The concept of transformative learning (TL) comprises all learning which implies changes in
the identity of the learner. A striking feature of the literature on TL is that it contains very few …

Knud Illeris Simonsen & Illeris Educational Consultants Originally the purpose of
Transformative Learning was learning for liberation and emancipation. Later it became more …

Thirty-five years ago the American adult educator Jack Mezirow, professor at Columbia
University, launched the concept and issue of transformative learning (Mezirow, 1978 …

Although they originate from different scientific communities and even continents, many
theories of transformative learning and Bildung share two features: They establish the …

We live in a time of constant change—in liquid modernity—and this has created a rapidly
growing need for Transformative Learning (TL): we must be able to constantly change and …

Transformative learning involves learning to think critically by questioning assumptions and
expectations that shape and influence what we think and do. In this chapter the founding …

Τhe first part of the present Introduction to Mezirow's translated book outlines the formulation
process of his theory, and the second Part presents its constituent components. The third …

The phenomenon of change, of transformation, is just as relevant today as it was in the
seventies when the concept of transformative learning was first developed. One might even …

There is an instinctive drive among all humans to make meaning of their daily lives. Since
there are no enduring truths, and change is continuous, we cannot always be assured of …

This paper introduces ways that transformative learning is defined, conceptualized,
practiced, and researched. Although such viewpoints share much in common, they differ …