That squishing sound is me under books

No sooner had I finished Dewey that I started on Mezirow's Fostering critical reflection in adulthood. It is going well; I am learning to take better notes.

So far I have moved from a focus on e-learning to education philosophy to distance education to Christian education – and now to adult learning theory. This is an interesting process; things seem so much sharper now that the reading is underway. From what I’ve heard this ‘sharpness’ is only a phase, and I’m aware that my coverage has been very much less than comprehensive to date!

The questions guiding me at the moment are as follows:

• What does it mean to be ‘transformed’ as a result of education?
  
• What are the mechanisms of transformation?
  
• How does this ‘transformation’ translate into terms relevant to spiritual growth and theological education?

I have had several additional works recommended to me, and I already have some titles waiting for my attention. I'm still enjoying the process - this is concentrated learning - but the book pile seems never-ending. Part of me rejoices, another part is a wee bit intimidated by the size of the pile vis-a-vis the time of my first self-review (July), six month report (August) and 'Background to research question' (August/September).

Reading, reading, everywhere...