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Transformative Dimensions of Adult Learning

Jack Mezirow

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1. Making Meaning: The Dynamics of Learning. 2. Meaning Perspectives: How We Understand Experience. 3. Intentional Learning: A Process of Problem Solving. 4. Making Meaning Through Reflection. 5. Distorted Assumptions: Uncovering Errors in Learning. 6. Perspective Transformation: How Learning Leads to Change. 7. Fostering Transformative Adult Learning.

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1. Making Meaning: The Dynamics of Learning. 2. Meaning Perspectives: How We Understand Experience. 3. Intentional Learning: A Process of Problem Solving. 4. Making Meaning Through Reflection. 5. Distorted Assumptions: Uncovering Errors in Learning. 6. Perspective Transformation: How Learning Leads to Change. 7. Fostering Transformative Adult Learning.

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1. Making Meaning: The Dynamics of Learning. 2. Meaning Perspectives: How We Understand Experience. 3. Intentional Learning: A Process of Problem Solving. 4. Making Meaning Through Reflection. 5. Distorted Assumptions: Uncovering Errors in Learning. 6. Perspective Transformation: How Learning Leads to Change. 7. Fostering Transformative Adult Learning.

Key concepts: Transformative learning, Meaning (existential), Meaning-making, Perspective (graphical), Reflection (computer programming), Experiential learning, Psychology, Process (computing)

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