Elizabeth Lange
Biographic Data
| ID | 6299791 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth Lange |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Lange |
| SIGNATURE | LANGE E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Technology Sydney |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Bridging Local Concerns and Systemic Change
This article presents the initial research and development phases of a transformative climate education program for adults in a semi-rural community on southern Vancouver Island. Using design-based research (DBR), we developed a workshop series informed by adult and lifelong education (ALE), transformative learning, and the theoretical frameworks of the Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures Collective and its members, including Vanessa Machado de …
Indigenous voices and decolonising lifelong education
Gender-based violence as difficult knowledge
Gender-based violence is a staggering but normalized global phenomenon, illustrated by the global reach of the #MeToo movement. Gender-based violence and the impacts of trauma enter learning spaces daily, acknowledged or not. Adult learners often respond to learning about gender relations with avoidance, denial, fear, defensiveness and trivialization, all facets of resistance. Britzman calls this ‘difficult knowledge’. Yet, education does reduce …
(Re)igniting a sociological imagination in adult education
This article argues that sociology has been a foundational discipline for the field of adult education, but it has been largely implicit, until recently. This article contextualizes classical theories of sociology within contemporary critiques, reviews the historical roots of sociology and then briefly introduces the classical theories illustrating the continual presence of sociological thinking in the adult education field. Finally, it periodize…
Transformative learning and concepts of the self
This article examines Canadian immigrant and intercultural learning as an insightful context for examining transformative learning. Theories of intercultural communication are explored, particularly the concept of transculturality and Bhabha’s concept of ‘Third Space’. Various concepts of the self are also compared, particularly two conceptions implicit in theories of transformative learning, the autonomous self and the relational self. Finally, …
Gender-based violence as difficult knowledge
Gender-based violence is a staggering but normalized global phenomenon, illustrated by the global reach of the #MeToo movement. Gender-based violence and the impacts of trauma enter learning spaces daily, acknowledged or not. Adult learners often respond to learning about gender relations with avoidance, denial, fear, defensiveness and trivialization, all facets of resistance. Britzman calls this ‘difficult knowledge’. Yet, education does reduce …
Indigenous voices and decolonising lifelong education
(Re)igniting a sociological imagination in adult education
This article argues that sociology has been a foundational discipline for the field of adult education, but it has been largely implicit, until recently. This article contextualizes classical theories of sociology within contemporary critiques, reviews the historical roots of sociology and then briefly introduces the classical theories illustrating the continual presence of sociological thinking in the adult education field. Finally, it periodize…
(Re)igniting a sociological imagination in adult education
This article argues that sociology has been a foundational discipline for the field of adult education, but it has been largely implicit, until recently. This article contextualizes classical theories of sociology within contemporary critiques, reviews the historical roots of sociology and then briefly introduces the classical theories illustrating the continual presence of sociological thinking in the adult education field. Finally, it periodize…
Transformative learning and concepts of the self
This article examines Canadian immigrant and intercultural learning as an insightful context for examining transformative learning. Theories of intercultural communication are explored, particularly the concept of transculturality and Bhabha’s concept of ‘Third Space’. Various concepts of the self are also compared, particularly two conceptions implicit in theories of transformative learning, the autonomous self and the relational self. Finally, …
Gender-based violence as difficult knowledge
Gender-based violence is a staggering but normalized global phenomenon, illustrated by the global reach of the #MeToo movement. Gender-based violence and the impacts of trauma enter learning spaces daily, acknowledged or not. Adult learners often respond to learning about gender relations with avoidance, denial, fear, defensiveness and trivialization, all facets of resistance. Britzman calls this ‘difficult knowledge’. Yet, education does reduce …
Indigenous voices and decolonising lifelong education
Bridging Local Concerns and Systemic Change
This article presents the initial research and development phases of a transformative climate education program for adults in a semi-rural community on southern Vancouver Island. Using design-based research (DBR), we developed a workshop series informed by adult and lifelong education (ALE), transformative learning, and the theoretical frameworks of the Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures Collective and its members, including Vanessa Machado de …
Sociology (5 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Transformative learning (3 works) · Adult and Continuing Education Topics (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Global Educational Policies and Reforms (2 works) · Politics (2 works)