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Investigating How Facilitators View The Functions And Perceived Values Of Reflective Activities On Transformative Learning Amongst People In Addiction, James Ryan Eller Dec 2022

Investigating How Facilitators View The Functions And Perceived Values Of Reflective Activities On Transformative Learning Amongst People In Addiction, James Ryan Eller

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Although there has been considerable empirical support for the effect of reflection, and specifically reflective activities, within the domain of transformative learning (Ballon & Skinner, 2008; King, 2004; Mezirow, 2012; Roessger, 2014; Taylor, 2017), there is a gap in the literature concerning the value of formal reflective activities when used with people in addiction recovery programs. I will interview facilitators of addiction programs to inquire on the methods of reflection their programming provides people in addiction, investigate the effectiveness of the activities, and then determine the connections (if any) between formal reflective activities and transformation in people in addiction. This …