Eco or Not? Taiwanese Working Holidays in Australia under the Perspective of Transformative Learning####轉化學習觀點下的 澳洲工作假期與生態打工換宿
| Autor: | Yang, Shu-Fan, 楊舒帆 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 105 The Working Holiday agreement had been signed between Taiwan and Australia in 2004. Since then more than 140,000 Taiwanese went to Australia as the most visited destination among the countries which implemented the akin program with Taiwan. Over 10,000 Taiwanese have been volunteer helpers in exchange for free board as eco working holidays via WWOOF or other programs, which offer environmental education opportunities to experience alternative lifestyle upon facing global environmental crisis. Under the perspective of Transformative Learning, the study collected pertinent qualitative data and interview results in order to elaborate the questionnaire as the research tool based on transformative learning theoretical principles. The research purposively sampled 400 qualified interviewees who have joined working holidays in Australia, and explored the possible factors’ effect on promoting transformative learning toward sustainability. The research results demonstrate that working holidays in Australia do facilitate Taiwanese youth to build up of sustainability perspective: (1) The onset of social critics, (2) putting sustainable diet into practice. Australian living philosophy, farming experiences and natural view have bought the most influence for the interviewees. The overall experience’s influence on perspectives toward social sustainability is more than that on environmental one. In comparison to Taiwanese participants in eco working holidays, international volunteers have more competence in the practices of DIY(do-it-yourself) for sustainable living. The impacts of trigger events influencing transformative learning process but not effects implies that the experience quality depends rather on learning digestion, individual transformative learning ability than the events themselves. Previous transformative learning effects favoring advanced ones may conclude that the transformative learning ability can be accumulated. The research suggests future participants who hope to broaden horizons via overseas working holidays cultivate the capability in need such as critical reflection through caring about social, environmental issues, joining social actions or volunteer service. |
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