introducing transformative learning theory
Summary
TLDRTransformative Learning Theory, initiated by Professor Jack Mezirow in 1975, explores how profound learning experiences alter an individual's perspectives and beliefs. It involves the reevaluation and reformulation of one's 'meaning perspectives' when faced with disorienting dilemmas that challenge existing beliefs. Mezirow's theory has evolved to include stages of transformative learning and considerations of emotional and social dimensions, offering a framework for educators to foster significant and lasting change in learners.
Takeaways
- 🌟 Transformative learning theory is designed to understand significant learning that profoundly changes the learner.
- 📚 It was originally formulated by Professor Jack Mezirow in 1975, based on research with women returners in an educational program.
- 🧠 Everyone has meaning perspectives shaped by upbringing and experiences, which are often taken for granted and seen as the way things are.
- 🕵️♂️ New knowledge is typically filtered through these existing meaning perspectives, adding to our existing worldview without transforming it.
- 🔍 Mezirow categorized meaning perspectives into personal/psychological, sociocultural/sociolinguistic, and epistemic.
- 🤔 Personal perspectives are beliefs about ourselves and our capabilities; sociocultural perspectives are beliefs about societal structures; epistemic perspectives are beliefs about knowledge itself.
- 🌪️ Transformative learning occurs when new knowledge or experiences don't fit into our existing perspectives, leading to disorienting dilemmas.
- 🛠️ To manage these dilemmas, learners must reformulate their meaning perspectives, changing assumptions and reshaping beliefs, which can be both painful and difficult.
- 📈 Mezirow described transformative learning as a 10-stage process, though the script only provides an overview of the initial formulation.
- 📘 The model has been further developed to include relearning, learning in relation to others, feminist critiques, critical social theory, and emotional dimensions.
- 📚 For further reading, the script recommends Patricia Cranston's 2006 work and the edited handbook by Edie Taylor and Patricia Cranston on transformative learning theory and practice.
Q & A
What is transformative learning theory?
-Transformative learning theory is an educational approach developed to understand significant learning that profoundly and lastingly changes the learner. It was initially formulated by Professor Jack Mezirow in 1975.
Who originally formulated transformative learning theory?
-Professor Jack Mezirow originally formulated transformative learning theory in 1975.
What was the basis of Mezirow's initial research for transformative learning theory?
-Mezirow's initial research was based on his work with women returners in an educational program in the U.S.
What are the three types of meaning perspectives that Mezirow identified?
-The three types of meaning perspectives are personal or psychological, sociocultural or sociolinguistic, and epistemic.
How do personal or psychological meaning perspectives relate to an individual's beliefs?
-Personal or psychological meaning perspectives are beliefs about ourselves and what we can or cannot do, shaping our self-concept and actions.
What do sociocultural or sociolinguistic meaning perspectives represent?
-Sociocultural or sociolinguistic meaning perspectives represent our beliefs about the world, society, and its organization, including views on class, race, gender, and economics.
What are epistemic meaning perspectives?
-Epistemic meaning perspectives are our beliefs about what knowledge is and how it's constructed, such as the belief in objective and absolute knowledge.
What is a disorienting dilemma in transformative learning?
-A disorienting dilemma occurs when new knowledge or experiences do not fit into our existing meaning perspectives, challenging our sense of self, understanding of the world, or certainties about knowledge.
How does transformative learning involve the reformulation of meaning perspectives?
-Transformative learning involves reformulating meaning perspectives by making them more inclusive, changing assumptions, and reshaping underlying beliefs, which can be both painful and difficult.
What are some resources for further understanding of transformative learning theory?
-Good starting points for further understanding include Patricia Cranton's 2006 book 'Understanding and Promoting Transformative Learning' and the edited handbook 'Transformative Learning in Action: Insights from Practice' by E. Taylor and Patricia Cranton.
How has transformative learning theory evolved since Mezirow's initial formulation?
-The theory has evolved to include considerations of relearning, learning in relation to others, feminist critiques, critical social theory, and emotional or affective dimensions of learning.
Outlines
📚 Transformative Learning Theory Overview
The script introduces transformative learning theory, a concept developed by Professor Jack Mezirow to describe significant learning that profoundly changes a person's perspective. It originated from research with women returners in the U.S. and has evolved with contributions from various scholars. The theory posits that individuals have 'meaning perspectives' shaped by their upbringing and experiences, which they use to interpret new knowledge. This learning often reinforces existing beliefs rather than transforming them. However, transformative learning occurs when new experiences or knowledge challenge these perspectives, leading to 'disorienting dilemmas.' To accommodate these challenges, individuals must reformulate their perspectives, a process that can be both painful and cognitively demanding. Mezirow outlines a 10-stage process for this transformation, and the script suggests further exploration of the model, including its development and critiques.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Transformative Learning Theory
💡Meaning Perspectives
💡Disorienting Dilemmas
💡Meaning Schemes
💡Personal or Psychological Meaning Perspectives
💡Sociocultural or Sociolinguistic Meaning Perspectives
💡Epistemic Meaning Perspectives
💡Critical Reflection
💡Relearning
💡Feminist Critiques
💡Emotional Affective and Subconscious Dimensions
Highlights
Transformative learning theory aims to understand significant learning that changes the learner profoundly and long-lastingly.
