Transformative Learning Theory Theoretical Description
15 people only a few times to avoid regression into a dependent relationship on the
therapist. Second, do nothing for the person or group that he can do for himself if he has to. Coping muscles grow stronger through exercise. Making decisions or
bearing responsibilities for others tends to weaken them Seifert Clinebell, 1999.
A theory of the release of personal potentialities Seifert Clinebell, 1999 also suggests that the major natural resource for growth and change is
people-but people turned on by experiences of personal growth, turned up in their discovery of eternal meaning in daily life, including a fresh awakening to the
reality of God, and turned out in rediscovery of their fellow passengers on planet earth. Identifying the stages of change tends to hide the continuity of this personal
growth process. There is a flow to any living process that is more basic than its phases.
Based on Covey 1989, habit is the overlapping of knowledge, skill, and attitude. The seven habits help people to be more effective.
The seven habits based on Covey 1989 are: a.
Be proactive: merely taking initiatives for vision. b.
Begin with the end in mind: starting with the clear understanding of the destination and it is based on the principle that all things are
created twice for leadership. c.
Put first things first: allowing to achieve self-mastery and self- discipline for management.
d. Think win-win: seeking solutions so that everyone can win.
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Seek first to understand, then to be understood: listening and communicating with respect for the other person.
f. Synergy: communicating with respect and creativity, learning, gaining
insight and producing solutions to problems and issues better than any originally proposed.
g. Sharpen the saw: preserving and enhancing the greatest asset owned.
The seven habits above are the keys to be effective people. Covey 1989 shared that one thing happens when you agree to teach something is that you
change your role. Although C ovey’s seven habits are based on Western culture,
they can be implemented in Indonesia to see the changing behaviour of the research participants who are Indonesians.