Jack Mezirow Transformative Learning Theory Wife named Edee

�Wife named Edee �Son who is a captain of a charter sport-fishing boat in

�Received Bachelor’s (1945) and Master’s(1946) degrees fro U. of Minnesota in social sciences and

Life Work � Earlier professional life as an adult educator � Focused on fostering

�Devoted to developing Transformative Learning Theory �Self-proclaimed Social Action Educator Life Work

�Transformative learning develops autonomous thinking, and is the process of effecting change in a

�Transformative education/learning developed in early 1970’s �Discovered Paulo Freire’s writings ◦ Says, “the critical

Paulo Friere defines it as: “the process by which adults achieve a deepening awareness

�His wife, Edee, went back to college �He noticed his wife’s transformative experience Development

�Economic liberty of women Socio-Cultural Context: Early 1970’s

�Worked to transform lives by challenging previously held perspectives and limitations �Outlined what transformative

�Learner’s need to know �Readiness to Learn �Prior Experience: Adults have acquired a coherent

�Although Dr. Jack Mezirow was not a believer, this theory is EXTREMELY applicable to

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Jack Mezirow Transformative Learning Theory

�Wife named Edee �Son who is a captain of a charter sport-fishing boat in Seward, Alaska Family

�Received Bachelor’s (1945) and Master’s(1946) degrees fro U. of Minnesota in social sciences and education �Ed. D from U. of California in adult education Education

Life Work � Earlier professional life as an adult educator � Focused on fostering social action through community development � Taught in adult literacy programs in US and abroad � Served as a consultant in many Third World countries � Trained professionals in community development

�Devoted to developing Transformative Learning Theory �Self-proclaimed Social Action Educator Life Work

�Transformative learning develops autonomous thinking, and is the process of effecting change in a frame of reference �Works to transform individual lives by challenging previously held perspectives and limitations What is Transformative Learning Theory?

�Transformative education/learning developed in early 1970’s �Discovered Paulo Freire’s writings ◦ Says, “the critical dimension missing from my work was my lack of awareness of centrality of conscientization” What is conscientization? Development

Paulo Friere defines it as: “the process by which adults achieve a deepening awareness of both the socio-cultural reality which shapes their lives and their capacity to transform that reality through action upon it”

�His wife, Edee, went back to college �He noticed his wife’s transformative experience Development

�Economic liberty of women Socio-Cultural Context: Early 1970’s

�Worked to transform lives by challenging previously held perspectives and limitations �Outlined what transformative learning was ◦ Paulo Freire ◦ Booker T. Washington Key Contributions

�Learner’s need to know �Readiness to Learn �Prior Experience: Adults have acquired a coherent body of experience associations, concepts, values, feelings, conditional responses- frames of reference that define their life world. Frames of reference are the structures of assumptions through which we understand our experiences. They set our “line of action” Course Material

�Although Dr. Jack Mezirow was not a believer, this theory is EXTREMELY applicable to Christianity Jesus?