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Using Cyberspace to Promote Transformative Learning Experiences and Consequently Democracy in the Workplace

Using Cyberspace to Promote Transformative Learning Experiences and Consequently Democracy in the Workplace

William F. Ritke-Jones
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781599048932|ISBN10: 1599048930|EISBN13: 9781599048949
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-893-2.ch016
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Ritke-Jones, William F. "Using Cyberspace to Promote Transformative Learning Experiences and Consequently Democracy in the Workplace." Handbook of Research on Virtual Workplaces and the New Nature of Business Practices, edited by Pavel Zemliansky and Kirk St.Amant, IGI Global, 2008, pp. 207-222. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-893-2.ch016

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Ritke-Jones, W. F. (2008). Using Cyberspace to Promote Transformative Learning Experiences and Consequently Democracy in the Workplace. In P. Zemliansky & K. St.Amant (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Virtual Workplaces and the New Nature of Business Practices (pp. 207-222). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-893-2.ch016

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Ritke-Jones, William F. "Using Cyberspace to Promote Transformative Learning Experiences and Consequently Democracy in the Workplace." In Handbook of Research on Virtual Workplaces and the New Nature of Business Practices, edited by Pavel Zemliansky and Kirk St.Amant, 207-222. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2008. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-893-2.ch016

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Abstract

This chapter will explain transformative learning and its value and application to corporate training practices by promoting critical reflection on one’s “frames of reference.” This critical reflection can help one to challenge cultural and social assumptions, potentially leading the person to more democratic ways of thinking and behaving in the workplace. Cyberspace offers a unique and potentially powerful place to employ transformative learning practices, and along with explaining transformative learning, this chapter will explore how cyberspace can be used for this kind of learning. This chapter will also posit that new cyberspace environments such as Wiki’s and Second Life hold tremendous promise as transformative learning spaces because they invite small group collaboration.

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