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Griswold, Wendy – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2022
Sustainability-minded young professionals are needed to facilitate movement toward a sustainable planet. Their development has largely been left to Higher Education Institutions charged with equipping future generations of professionals to address current and future intractable problems, with limited research on how they perform in these important…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Professional Personnel, Sustainability, Scientific Research
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Nohl, Arnd-Michael – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2015
Empirical models of transformative learning offer important insights into the core characteristics of this concept. Whereas previous analyses were limited to specific social groups or topical terrains, this article empirically typifies the phases of transformative learning on the basis of a comparative analysis of various social groups and topical…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Models, Concept Teaching, Comparative Analysis
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Morrice, Linda – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2013
Learning is generally viewed as a positive process bringing benefits to the individual, leading to growth and self-development. But is this always the case? This article draws on empirical research with refugees and considers the processes of transforming experience and learning that accompanies transition to life in the United Kingdom. I will…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, Immigrants, Transformative Learning
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Kang, Dae Joong – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2007
Although the loss of certainty in the age of postmodernism is questioning knowledge production in general, the emerging discourse of lifelong learning demands a different theory of adult learning in particular. This article aims to offer a conceptual tool for describing learning in adulthood in terms of postmodern and lifelong learning conditions.…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Lifelong Learning, Adult Learning, Postmodernism