Reclaiming the emancipatory potential of adult education: Honneth's critical theory and the struggle for recognition

Mezirow's theory of transformative learning built on the learning experiences of nontraditional adult students returning to education and on the critical theory of Habermas, more recently progressed by Honneth. This paper links transformation theory with the work of Honneth who in recent works...

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Main Author: Ted Fleming
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Linköping University Electronic Press 2016-04-01
Series:European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/rela.2000-7426.rela9077