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.
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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.
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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.
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As adult learners, we are caught in our own histories. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
presentational construal, sociolinguistic meaning perspectives, sociolinguistic distortions, transformed meaning schemes, propositional construal, new meaning schemes, premise distortions, premise reflection, communicative learning, transformative learning process, reentry study, emancipatory learning, transformative logic, disorienting dilemma, tacit memory, communicative domain, perspective transformation, critical reflectivity, fostering critical reflection, distorted assumptions, instrumental domain, transformation theory, instrumental learning, emancipatory education, tacit learning Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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As adult learners, we are caught in our own histories. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
presentational construal, sociolinguistic meaning perspectives, sociolinguistic distortions, transformed meaning schemes, propositional construal, new meaning schemes, premise distortions, premise reflection, communicative learning, transformative learning process, reentry study, emancipatory learning, transformative logic, disorienting dilemma, tacit memory, communicative domain, perspective transformation, critical reflectivity, fostering critical reflection, distorted assumptions, instrumental domain, transformation theory, instrumental learning, emancipatory education, tacit learning Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gregory Bateson, United States, Edward Cell, Karl Popper, Third World, Vietnam War New!
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- Fostering Critical Reflection in Adulthood: A Guide to Transformative and Emancipatory Learning (Jossey-Bass Higher Education Series) by Jack Mezirow in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn on page 46, and Back Matter
- How We Think by John Dewey on page 102, and Back Matter
- Meaning and Mental Representations (Advances in Semiotics) by Umberto Eco in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Knowledge & Human Interests by Juergen Habermas on page 49, and Back Matter
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- Learning as Transformation: Critical Perspectives on a Theory in Progress (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series) by Jack Mezirow and Associates on 9 pages
- Toward An Adult Church: A Vision of Faith Formation by Jane E. Regan Ph.D on 5 pages
- The New Update on Adult Learning Theory: New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education (J-B ACE Single Issue) by Sharan B. Merriam on 4 pages
- Educating Christians: The Intersection of Meaning, Learning, and Vocation by Margaret A Crain on 4 pages
- An Update on Adult Learning Theory: New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education (J-B ACE Single Issue Adult & Continuing Education) by Sharan B. Merriam on 4 pages
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