students and teachers during the transformative learning. The role of the students is mostly to take responsibility for their learning and creating a pleasant environment, and suggestions to the teachers generally refer to(([[http://www.ecolas.eu/content/images/Mezirow%20Transformative%20Learning.pdf|Mezirow, J. Transformative learning: Theory to practice. New directions for adult and continuing education, no. 74: 5–12, 1997.]])) : |
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- | * creating a **safe environment** facilitating relationships characterized by **trust** and **care**, | + | |
- | * **understanding why** they want to encourage a change in students and not only how and which change, | + | |
- | * assisting in the development of the **critical reflection** in students, | + | |
- | * taking into consideration and talking about students' feelings, | + | |
- | * enabling their students to apply the new insights outside the classroom, | + | |
- | * helping others by sharing his experiences, and | + | |
- | * being a **role-model** displaying his own willingness to change and learn. | + | |
+ | * creating a **safe environment** facilitating relationships characterized by **trust** and **care**, | ||
+ | * **understanding why** they want to encourage a change in students and not only how and which change, | ||
+ | * assisting in the development of the **critical reflection** in students, | ||
+ | * taking into consideration and talking about students' **feelings**, | ||
+ | * enabling their students **to apply** the new insights **outside **the classroom, | ||
+ | * **helping others** by sharing his experiences, and | ||
+ | * being a **role-model** displaying his own willingness to change and learn. | ||