IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/taf/cdipxx/v19y2009i3p311-328.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Transformative learning and mind-change in rural Afghanistan

Author

Listed:
  • Friedrich W. Affolter
  • Katja Richter
  • Karimullah Afaq
  • Assadullah Daudzai
  • M. Taofiq Massood
  • Niamatullah Rahimi
  • Ghotai Sahebian

Abstract

This article presents the results of a quantitative/qualitative enquiry into ‘transformative learning’ and ‘mind-change’ dynamics among rural community representatives participating in the Government of Afghanistan's National Solidarity Program [NSP]: a community-driven, nationwide initiative to rehabilitate the country's infrastructure. Drawing on frameworks for ‘transformative learning’ proposed by Mezirow (1990) and Freire (1993), and ‘mind-change’ proposed by Gardner (2004), it is argued that NSP catalysed transformative development learning through (1) its responsiveness to the expressed needs and interests of project participants; (2) engagement of community representatives as active development partners; (3) delegation of project-management responsibility throughout all stages; (4) provision of social space for reflection and critical analysis; (5) opportunities to achieve project outcomes that are meaningful, attractive, and profitable; and (6) programme features compatible with the social and cultural realities of rural Afghanistan.

Suggested Citation

  • Friedrich W. Affolter & Katja Richter & Karimullah Afaq & Assadullah Daudzai & M. Taofiq Massood & Niamatullah Rahimi & Ghotai Sahebian, 2009. "Transformative learning and mind-change in rural Afghanistan," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(3), pages 311-328, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:19:y:2009:i:3:p:311-328
    DOI: 10.1080/09614520902808027
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/09614520902808027
    Download Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1080/09614520902808027?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:19:y:2009:i:3:p:311-328. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Chris Longhurst (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.tandfonline.com/cdip .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.