Transformative Learning in the Era of Post-Reflexivity
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Jul 14, 2024
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Transformative learning reflective practice situated learning posthuman onto-epistemology post-qualitative inquiry
Abstract
This article collects over 20 years of studies, encounters, and conversations around Transformative Theory and reflective practices, which have characterized my identity as a scholar and the Italian Transformative Learning Network’s identity. I am going to trace the main challenges that, starting from practice-based studies and situated learning theory, have established the foundation for our research group's discussion on Transformative Learning. I am going to venture into open dialectical arenas with new perspectives that have amazed and questioned me. The posthuman, sociomateriality, and post-qualitative inquiry interrogate some of the foundations of Transformative Theory and urge us to create a creative space to share challenging epistemic constructions.
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Fabbri, L. (2024). Transformative Learning in the Era of Post-Reflexivity. Adult Education Critical Issues, 4(1), 10–20. https://doi.org/10.12681/haea.37679
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