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The word “transformation” evokes the notion of profound physical or psychological changes. Visions of caterpillars emerging as butterflies and deathbed conversions are popular images of transformation. Perhaps because transformational learning incites such far-reaching changes, interest in the topic continues to grow. In 1998, 150 people attended the First National Conference on Transformational Learning (Weissner and Mezirow, 2000). The conference is now an annual, eagerly anticipated event. The nature of transformational learning theory and its continued development are topics examined in this chapter.