Giles, DavidAlderson, Sharon2009-06-022009-06-022008Giles, D. & Alderson, S. (2008). An appreciative inquiry into the transformative learning experiences of students in a family literacy project. Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 48(3), 466-478.https://hdl.handle.net/10289/2193Educational discourse has often struggled to genuinely move beyond deficit-based language. Even action research, a predominant model for teacher development, starts with the identification of a problem (Cardno 2003). It would appear that the vocabulary for a hope-filled discourse which captures the imagination and infiuences our future educational activity seems to have escaped us. Moreover, we seem bereft of educational contexts where the experience for students is holistic and transformative.application/pdfenThis article has been published in the journal: Australian Journal of Adult Learning. Used with Permission.educationJournal Article