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Repetition and Transformation in Learning

A Hermeneutic and Phenomenological View on Transformative Learning Experiences

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Transformative Learning Meets Bildung

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The article argues that reflection within transformation (Mezirow, 1991) can only take place through repetition. Within this repetition, learning from experience is enabled. Seen from a hermeneutic and phenomenological perspective, transformation in learning is based on previously acquired knowing-how and knowing-that.

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  1. Institut für Erziehungswissenschaften, Lehrstuhl Allgemeine Erziehungswissenschaft, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany

    Malte Brinkmann

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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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Brinkmann, M. (2017). Repetition and Transformation in Learning. 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_6

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