Transformative Dimensions of Adult Learning / Edition 1

by Jack Mezirow

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781555423391
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	09/03/1991
Series:	Higher and Adult Education Series
Edition description:	1st edition
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Jack Mezirow was an American sociologist and Emeritus Professor of Adult and Continuing Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Table of Contents

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.