Developed by Professor Jack Mezirow in 1975, based on research with women returners in an educational program.
Transformative learning challenges and has been developed by many scholars since its original formulation.
Everyone has meaning perspectives shaped by upbringing and experiences, often taken for granted.
New knowledge is filtered through existing meaning perspectives, adding to our current understanding of the world.
Learning often builds on existing meaning schemes without transforming our worldview.
Meaning perspectives are categorized into personal, sociocultural, and epistemic types.
Personal meaning perspectives relate to beliefs about oneself and one's capabilities.
Sociocultural perspectives involve beliefs about the world's organization, such as class, race, and gender.
Epistemic meaning perspectives concern beliefs about the nature of knowledge and knowing.
Transformative learning occurs when new knowledge or experiences challenge existing meaning perspectives.
Disorienting dilemmas can shake our sense of self, understanding of the world, or knowledge certainties.
To manage new ideas, we must reformulate our meaning perspectives, changing our assumptions and beliefs.
Transformative learning can be painful, as it involves letting go of deeply held beliefs.
The process requires thought and critical reflection, which can be difficult.
Mezirow described transformative learning as a 10-stage process, which may be explored further in subsequent discussions.
Later scholars have expanded the model to include relearning, social learning, feminist critiques, and emotional dimensions.
For further reading, consider Patricia Cranton's 2006 work and the edited handbook by Edie Taylor and Patricia Cranton.
Transcripts
if you're interested in the kind of
education that radically changes the way
people think and the way people feel
then it's worth exploring transformative
learning theory it was developed to help
educators understand the nature of
really significant and powerful learning
that changes the learner in profound and
long-lasting ways it was originally
formulated by Professor Jack Mesereau in
1975 based on research that he did with
women returners in an educational
program in the u.s. his since been
developed and challenged by many others
and it is important to remember this but
in this introductory scribe we're just
going to consider a very simple overview
of his initial starting ideas everyone
has a set of meaning perspectives that
they develop as a result of their
upbringing and experiences these are
taken for granted ways of seeing
ourselves in the world were really fully
conscious of them and we tend to think
that they simply represent the way
things are when people encounter new
knowledge they filter this through those
meaning perspectives and they add this
new knowledge to their existing way of
seeing the world much of the learning we
experience takes place like this it
doesn't transform our way of looking at
the world it just builds on it it adds
to what Mazer are called our existing
meaning schemes the subsets of beliefs
that are shaped by those larger meaning
perspectives measure our cataract
categorized the meaning perspectives to
which we filter new learning in three
ways personal or psychological
sociolinguistic or epistemic personal or
psychological meaning perspectives our
beliefs about ourselves and the kind of
things we can do so I'm not the kind of
person who can do this or it will be
wrong of me to do that
socio cultural or sociolinguistic
meaning perspectives are what we believe
about the world society in the way it's
organized for example our beliefs about
class race gender economics an epistemic
meeting for flex perspectives epistemic
meaning perspectives are what we believe
about what knowledge is and the
it's made for example we might believe
that knowledge is objective and absolute
and we can always know what the right
answer is transformative learning
happens when we encounter new knowledge
or have new experiences that won't fit
into our existing meaning perspectives
measure are labeled these disorienting
dilemmas they can shake our sense of
ourselves our understanding of the world
or our certainties about knowledge in
order to be able to manage these new
ideas and experiences we have to
reformulate our meaning perspectives we
have to make them more inclusive we have
to change our assumptions and reshape
those underlying beliefs and this can be
painful because it involves letting go
some dearly held beliefs and it can be
difficult requiring lots of thought and
critical reflection now measure our
spoke about this is a 10 stage process
and we might look at that in the next
scribe so remember this is a simple
overview of meza Rao's initial
formulation of the idea later scholars
have developed the model to take account
of relearning learning in relation to
others of feminist critiques a critical
social theory emotional affective and
subconscious dimensions of learning if
you want to learn more good starting
points a patricia Cranston's 2006
understanding and promoting
transformative learning and Edie Taylor
and Patricia Cranston's edited handbook
of transformative learning theory and
practice
Ver Más Videos Relacionados
Adult Learning Theory
El poder de la observación ↦ Enseñanzas de UCDM
What is Constructivism?
Psycholinguistics - Lesson 10 - 1st and 2nd Language Acquisition = Constructivism
What is Critical Theory? | Definition, History, and Examples from Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Como sair na frente de 99% das pessoas (em 6 meses)
5.0 / 5 (0 votes)