@article{ART003247678},
author={Hyunsook Kim},
title={Exploring the Transformative Learning Process of Adults through Reading Coaching: Focusing on Participants of A Small Library’s Dream Reading Coaching Program},
journal={Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science},
issn={1229-2435},
year={2025},
volume={36},
number={3},
pages={299-327},
doi={10.14699/KBIBLIA.2025.36.3.57344}
TY - JOUR
AU - Hyunsook Kim
TI - Exploring the Transformative Learning Process of Adults through Reading Coaching: Focusing on Participants of A Small Library’s Dream Reading Coaching Program
JO - Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science
PY - 2025
VL - 36
IS - 3
PB - Journal Of The Korean Biblia Society For Library And Information Science
SP - 299
EP - 327
SN - 1229-2435
AB - This study employed a qualitative case study approach to explore the transformative learning processes of participants in the Dream Reading Coaching program, which was designed to enhance reading ability—a fundamental tool for learning—and to facilitate the discovery of personal dreams and callings, in an era of great transition where lifelong learning has become increasingly significant. Over a 2-year period, data were collected and analyzed, revealing the following eight stages of transformative learning: (1) the program serving as a trigger for transformative learning, (2) listening and empathy, (3) confronting and recovering from a disorienting dilemma, (4) establishing a new self-identity, (5) the discovery and practice of dreams and callings, (6) the improvement of reading ability, (7) the practice through the small library, and (8) the transformation of the small library. A distinctive feature of the transformative learning process observed in this study was that personal transformation extended to the transformation of the small library. The crucial links connecting personal transformation to institutional change were identified as the discovery and practice of dreams and callings, the improvement of reading ability, and the practice through the small library. These findings provide foundational insights for adult reading research and literacy programs, and offer practical implications for developing effective reading policies in libraries.
KW - Reading Coaching;Adult Reading Education;Transformative Learning Theory;Public Libraries;Small Libraries;Qualitative Case Study
DO - 10.14699/KBIBLIA.2025.36.3.57344
ER -
Hyunsook Kim. (2025). Exploring the Transformative Learning Process of Adults through Reading Coaching: Focusing on Participants of A Small Library’s Dream Reading Coaching Program. Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science, 36(3), 299-327.
Hyunsook Kim. 2025, "Exploring the Transformative Learning Process of Adults through Reading Coaching: Focusing on Participants of A Small Library’s Dream Reading Coaching Program", Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science, vol.36, no.3 pp.299-327. Available from: doi:10.14699/KBIBLIA.2025.36.3.57344
Hyunsook Kim "Exploring the Transformative Learning Process of Adults through Reading Coaching: Focusing on Participants of A Small Library’s Dream Reading Coaching Program" Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science 36.3 pp.299-327 (2025) : 299.
Hyunsook Kim. Exploring the Transformative Learning Process of Adults through Reading Coaching: Focusing on Participants of A Small Library’s Dream Reading Coaching Program. 2025; 36(3), 299-327. Available from: doi:10.14699/KBIBLIA.2025.36.3.57344
Hyunsook Kim. "Exploring the Transformative Learning Process of Adults through Reading Coaching: Focusing on Participants of A Small Library’s Dream Reading Coaching Program" Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science 36, no.3 (2025) : 299-327.doi: 10.14699/KBIBLIA.2025.36.3.57344
Hyunsook Kim. Exploring the Transformative Learning Process of Adults through Reading Coaching: Focusing on Participants of A Small Library’s Dream Reading Coaching Program. Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science, 36(3), 299-327. doi: 10.14699/KBIBLIA.2025.36.3.57344
Hyunsook Kim. Exploring the Transformative Learning Process of Adults through Reading Coaching: Focusing on Participants of A Small Library’s Dream Reading Coaching Program. Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science. 2025; 36(3) 299-327. doi: 10.14699/KBIBLIA.2025.36.3.57344
Hyunsook Kim. Exploring the Transformative Learning Process of Adults through Reading Coaching: Focusing on Participants of A Small Library’s Dream Reading Coaching Program. 2025; 36(3), 299-327. Available from: doi:10.14699/KBIBLIA.2025.36.3.57344
Hyunsook Kim. "Exploring the Transformative Learning Process of Adults through Reading Coaching: Focusing on Participants of A Small Library’s Dream Reading Coaching Program" Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science 36, no.3 (2025) : 299-327.doi: 10.14699/KBIBLIA.2025.36.3.57344
