A theory in progress?Issues in transformative learning theory

dc.creator	Patricia Cranton
dc.creator	Edward W. Taylor
dc.date	2013-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:09:34Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:09:34Z
dc.identifier	10.3384/rela.2000-7426.rela5000
dc.identifier	2000-7426
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/e9c452a834f24523849cc26da8696cc7
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/12906
dc.description	The scholarship about transformative learning theory has continued to grow exponentially, although much of the research is redundant with a deterministic emphasis while overlooking the need for more in-depth theoretical analysis.Explanations for this oversight are numerous, including a failure to ground research in primary sources, an over-reliance on literature reviews of transformative learning, lack of critique of original research; marginal engagement in positivist and critical research paradigms, and a lack of involvement in transformative learning by European adult education scholars. In order to stimulate theoretical development, this paper discusses five specific issues that will hopefully provoke further discussion and research. They include the role of experience, empathy, the desire to change, the theory's inherently positive orientation, and the need for research involving positivist and critical approaches.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Linköping University Electronic Press
dc.relation	http://www.rela.ep.liu.se/issues/10.3384_rela.2000-7426.201341/rela5000/
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2000-7426
dc.rights	CC BY-NC
dc.source	European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 35-47 (2013)
dc.subject	Transformative learning
dc.subject	empathy
dc.subject	experience
dc.subject	research designs
dc.subject	methodology
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	A theory in progress?Issues in transformative learning theory
dc.type	article