Event Title
Faculty Mentor/Sponsor
Dr. Antonio Delgado
Document Type
Event
Manuscript Type
review
Keywords
apartheid, power, racism
Description
This paper chronicles White South African journalist Donald Woods’ life (1933-2001) as he transformed from holding racist beliefs that Blacks were “people who were there to be your servants,” to becoming one of his country’s leading anti-apartheid activists. Adult learning and development via perspective transformation theory are explored.
Identifier
FIDC005676
Perspective Transformation Theory and the Donald Woods Experience: From Racist to Anti-Apartheid Activist
This paper chronicles White South African journalist Donald Woods’ life (1933-2001) as he transformed from holding racist beliefs that Blacks were “people who were there to be your servants,” to becoming one of his country’s leading anti-apartheid activists. Adult learning and development via perspective transformation theory are explored.