2 Long Answer Essay Questions

Q1: Experience is central to adult and transformative learning. If you were to deliver a course to adult educators in training what are five (5) key points you would make sure they understood about experience? Draw from the articles from Unit 1, the Cranton text, and the Freire text for a well-rounded response. Explain why each of these five (5) points is important. (Maximum 550 words)

Q2: Both Cranton (drawing primarily from Mezirow) and Freire have articulated theories of transformative learning. How are the Cranton and Freire texts similar and how are they different? Briefly explain how the origins of each book have influenced the development of the theories that each contains. (Maximum 450 words)

The two required textbooks to be used are:
Title: Understanding and Promoting Transformative Learning: A Guide for Educators of Adults
Author: Patricia Cranton
Edition: 2nd or 3rd
Publisher: Wiley, 2006 (2nd edition)
Publisher: Stylus, 2016 (3rd edition)

Title: Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Author: Paulo Freire
Publisher: Continuum, 1993

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The proponents of transformative learning are intrigued by various assumptions that intensify the process of adult learning. For changing their meaning schemes, emotional reactions, and attitudes, the adult learners must engage in critical reflection of their experiences. Critical….

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