Overview
- Explores the theory of transformative learning proposed by Jack Mezirow
- Questions whether there is a uniquely European perspective on this theory that reflects European traditions and contexts
- Outlines new theoretical perspectives for the future of transformative learning and explores how this can be put into practice
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This book offers a concise and comprehensive exploration of the theory of transformative learning by European researchers. Exploring Mezirow’s theory of transformative learning as a ‘living theory’, the editors and contributors ask whether there a uniquely European perspective on this theory that reflects Europe’s traditions and contexts. What is the nature of that perspective, and how is it similar or different to those espoused in the USA? This book outlines how the theory of transformative learning has been developed by European researchers, and how it has built upon, critiqued, and enriched the Transformation Theory proposed by Mezirow. Consequently, this volume outlines new theoretical perspectives for the future evolution of transformative learning and explores theoretical perspectives that can be put into practice in a range of fields. This wide-ranging volume will be of interest and value to all those interested in transformative learning theory.
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Reviewing and Expanding the Theory
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Connecting Theory with Educational Practice
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Transformative Learning in Organizations
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Ted Fleming is Adjunct Associate Professor of Adult Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, USA. Formerly Head of Department and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Maynooth University, Ireland, his research interests include non-traditional students in higher education and critical theory.
Alexis Kokkos is Professor of Adult Education at Hellenic Open University, Greece, and Chairman of the Hellenic Adult Education Association. He is also a co-convenor of ESREA’s European network Interrogating Transformative Processes in Learning and Education.
Fergal Finnegan is Lecturer at the Department of Adult and Community Education at Maynooth University, Ireland. He is a co-editor of the Journal of Transformative Education and co-convenes the ESREA network Active Democratic Citizenship and Adult Learning.
Alexis Kokkos is Professor of Adult Education at Hellenic Open University, Greece, and Chairman of the Hellenic Adult Education Association. He is also a co-convenor of ESREA’s European network Interrogating Transformative Processes in Learning and Education.
Fergal Finnegan is Lecturer at the Department of Adult and Community Education at Maynooth University, Ireland. He is a co-editor of the Journal of Transformative Education and co-convenes the ESREA network Active Democratic Citizenship and Adult Learning.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: European Perspectives on Transformation Theory
Editors: Ted Fleming, Alexis Kokkos, Fergal Finnegan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19159-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-19158-0Published: 01 August 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-19161-0Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-19159-7Published: 23 July 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 265
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations
Topics: International and Comparative Education, Learning & Instruction, Research Methods in Education