On Critical Reflection

作者：Jack Mezirow · 发表于：Adult Education Quarterly · 年份：1998 · DOI：10.1177/074171369804800305 · 被引用次数：976 · 研究领域：Adult and Continuing Education Topics、Reflective Practices in Education、Higher Education Learning Practices

This paper presents an analysis and clarification of the major role of critical reflection of assumptions (CRA) in adult learning. It examines the differences among types of critical reflection, the role of CRA in the Transformation Theory of adult learning, philosophical foundations of CRA, its development over the lifespan, non-cognitive aspects, its function in both tacit and explicit decision-making, and its role in the validation of beliefs and expressions of feelings through discourse. The paper includes a taxonomy of applications of CRA and discussion of educational implications of this construct.