Learning to transform: The pillar that reshapes education

Abstract

[EN] Education is the key in mankind’s journey towards a free, just, and peaceful world; nevertheless, education policies fail to make the top of the lists containing government priorities. Taking into account Jacques Delors’ approach regarding the Four Pillars of Education, which appeared for the first time on the 1991 UNESCO Report, and in an attempt to address the need for socially-responsible global citizens, this paper looks at learning to transform as an additional pillar that can help anchor the educational experience in all aspects of the person’s life. The article explores the function of education, revises Delors’ contribution, attempts to define the renewed spirit of transformation, and explores learning to transform in four distinct stages: learn, reason, act, and reflect. It is through transformation and selftransformation that the learner can alternatively become a teacher while forging relations in groups of people.