It's time to change our minds: an introduction to transformative learning.(Transformative Learning) From: ReVision | Date: June 22, 1997| Author: Elias, Dean | COPYRIGHT 1997 Heldref Publications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Transformative learning happens when the nature of consciousness changes. This kind of learning is often caused by unexpected, disorienting experience. Formalized transformative learning functions as a critique of the modern social world, and can either emphasize the rational capacities of human consciousness or the symbolic contents of the unconscious. Participants in formalized sessions challenge former perceptions about meaning.

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