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

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

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sustainability leadership, transformative, experiential learning, learning for change, development
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GB Physical geography G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education Q Science > Q Science (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design > Department of Urban & Regional Planning
Depositing User:	Asst.Prof. Ts. Dr. Irina Safitri Zen
Date Deposited:	07 May 2024 10:28
Last Modified:	07 May 2024 11:26
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/112101

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