Résumés
Résumé
Les dimensions contextuelles et culturelles sous-jacentes au processus d’apprentissage transformateur ont été peu explorées à ce jour, mais suscitent l’intérêt d’un nombre croissant de chercheurs. Cet article propose d’examiner comment ces dimensions interviennent au cours d’un tel apprentissage, notamment lorsque survient un dilemme perturbateur. L’analyse qualitative des récits d’expérience d’une Canadienne effectuant un séjour de coopération sur le continent africain a permis de mettre en évidence les dilemmes perturbateurs qu’elle a rencontrés et qui relèvent de la dimension culturelle de l’apprentissage, le rôle de ses cadres de référence antérieurs sur l’expérience vécue, de même que le processus d’apprentissage transformateur qui en a résulté.
Mots-clés :
- Apprentissage transformateur,
- contexte d’apprentissage,
- culture,
- sensibilité interculturelle,
- récit d’expérience
Abstract
The underlying contextual and cultural dimensions of the transformative learning process have been little explored to this day, but interest a growing number of researchers. This article offers an examination of how these dimensions intervene during such a learning experience, especially when a disorienting dilemma takes place. The qualitative analysis of the experiential narratives of a Canadian woman having undertaken a humanitarian endeavor on the African continent brought to light the disorienting dilemmas she encountered and that depend on the cultural dimension of learning, the role of her preexisting frames of reference with regards to the lived experience, as well as the transformative learning process that followed.
Keywords:
- Transformative learning,
- Learning context,
- Culture,
- Intercultural Sensitivity,
- Experience story
Resumen
Las dimensiones contextuales y culturales subyacentes al proceso de aprendizaje transformador han sido hasta ahora poco exploradas, pero despiertan cada vez más el interés de investigadores. Este artículo examina cómo estas dimensiones intervienen durante este tipo de aprendizaje, en particular cuando surge un dilema perturbador. El análisis cualitativo de los relatos de experiencia de una Canadiense realizando una estancia de cooperación en el continente africano permitió destacar los dilemas perturbadores encontrados y que remiten a la dimensión cultural del aprendizaje, el papel de sus marcos de referencia anteriores sobre la experiencia vivida así como el proceso de aprendizaje transformador que resultó de su experiencia.
Palabras clave:
- aprendizaje transformador,
- contexto de aprendizaje,
- cultura,
- sensibilidad intercultural,
- relato de experiencia
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