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Transformative Dimensions of Adult Learning
- J. Mezirow
- Psychology
- 7 May 1991
1. Making Meaning: The Dynamics of Learning. 2. Meaning Perspectives: How We Understand Experience. 3. Intentional Learning: A Process of Problem Solving. 4. Making Meaning Through Reflection. 5.… Expand
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Transformative Learning: Theory to Practice.
- J. Mezirow
- Psychology
- 1 June 1997
Critical and autonomous thinking must take precedence over the uncritical assimilation of knowledge. Transformative learning is a route to the development of critical thinking.
A Critical Theory of Adult Learning and Education
- J. Mezirow
- Psychology
- 1 September 1981
Interpreting the ideas of Jurgen Habermas, the nature of three generic domains of adult learning is posited, each with its own interpretive categories, ways of determining which knowledge claims are… Expand
Fostering Critical Reflection in Adulthood: A Guide to Transformative and Emancipatory Learning
- J. Mezirow
- Psychology, Political Science
- 23 February 1990
Precipitating Critical Self--Reflection: Six Exemplary Programs. Helping Learners Become Critically Reflective: Six Key Approaches. Uncovering and Mapping the Personal Perspectives of Learners.
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How Critical Reflection Triggers Transformative Learning
- J. Mezirow
- 2002
To make meaning means to make sense of an experience; we make an interpretation of it. When we subsequently use this interpretation to guide decision making or action, then making meaning becomes… Expand
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Transformative Learning as Discourse
- J. Mezirow
- Psychology
- 1 January 2003
This article presents an elaboration of the epistemology of transformative learning in adult education. Transformative learning is understood as a uniquely adult form of metacognitive reasoning.… Expand
Learning as Transformation: Critical Perspectives on a Theory in Progress
- J. Mezirow
- Sociology
- 1 September 2000
DEVELOPING CONCEPTS OF TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING. Learning to Think Like an Adult: Core Concepts of Transformation Theory (J. Mezirow). What "Form" Transforms? A Constructive-Developmental Approach to… Expand