Learning for change as an experiential and transformative learning method for sustainable development planning in Siam Reap, Cambodia

The ASEAN Sustainability Leadership Program conducted in Siem Reap, Cambodia, involved researchers from various disciplines of higher education institutions (HEIs) in the region and the local community. The program provided a platform for experiential and transformative learning and used an interdis...

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Main Authors: Zen, Irina Safitri, Mehlmann, Marilyn, Titisari, Prima Wahyu
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spelling my.iium.irep.1121012024-05-07T03:26:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/112101/ Learning for change as an experiential and transformative learning method for sustainable development planning in Siam Reap, Cambodia Zen, Irina Safitri Mehlmann, Marilyn Titisari, Prima Wahyu GB Physical geography GE Environmental Sciences L Education (General) LB Theory and practice of education Q Science (General) The ASEAN Sustainability Leadership Program conducted in Siem Reap, Cambodia, involved researchers from various disciplines of higher education institutions (HEIs) in the region and the local community. The program provided a platform for experiential and transformative learning and used an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach to promoting sustainability. Learning for Change (L4C) was adopted as a colearning method to facilitate collaboration, analysis, and the synthesis of learning from past experiences, allowing participants to connect their learning with expectations for further improvement. L4C was also used to promote collaborative learning, knowledge cocreation, and project assessment. The skills learned from the L4C workshop were used by participants during the stakeholder discussions that ensued amid the technical visits in an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary manner. The results were a reflection of the application of the L4C method in the program: participants were able to grasp a deep understanding of the local people’s problems, reflect on their past experiences with efficiency, and identify knowledge cocreation by connecting their local and scientific knowledge. This entails that they engaged in transformative and experiential learning through reflection activities that promoted perspective changes. The participants came up with six main thematic areas that can support sustainable development research, which in turn may improve the teaching, learning, research, and community development for sustainable development in Malaysian HEIs and the studied region. Springer 2024-04-03 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/112101/1/112101_Learning%20for%20change%20as%20an%20experiential.pdf Zen, Irina Safitri and Mehlmann, Marilyn and Titisari, Prima Wahyu (2024) Learning for change as an experiential and transformative learning method for sustainable development planning in Siam Reap, Cambodia. In: Science Education for Sustainable Development in Asia. Education Innovation Series (1). Springer, Singapore, pp. 245-270. ISBN 978-981-99-8710-8 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-99-8711-5_15 10.1007/978-981-99-8711-5_15
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topic GB Physical geography
GE Environmental Sciences
L Education (General)
LB Theory and practice of education
Q Science (General)
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GE Environmental Sciences
L Education (General)
LB Theory and practice of education
Q Science (General)
Zen, Irina Safitri
Mehlmann, Marilyn
Titisari, Prima Wahyu
Learning for change as an experiential and transformative learning method for sustainable development planning in Siam Reap, Cambodia
description The ASEAN Sustainability Leadership Program conducted in Siem Reap, Cambodia, involved researchers from various disciplines of higher education institutions (HEIs) in the region and the local community. The program provided a platform for experiential and transformative learning and used an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach to promoting sustainability. Learning for Change (L4C) was adopted as a colearning method to facilitate collaboration, analysis, and the synthesis of learning from past experiences, allowing participants to connect their learning with expectations for further improvement. L4C was also used to promote collaborative learning, knowledge cocreation, and project assessment. The skills learned from the L4C workshop were used by participants during the stakeholder discussions that ensued amid the technical visits in an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary manner. The results were a reflection of the application of the L4C method in the program: participants were able to grasp a deep understanding of the local people’s problems, reflect on their past experiences with efficiency, and identify knowledge cocreation by connecting their local and scientific knowledge. This entails that they engaged in transformative and experiential learning through reflection activities that promoted perspective changes. The participants came up with six main thematic areas that can support sustainable development research, which in turn may improve the teaching, learning, research, and community development for sustainable development in Malaysian HEIs and the studied region.
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author Zen, Irina Safitri
Mehlmann, Marilyn
Titisari, Prima Wahyu
author_facet Zen, Irina Safitri
Mehlmann, Marilyn
Titisari, Prima Wahyu
author_sort Zen, Irina Safitri
title Learning for change as an experiential and transformative learning method for sustainable development planning in Siam Reap, Cambodia
title_short Learning for change as an experiential and transformative learning method for sustainable development planning in Siam Reap, Cambodia
title_full Learning for change as an experiential and transformative learning method for sustainable development planning in Siam Reap, Cambodia
title_fullStr Learning for change as an experiential and transformative learning method for sustainable development planning in Siam Reap, Cambodia
title_full_unstemmed Learning for change as an experiential and transformative learning method for sustainable development planning in Siam Reap, Cambodia
title_sort learning for change as an experiential and transformative learning method for sustainable development planning in siam reap, cambodia
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publishDate 2024
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/112101/1/112101_Learning%20for%20change%20as%20an%20experiential.pdf
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