The role of shame in adult learning

What is it about?

This article explores both the negative and positive roles shame can play in adult learning and how it can prevent or lead to transformation

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Why is it important?

Shame affects learning in adults in numerous ways and it is often either overlooked or treated entirely as something to overcome. This article takes a more nuanced and in-depth look at shame in learning and explores: a. How shame can be a positive force in learning b. How learning can result in dissipating shame c. the different types of shame we experience and how this affects our learning process. The articles focuses especially on shame in relation to the theory of transformative learning.