Patricia CrantonPatricia Cranton is a retired Professor of Adult Education, currently affiliated with the University of New Brunswick in Canada and Teachers College at Columbia University. She has been Professor of Adult Education at Penn State University at Harrisbrg, Pennsylvania, in the U.S., St. Francis Xavier University, University of New Brunswick, and Brock University in Canada, and Associate Professor at McGill University. Some of Patricia Cranton’s recent books include Planning Instruction for Adult Learners (3rd edition, 2012), Becoming an Authentic Teacher (2001), Finding our Way: A Guide for Adult Educators (2003), Understanding and Promoting Transformative Learning (2nd edition, 2006), A Guide to Research for Educators and Trainers of Adults (3rd edition, 2014, with Sharan Merriam), and Stories of Transformative Learning (2014, with Michael Kroth). Patricia was the co-editor of The Handbook of Transformative Learning (2012, with Ed Taylor). She has edited five New Directions in Adult and Continuing Education volumes, most recently Authenticity in Teaching (2006) and Reaching out across the Border: Canadian Perspectives in Adult Education (with Leona English, 2009). Patricia has taught courses in the area of transformative learning since 1994. She was inducted into the International Hall of Fame for Adult and Continuing Education in 2014. Read More Read Less