The third edition of this popular book examines the role of psychology in informing adult
education practice and has been fully updated to reflect the effect of changes in the structure …

This critical literature review is an attempt to build upon the theoretical debate of Mezirow's
transformative learning theory by investigating what the empirical studies have to say about …

This paper elaborates on a number of key criticisms of Mezirow's transformative learning
theory as well as providing arguments that validate it. Our paper exemplifies how Mezirow's …

This book focuses on the enormous potential of service learning to enhance the learning
process for college students by melding cognitive learning and affective service …

At the heart of transformational learning is meaning-making—the act of" making sense" of an
experience. A review of the literature on adult and transformational learning, adult …

Though adults have long faced the experience of learning to function in new cultural
contexts, very little is understood about the processes of this sort of learning. This paper …

This book seeks to locate the essence of adult experiential learning, a central phenomenon
in adult education. Chapter 1, The Theme of Adult Experiential Learning in Research …

In this article, we report the findings of a study of a three-year, research-practice partnership
designed to enhance the leadership capabilities of school leaders in 12 predominantly rural …

Changing from current patterns of resource use to a sustainable and equitable economy is a
complex and intractable problem. This paper suggests that critical education may form part …

The major purpose of this study was to document and delineate the learning activities that
contribute to perspective transformation among adult learners within the context of higher …