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Transformative Learning in Adulthood. ERIC Digest No. 200.
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Imel, Susan – 1998
Jack Mezirow's theory of transformative learning has evolved into a description of how learners learn by integrating new knowledge with their existing knowledge, beliefs, and experiences. Centrality of experience, critical reflection, and rational discourse are three common themes in Mezirow's theory, which is based on psychoanalytic theory and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Educational Practices, Educational Theories