Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Making meaning: the dynamics of learning -- 2. Meaning perspectives: how we understand experience -- 3. Intentional learning: a process of problem solving -- 4. Making meaning through reflection -- 5. Distorted assumptions: uncovering errors in learning -- 6. Perspective transformation: how learning leads to change -- 7. Fostering transformative adult learning.

Transformative Dimensions of Adult Learning' describes the dynamics of how adults learn -- and how their perceptions are transformed by learning -- as a framework for formulating educational theory and practice. It presents an in-depth analysis of the ways in which adults learn, how they make meaning of the learning experience, and how their lives can be transformed by it.