Work as a place of activism is a vast field to be explored in adult education research, particularly within educational, social, and community intervention with people in situations of vulnerability. This qualitative study aims to unveil the richness of activists’ learning processes and outcomes by reflecting on the pedagogy of professional activism, with professionals working in Portugal. Their sharing reveals a thematic influence and interdependence between the dimensions “How?” and “What?” of professional activism learning and the themes composing them—respectively, “political socialization” and “work experience”; and “critical, social and political consciousness,” “sense of (in)justice and empathy,” and “know-how to speak out.” As professionals learn how to become activists, they also construct this praxis, and themselves as professionals, giving meaning and (re)defining their activist craft, through a learning-creative process.

在成年人教育研究中，特别是在对弱势群体进行教育，社会和社区干预时，作为行动主义者的工作是一个广阔的领域。这项定性研究旨在通过反思在葡萄牙工作的专业人士的行动主义教学法，揭示活动家学习过程和结果的丰富性。他们的分享揭示了主题主题的影响和维度之间的相互依存关系。和“什么？” 专业行动主义学习及其构成的主题，分别是“政治社会化”和“工作经历”；以及“批判，社会和政治意识”，“正义和同理心的感觉”以及“知道如何说话”。当专业人士学习如何成为积极分子时，他们也建立了这种实践，并且自己作为专业人士，