Organizing schools to encourage self-direction in learners /

"Summarizes and synthesizes four case studies of schools organized to develop self-direction in students. A theoretical perspective on the origins of self-direction is presented and integrated with the findings. The schools, located in the Federal Republic of Germany, Hungary, the Philippines a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Skager, Rodney W., 1932-
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hamburg : Oxford ; New York : Unesco Institute for Education ; Pergamon Press, 1984.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Advances in lifelong education ; v. 9.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Lifelong education, the school and self-direction in learning
  • The concept of self-direction in learning
  • From theoretical perspectives to research questions
  • Participating institutions School governance and decision-making in teaching and learning
  • Curriculum in the four schools
  • Teaching and learning processes
  • Comparisons between high and low self-directed learners
  • Principles, theories, findings, and the facilitation versus training assumptions
  • Appendix A. Participants
  • Appendix B. Organizing and planning the project
  • Appendix C. Case study research strategies.