Self-directed learning (SDL) requires students to take initiative to learn and control their own learning process. Literature highlights the importance of SDL for lifelong learning. Yet, little understanding is known regarding how to support SDL at the school level, specifically for out-of-class learning context. To fill up this gap, this research…

Describes the plight of junior high students in Japan who are apparently too concerned with doing well in the content areas to engage in leisure reading. (MKM)