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Direct linkCollier, Caleb – Routledge Research in Education, 2023
This book analyzes the deep historical and theoretical roots of self-directed learning models in order to put forward a new conceptual understanding of self-directed learning. It utilizes philosophical methods to present arguments, both historical and contemporary, in favor of shifting education toward self-directed models and away from a view of…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Educational History, Student Role, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedTeng, Lin Sophie – English Language Education, 2022
This monograph is to investigate practical applications and contributions of self-regulated learning (SRL) to second/foreign language (L2) writing from sociocognitive and sociocultural perspectives. It showcases a comprehensive and updated review of conceptual and methodological issues of SRL and the state-of-the-art research on its applications…
Descriptors: Self Management, Independent Study, Second Language Instruction, Writing (Composition)
LeBlanc, Paul – Harvard Education Press, 2021
Paul LeBlanc has reimagined higher education, with a focus on the most fundamental of functions: student learning. In "Students First," he advocates for an entire higher education ecosystem in which students have the flexibility to gain, assess, and certify their knowledge on their own terms and timelines. In a perceptive analysis,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Case Studies, Learning Processes, Independent Study
Toffoli, Denyze – New Language Learning and Teaching Environments, 2020
This book takes a fresh look at both context and the language learner in an attempt to shed light on the holistic and ever-changing system of the contemporary L2 speaker's language development. Drawing on complex dynamic systems theory as a means to more fully understand the holistic nature of contemporary language learning, the author attempts to…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Higher Education, Informal Education
Martens, Rob – 1998
This book examines embedded support in course material. The focus is on self-study and associated concepts such as independent learning, distance education, and open education, and the general context is adult and higher education. The seven chapters cover: (1) general introductory material, including a description of the future, distance…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Content, Distance Education
Falk, John H.; Dierking, Lynn D. – 2002
This book advocates establishing "learning systems" that utilize all the educational resources of communities to connect and extend learning opportunities across a lifetime. The following are among the topics discussed: (1) the essence of lifelong learning and a learning society; (2) how and why people engage in free-choice learning; (3)…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Adolescents, Adult Learning, Age Differences
