A developmental re-forming of the phases of meaning in transformational learning

Adult Education Quarterly

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-80

  Erickson, Diane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Developmental constructivism; Meaning making; Transformational learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448989359     PISSN: 07417136     EISSN: 15523047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741713607305936     Document Type: Article

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