ENLIGHTENMENT FOR EMANCIPATION - A CRITICAL-THEORY OF SELF-FORMATION

A critical theory of self-formation is offered for the consideration of family life and teacher educators who are concerned about supporting families in their everyday challenges with indiscriminate use of instrumental/technical paradigms. It is expected to be of interest to those who are also concerned about family life educators, asocial assumptions, single views of reality, and reliance on the ''expert'' model. After the author provides a narrative account of the emergence of this theory, the theory is presented. Implications for teacher educators and family life educators suggest that the professional praxis of family life educators can contribute to social reconstruction.