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Tan, Charlene – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2017
This article explores a Confucian perspective of self-cultivation in learning and its implications for self-directed learning. Focussing on two key Confucian texts, "Xueji" (Record of Learning) and "Xunzi," this essay expounds the purpose, content, process and essence of self-cultivation in learning. From a Confucian viewpoint,…
Descriptors: Confucianism, Independent Study, Moral Values, Transformative Learning
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Calleja, Colin – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2014
This paper traces the evolution of Jack Mezirow's transformative learning theory and its conceptualisation. It discusses the three major influences, namely Thomas Khun's philosophical conception of paradigm, Freire's conception of conscientisation and consciousness growth, and Habermas' domains of learning and the discussion of…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Learning Theories, Influences, Educational Philosophy