Transformative dimensions of adult learning /

Mezirow, Jack

Transformative dimensions of adult learning / Jack Mezirow - San Francisco, California : Jossey-Bass Inc., Publishers, c1991 - xix, 247 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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.

1555423396


ADULT EDUCATION

LC 5225 .L42 .M53 1991