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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://www.columbia.edu/itc/tc/parker/adlearnville/transformativelearning/mezirow.htm|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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* **transformative learning theory**, **adult learning**, **meaning perspectives**, **meaning schemata**, **perspective transformations**, **experience**, **critical reflection**, **rational discourse** | * **transformative learning theory**, **adult learning**, **meaning perspectives**, **meaning schemata**, **perspective transformations**, **experience**, **critical reflection**, **rational discourse** | ||
- | * [[http://nlu.nl.edu/academics/cas/ace/resources/JackMezirow.cfm|Jack Mezirow]] | + | * [[http://www.columbia.edu/itc/tc/parker/adlearnville/transformativelearning/mezirow.htm|Jack Mezirow]] |
===== Bibliography ===== | ===== Bibliography ===== | ||