ABSTRACT
The concept of transformative learning (TL) comprises all learning which implies changes in the identity of the learner. A striking feature of the literature on TL is that it contains very few connections to general learning theory. Learning theory it is fundamental, as already mentioned, to distinguish between learning as the addition of new knowledge, skills and other possibilities, and learning as change or restructuring of already acquired content or structures. In connection with the planning and practice of educational learning on all levels, especially, it is important to be able to operate with different categories of learning. Connecting TL to the concept of identity and seeing it from the perspective of a comprehensive understanding of learning also draws attention to the fact that not all transformations are progressive. The question of motivation is very important in any learning, and in relation to more profound or TL the nature and strength of the motivation involved is crucial.
