This critical literature review is an attempt to build upon the theoretical debate of Mezirow's
transformative learning theory by investigating what the empirical studies have to say about …

Informal learning's roots emerged from educational philosophers John Dewey, Kurt Lewin
and Mary Parker Follett to theorists Malcolm Knowles and other successive researchers …

Transformative learning as explained by Mezirow in the field of adult education has been
criticized as a process that is overly dependent on critical reflection, such that it minimizes …

The world is becoming increasingly interdependent with nation states struggling to work
together and share limited resources. There is a growing demand for individuals who are …

At the heart of transformational learning is meaning-making—the act of" making sense" of an
experience. A review of the literature on adult and transformational learning, adult …

Challenging work experiences are the richest source of learning for today's managers. Yet
lessons embedded in these experiences are not always obvious. This comprehensive book …

There is a growing interest in the concept of critical reflection in the adult learning and
management literature. In this article, the author examines four different intellectual traditions …

The traditional theories behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism and connectivism are
regarded as essential theories of learning. However, transformational learning theory works …

Using phenomenological methods of heuristic inquiry, nine midcareer women col laborated
as co-researchers to explore learning in professional developmental rela tionships. Six …

Purpose This paper aims to explore how in Irish small-and medium-sized enterprises
(SMEs), problem-based learning (PBL) could possibly provide a paradigm which addresses …