THE IMPORTANCE OF AUTONOMOUS SELF-DEVELOPMENT OF ADULT LEARNERS IN THE THEORY OF TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING BY J. MEZIROW
Journal Title: Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Humanitas w Sosnowcu. Pedagogika - Year 2015, Vol 10, Issue
Abstract
Adult education is the central question of andragogy. Its mission is to assist in understanding the problems of the growing number of adult learners in the perspective of lifelong learning. Currently, the key skill of an adult human is the ability to find a new reality and updating their competence. Studying of extramural students is an active participation in the lifelong learning, which is their conscious choice, leading to the realization of the objective. According to the Mezirow theory, ability to reject frames of reference and self-assigned meaning it is a feature transformative adult learning. Autonomy in theory transformative learning is an expression of responsible thinking, which is regarded as the central issue of adult learning.<br/><br/>
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