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learning_theories:transformatve_learning_theory [2011/08/18 16:25]
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 Transformative learning theory is a [[learning_paradigms:​humanism|humanist learning theory]] introduced by [[http://​nlu.nl.edu/​academics/​cas/​ace/​resources/​JackMezirow.cfm|Jack Mezirow]] in 1981(([[http://​aeq.sagepub.com/​content/​32/​1/​3.abstract|Mezirow,​ J. D. A critical theory of adult learning and education. Adult Education Quarterly, 32(1), 3-24. 1981.]])). This theory does not address general aspects of learning, but rather //​**transformative learning**//​ in adults: the learning that **strongly influences learner**, his **beliefs** and **values**. In this theory, Transformative learning theory is a [[learning_paradigms:​humanism|humanist learning theory]] introduced by [[http://​nlu.nl.edu/​academics/​cas/​ace/​resources/​JackMezirow.cfm|Jack Mezirow]] in 1981(([[http://​aeq.sagepub.com/​content/​32/​1/​3.abstract|Mezirow,​ J. D. A critical theory of adult learning and education. Adult Education Quarterly, 32(1), 3-24. 1981.]])). This theory does not address general aspects of learning, but rather //​**transformative learning**//​ in adults: the learning that **strongly influences learner**, his **beliefs** and **values**. In this theory,
  
-  * "​learning is understood as the process of using a prior interpretation to construe a new or revised interpretation of the meaning of one’s experience in order to guide future action"​(([[http://​aeq.sagepub.com/​content/​46/​3/​158.short|Mezirow,​ Jack. “Contemporary Paradigms of Learning.” Adult Education Quarterly 46, no. 3: 158 -172, Spring 1996.]]))+  * "​learning is understood as the process of using a prior interpretation to construe a new or revised interpretation of the meaning of one’s experience in order to guide future action."​(([[http://​aeq.sagepub.com/​content/​46/​3/​158.short|Mezirow,​ Jack. “Contemporary Paradigms of Learning.” Adult Education Quarterly 46, no. 3: 158 -172, Spring 1996.]]))
  
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