Transformative Dimensions of Adult Learning
1st Edition
Published on 23. April 1991
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-55542-339-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
595 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55542-339-1 (9781555423391)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Jack Mezirow was an American sociologist and Emeritus Professor of Adult and Continuing Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Content
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.