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URN: urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-352456
DOI: 10.25656/01:35245; 10.3384/rela.2000-7426.5931
URN: urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-352456
DOI: 10.25656/01:35245; 10.3384/rela.2000-7426.5931
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The disorienting dilemma versus the event. Adult education, social change, and the theories of Jack Mezirow and Alain Badiou |
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| Author |
Harley, Anne   |
| Source | European journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults 17 (2026) 1, S. 113-129  |
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| Keywords (German) | Erwachsenenbildung; Transformation; Lerntheorie; Erwachsenenbildner; Mezirow, Jack |
| sub-discipline | Adult Education / Further Education |
| Document type | Article (journal) |
| ISSN | 2000-7426; 20007426 |
| Language | English |
| Year of creation | 2026 |
| review status | Peer-Reviewed |
| Abstract (English): | We live in appalling times, in which it is almost impossible to remain hopeful; for radical adult educators, it is difficult to know what we should do in response. In this article, I draw on two theorists for possible inspiration. Jack Mezirow’s perspective transformation theory is one of the most widely used of all adult learning theories, but also continues to be critiqued as a theory of social change. Alain Badiou’s theory of the event has not as yet been considered within adult education. I consider whether and how these might help us think through our role in current times. (DIPF/Orig.) |
| other articles of this journal | European journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults Jahr: 2026 |
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| Date of publication | 29.04.2026 |
| Citation | Harley, Anne: The disorienting dilemma versus the event. Adult education, social change, and the theories of Jack Mezirow and Alain Badiou - In: European journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults 17 (2026) 1, S. 113-129 - URN: urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-352456 - DOI: 10.25656/01:35245; 10.3384/rela.2000-7426.5931 |
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