Pietrykowski attributes to me an assumption that adult learners occupy different stages of
development. I believe that adult learners are at different phases in their movement toward …

then full ofwonderful ideas. I was not involved in the academic world then, so can attest to
Mezirow's ideas having relevance to a practitioner. If I could use his ideas, ifI couldhelp …

This article argues that adult educators need to adapt their philosophy and roles to fa-cilitate
adult learners' transformative learning and proposes a model that illustrates this process …

Perspective transformation does necessitate a critique ofalienating social forms when one is
addressing socio-linguistic codes, which include social norms, language codes, ideologies …

I would like to respond to Clark and Wilson's critique of my interpretation of the nature of
adult learning,“Context and Rationality in Mezirow's Theory of Transformational Learning,” …

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 …

Toward a Postmodern Pedagogy Page 1 What does teaching from a postmodern perspective
mean? This chapter describes adult education from one educator’s standpoint, with attention to …

One way to approach the question of whether teaching adults is different is by examining the
types of learning in which adults engage. Adult learning has been classified as subject …

This book draws on recent scholarship in adult education to provide practical ideas for adult
educators on how to stimulate and support their own development as educators and better …

A scan of the field of practice of adult education suggests a landscape nearly barren of
formal programs supporting adults' efforts to develop personal worldviews. The energies of …