ABSTRACT

This article traces three key critiques (insufficient consideration of emotions, insufficient attention to social interaction, and insufficient theoretical foundations) of Mezirow’s theory of transformative learning in the field of adult education, with emphasis on discussions that have played out in the pages of the International Journal of Lifelong Education. This article then shows how these critiques played a larger role in the evolution of the literature of the theory, and then it points to fruitful future directions of theory development.

中文翻译：

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变革性学习理论的批判与演变

摘要

本文追溯了梅齐罗成人教育领域变革性学习理论的三个关键批评（对情感的考虑不足、对社会互动的关注不足和理论基础不足），重点是在 International 的页面上展开的讨论终身教育杂志。然后，本文展示了这些批评如何在理论文献的演变中发挥更大的作用，然后指出了理论发展的富有成果的未来方向。