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Grabbing Hold of a Moving Target

Identifying and Measuring the Transformative Learning Process

Union Graduate College, Schenectady, New York, snyderc{at}uniongraduatecollege.edu

In this literature review, 10 empirical qualitative research articles published since 1999 are analyzed to better understand how researchers use Jack Mezirow's transformative learning theory as a functional tool for measuring the transformative process. The studies investigate higher education and/or professional education settings. This analysis reveals the following themes: lack of robust results on reporting transformation in highly structured transformational contexts, need for longitudinal design, difficulty in capturing and analyzing participant self-reports, and need for multiple data pathways to verify transformation. The author also suggests that the focus of transformative learning research move from assessing whether transformation has occurred and toward analyzing the transformative process for how it can inform curricular decision making and instruction.

Key Words: adult learning • literature review • theory of conscious development • transformative education • transformative learning theory

Journal of Transformative Education, Vol. 6, No. 3, 159-181 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1541344608327813


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