I have no argument with this. The role of the adult educator, however, is to foster the kind of
personal transformative learning that results in each learner making an informed decision to …

" As Aronowitz and Giroux argue,“What is at stake here is the recognition that
postmodernism provides educators with a more complex and insightful view of the …

This article presents a framework for ethics for radical and transformative education. Taking
as a starting point ethical perspectives by which educators of adults are justified in imposing …

In this article, I argue that critical discourse in Mezirow's theory of transformative learning is a
constructionist, ontological act that serves to support an individual's critical reflection, which …

Is transformation a uniquely adult phenomenon? One perspective on this question can be
seen in the writings of Mezirow (1991, 2004), where he claims that childhood is the time for …

This is a response to “The Ethical Knower: Rethinking Our Pedagogy in the Age of Trump”
by Elana Michelson. We appreciate Michelson's critical evaluation of the appropriateness of …

As important is it is to teach facts and learning tools to students, it is equally important to help
encourage and support their growth as individuals. I hope to teach for social reform in this …

Jack Mezirow and John Dirkx engage in a dialogue in which they explore the similarities
and differences between their views of transformative learning. Mezirow describes a rational …

The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects of an alternative, transformative pedagogy
that may assist us in responding to the urgent call for changes in the way educational …

In his article,“Knowledge and Power in Adult Education: Beyond Freire and
Habermas,”(AEQ, Winter, 1996), Bruce Pietrykowski challenges some of my writing from his …