THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEARNING: ANNUAL REVIEW
Table 1: Dimensions of Transformative Education
Physical
and Metaphorical
Spaces
Openness, flexibility, transparency
Ubiquitous technology
Abolition of “private practice”
Emphasis on lifelong learning
Discursive Horizontal communication, inclusion of student voice
Relational A premium on student engagement, caring and trusting
relationships
Sociocultural Recognition of student diversity
Epistemological Teachers as learning designers
Pedagogical Students as co-designers of knowledge and pedagogy
Awareness of self as learner through reflection and
metacognitive strategies
Moral Instructional and pedagogical concern for the student
as a “whole person”
Source: Cope and Kalantzis 2008