Klaipėdos universitetas

The article introduces the theoretical insights relevant to a discussion of the cultivation of cultural consciousness. It relies on the following methodological precepts: Mezirow’s principles of transformational change and experiential learning theories. On the basis of the foregoing principles, the article discusses the concept of cultural consciousness, which various writers define differently, and analyzes the substance of cultural consciousness as well as the methods involved in its cultivation. In the article the cultivation of cultural consciousness is presented as a vehicle for adult education.