Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

desde una vision transformadora

English translation:

from a transformative perspective

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Aug 15, 2013 15:42
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Spanish term

desde una vision transformadora

Spanish to English Social Sciences International Org/Dev/Coop
This comes up several times in a document dealing with environmentally friendly food production methods.

Las principales estrategias serán el desarrollo de sistemas sustentables y autónomos de producción de alimentos; la defensa del territorio y la biodiversidad local; el análisis crítico de las relaciones de género injustas y la promoción de la participación activa de las mujeres como sujetos políticos; y la educación y la comunicación *desde una visión transformadora*.

educación para la sustentabilidad *desde una perspectiva transformadora*

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from a transformative perspective

This expression is used widely in the social sciences, particularly in relation to education. I have also seen the word "transformational" used in similar contexts.
Peer comment(s):

agree Richard Hill
1 min
thanks Richard
agree philgoddard : "Transformational" would be better, so that you don't have two words ending in "-ive".
5 mins
yes, I hadn't noticed the repetitious nature of the "-ive". I actually don't think it jars particularly in this case, and as you say it could be varied.
agree James A. Walsh : I also prefer "transformational"
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Thanks James. Both are widely used, so I guess we can take our pick!
agree AllegroTrans
2 hrs
thanks, AllegroTrans
agree Yvonne Gallagher : yes, transformational...
16 hrs
thanks, gallagy2
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you Gilla"
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from a transformational approach

4 Approaches to Multicultural Education - InTime
www.intime.uni.edu/multiculture/curriculum/approachs.htm
However, this approach does not necessarily transform thinking (Banks, 1999). The Transformation Approach. This approach actually changes the structure of ..
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from a point of view/perspective with a new vision for transformation


a bit wordy perhaps

but I think "transforming point of view/perspective" doesn't quite work

http://www.weforum.org/issues/agriculture-and-food-security
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