Fostering Learner Self-Direction in Higher Education

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  • Title: Fostering Learner Self-Direction in Higher Education: The Key to Preparing Students for Lifelong Learning in a Rapidly Changing World
  • Author(s): Carrie J. Boden
  • Publisher: Common Ground Research Networks
  • Collection: Common Ground Research Networks
  • Series: The Learner
  • Journal Title: The International Journal of Learning: Annual Review
  • Keywords: Learning Contracts, Life-Long Learning, Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Adult Education, Self-Directed Learning
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 1
  • Date: October 06, 2005
  • ISSN: 1447-9494 (Print)
  • ISSN: 1447-9540 (Online)
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.18848/1447-9494/CGP/v11/58693
  • Citation: Boden, Carrie J.. 2005. "Fostering Learner Self-Direction in Higher Education: The Key to Preparing Students for Lifelong Learning in a Rapidly Changing World." The International Journal of Learning: Annual Review 11 (1): 0-0. doi:10.18848/1447-9494/CGP/v11/58693.

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Abstract

This paper outlines how learning contracts are used to assist learners in becoming increasingly self-directed throughout their studies in order to develop into lifelong learners.