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Although they originate from different scientific communities and even continents, many theories of transformative learning and Bildung share two features: They establish the identity of their core concepts by distinguishing Bildung or transformative learning from cumulative forms of learning.
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Nohl, AM. (2017). Problematic Commonalities of Bildung and Transformative 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_8
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