Hoggan, Chad and Mälkki, Kaisu and Finnegan, Fergal
(2017)
Developing the Theory of Perspective Transformation: Continuity, Intersubjectivity, and Emancipatory Praxis.
Adult Education Quarterly, 67 (1).
pp. 48-64.
ISSN 0741-7136
Abstract
Mezirow’s theory of perspective transformation has proved to be a great asset
to the scholarship of adult education and has provided a solid theoretical base
for understanding complex learning phenomena. However, in the discussions
surrounding Mezirow’s work, a certain “stuckness” appears which we think is
unproductive. Critiques of Mezirow are often repeated, secondhand or thirdhand,
causing important issues and tensions to become simplified and dichotomized,
which causes complex aspects of the theory to lose the nuance that a good theory
provides. This article draws on recent contributions to the literature in order to
elaborate on the theory of perspective transformation in light of these recurring
critiques. In so doing, we introduce three key concepts to the lexicon of perspective
transformation: continuity, intersubjectivity, and emancipatory praxis. For each, we
address the underlying omission or weakness in Mezirow’s theory and offer revised
conceptualizations of the theory.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
perspective transformation; transformative learning; theory; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Adult and Community Education |
| Item ID: |
11134 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1177/0741713616674076 |
| Depositing User: |
Fergal Finnegan
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| Date Deposited: |
07 Oct 2019 13:57 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Adult Education Quarterly |
| Publisher: |
SAGE Publications |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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| Use Licence: |
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