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Long-term learning transformations in adults unfold along a continuum driven by reflexivity, and can be comprehensively understood through the complementary frameworks of Mezirow's transformative learning and Jullien's silent transformations. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To analyze adult transformations during extended training programs by comparing Mezirow's transformative learning theory with Jullien's concept of silent transformations.

September 8, 2026Journal of Transformative Education

Transformative Learning, Long-Term Temporalities, and Silent Transformations

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DGDelphine GrechUniversité de Rennes AGAline GanivetUniversité de Rennes ÉBÉric BertrandCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Action research reveals that gradual reflexivity drives long-term change in adult learners, suggesting that subtle shifts and dramatic transformations operate along a unified continuum.

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To analyze adult transformations during extended training programs by comparing Mezirow's transformative learning theory with Jullien's concept of silent transformations.
Conducted two qualitative action research projects in France.
Administered 16 in-depth interviews (N=16) with young adults in vocational training and managers participating in peer-based continuing education.
Transformative learning and silent transformations exhibited complementary theoretical value for interpreting extended educational experiences.
Long-term adult development progressed along a continuous trajectory driven by reflexivity and mediated by interactional, cultural, and instrumental dynamics.

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Grech et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd82f58e84d0ff5b47734 https://doi.org/10.1177/15413446261474855

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Action research reveals that gradual reflexivity drives long-term change in adult learners, suggesting that subtle shifts and dramatic transformations operate along a unified continuum.

Transformative Learning, Long-Term Temporalities, and Silent Transformations

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Transformative Learning, Long-Term Temporalities, and Silent Transformations

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