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This chapter explores the nature of transformative education within different traditions arguing for a social emancipatory view of transformative education that accommodates both social change and individual transformation (Taylor, 2008) as the most appropriate way of teaching and learning for sustainable development (SD).
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Pavlova, M. (2013). Education for Sustainable Development and the Transformation of Self. In: Middleton, H.E., Baartman, L.K.J. (eds) Transfer, Transitions and Transformations of Learning. International Technology Education Studies. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-437-6_9
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