Transformative leadership and learning in a janitorial curriculum for immigrant women.

In this collaborative action research study a researcher explored how a janitorial business curriculum and mentorship fostered transformative leadership and transformative learning in immigrant women. The purpose of the study was to empower immigrant women to find employment and nurture their economic independence. The collaborative action inquiry led to an understanding of how these immigrant women transformed in the process of co-constructing a janitorial work skills curriculum. The findings describe how learning experiences, curriculum, and mentoring activities empowered these women and brought a deep change in their learning and self-leadership capacity. The author presents a new understanding that developing adult learning programs in collaboration with the adults can create real-life changes. In this instance, there were changes in the participants thought about themselves, which empowered them to make improvements to benefit themselves, their families, and society. A convincing link was found between transformative leadership and transformative learning --Leaf ii.