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Transformative Learning Theory and Systems Thinking

Enabling Transformation through Communication

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Transformative Learning Meets Bildung

Part of the book series: International Issues in adult Education ((ADUL))

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Being an adult educator is an impossible profession, particularly for those who are committed to transformative teaching. Sooner or later we have to realize that we are unable to gain access to the learner’s mind.

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  1. Philosophisch-Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Lehrstuhl für Pädagogik mit Schwerpunkt Erwachsenen- und Weiterbildung, Universität Augsburg, Germany

    Saskia Eschenbacher

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  1. School of Education, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Switzerland

    Anna Laros

  2. Freiburg University of Education, Germany

    Thomas Fuhr

  3. Penn State University – Harrisburg, USA

    Edward W. Taylor

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Eschenbacher, S. (2017). Transformative Learning Theory and Systems Thinking. In: Laros, A., Fuhr, T., Taylor, E.W. (eds) Transformative Learning Meets Bildung. International Issues in adult Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-797-9_12

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