Transformative Dimensions of Adult Learning
1. Edition April 1991
272 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-1-55542-339-1
John Wiley & Sons
Transformative Dimensions of Adult Learning describes the dynamics of how adults learn--and how their perceptions are transformed by learning--as a framework for formulating educational theory and practice. It presents an in-depth analysis of the ways in which adults learn, how they make meaning of the learning experience, and how their lives can be transformed by it.
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. Distorted Assumptions: Uncovering Errors in Learning.
6. Perspective Transformation: How Learning Leads to Change.
7. Fostering Transformative Adult Learning.
2. Meaning Perspectives: How We Understand Experience.
3. Intentional Learning: A Process of Problem Solving.
4. Making Meaning Through Reflection.
5. Distorted Assumptions: Uncovering Errors in Learning.
6. Perspective Transformation: How Learning Leads to Change.
7. Fostering Transformative Adult Learning.
Jack Mezirow was an American sociologist and Emeritus Professor of Adult and Continuing Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.
