The Role of Cognitive Development in Mezirow's Transformational Learning Theory

Autor/in	Merriam, Sharan B.
Titel	The Role of Cognitive Development in Mezirow's Transformational Learning Theory
Quelle	In: Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 55 (2004) 1, S.60-68 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-7136
DOI	10.1177/0741713604268891
Schlagwörter	Learning Theories; Cognitive Development; Transformative Learning; Critical Thinking; Academic Discourse; Adults + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Kognitive Entwicklung; Pädagogische Transformation; Kritisches Denken; Discourse; Diskurs
Abstract	The link between development and learning is explicit in Mezirow's theory of transformational learning. Indeed, numerous studies have documented that growth and development are outcomes of transformational learning. What has not been questioned, and what is argued in this Forum article, is that it appears one must already be at a mature level of cognitive functioning to engage in the transformational learning process. For transformational learning to occur, one must be able to critically reflect and engage in rational discourse; both of these activities are characteristic of higher levels of cognitive functioning. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10