Papers by Rebecca Schwartz
This autoethnographic research project examines the transformational learning of a transracial ad... more This autoethnographic research project examines the transformational learning of a transracial adoptive adult mother and daughter through the lens of postcolonialism. As collaborative researchers, adult adoptee and adoptive mother, examine this life-long learning experience through critical self-reflection, qualitative meta-analysis, and autoethnographic research methods within the overarching historical and socio-political context of Haiti. The findings address the lived complexities of increasingly hybrid families, particularly around the contentious boundaries of race, nationality and colonial history as they impact transformational learning. Colorblindness and racial identity development for both mother and daughter within their relationship are explored. Implications for adult educators around the use of autoethnography to engage the social imagination and employ disclosure toward transformative learning are discussed.
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Papers by Rebecca Schwartz