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Learning and Refugees: Recognising the Darker Side of Transformative Learning

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posted on 2023-06-08, 13:30 authored by Linda MorriceLinda Morrice
Learning is generally viewed as a positive process bringing benefits to the individual, leading to growth and self development. But is this always the case? This paper draws on empirical research with refugees and considers the processes of transforming experience and learning which accompanies transition to life in the UK. I will argue for the importance of social context and non formal learning, and suggest that models and theories based on transformative learning which ignore context, provide only a partial and distorted picture of the learning and identity processes at work for this particular group of immigrants. There is a complexity and depth to the learning which they experience which calls for an enlarged concept of learning and its potential outcomes.

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Journal

Adult Education Quarterly

ISSN

0741-7136

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Issue

3

Volume

63

Page range

251-271

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  • Education Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2013-02-22

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2012-11-07

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