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Being an adult educator is an impossible profession, particularly for those who are committed to transformative teaching. Sooner or later we have to realize that we are unable to gain access to the learner’s mind.
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Eschenbacher, S. (2017). Transformative Learning Theory and Systems Thinking. 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_12
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