The Evolution of John Mezirow's Transformative Learning Theory

作者：Andrew Kitchenham · 发表于：Journal of Transformative Education · 年份：2008 · DOI：10.1177/1541344608322678 · 被引用次数：825 · 研究领域：Adult and Continuing Education Topics、Higher Education Learning Practices、Critical and Liberation Pedagogy

This article is a review of Mezirow's transformative learning from its inception to the latest definition. The review builds on Taylor's earlier discussions, but unlike his review, this history of transformative learning relies predominantly on Mezirow's publications to authenticate the discussion with support from the extant literature. The article begins with Mezirow's explanation of the stages of transformative learning, continues with the influences on the theory, transitions into the criticisms, and concludes with a discussion of its evolution and development.