Self-Directed Learning: An imperative for education in a complex society

Volume editor
Elsa Mentz
Volume editor
Dorothy Laubscher
Volume editor
Jako Olivier

Synopsis

This book on self-directed learning (SDL) is devoted to original academic scholarship within the field of education and is the sixth volume in the North-West University (NWU) SDL book series. In this book, the authors explore how self-directed learning can be considered an imperative for education in a complex modern society.

Although each chapter represents independent research in the field of self-directed learning, the chapters form a coherent contribution concerning the scholarship of self-directed learning, specifically the effect of environmental and praxis contexts on enhancing self-directed learning in a complex society. The publication as a whole provides diverse perspectives on the importance of self-directed learning in varied contexts. Scholars working in a wide range of fields are drawn together in this scholarly work to present a comprehensive dialogue regarding self-directed learning and how this concept functions in a complex and dynamic higher education context.

This book presents a combination of theory and practice, which reflects selected conceptual dimensions of self-directed learning in society, as well as research-based findings on current topical issues relating to implementing self-directed learning in the modern world. The varied methodologies provide the reader with different and balanced perspectives and diverse and innovative ideas on conducting research in the field of self-directed learning.

Chapters

  • Chapter 1
    The promotion of self-directed learning through the African philosophy of Ubuntu
    Charlene du Toit-Brits, Henry Blignaut, Maureen Kapute Mzuza
  • Chapter 2
    The influence of the learning environment on promoting self-directed learning
    Charlene du Toit-Brits
  • Chapter 3
    Diluted self-directed multimodal learning guidelines: Probing online study advice in the context of panic pedagogy
    Jako Olivier
  • Chapter 4
    Exploring microworlds as supporting environments for self-directed multimodal learning
    Amit Dhakulkar, Jako Olivier
  • Chapter 5
    Identifying adaptive prompts to facilitate metacognitive regulation during online learning
    Divan Jagals, Per Bergamin
  • Chapter 6
    Knowledge surveys: Supporting students along pathways to self-directed learning with self-assessment
    Karl R. Wirth, Edward B. Nuhfer, Rachel Watson, Steven C. Fleisher, Roxanne Bailey
  • Chapter 7
    Self-directed learning: a sine qua non in in-service teacher education
    Tswakae Sebotsa, Josef de Beer, Jeanne Kriek
  • Chapter 8
    Exploring collaboration as a 21st-century skill to enhance self-directed learning while teaching particulate nature of matter through problem-based learning
    Motlhale J. Sebatana, Washington T. Dudu
  • Chapter 9
    Assessing pre-service mathematics teachers’ problem-solving proficiency using multiple-solution tasks: An imperative for self-directed learning
    Sfiso C. Mahlaba
  • Chapter 10
    Being, becoming, and belonging: The ethnosemantic structure of folk arithmetic of street vendors as self-directed learners
    Iman C Chahine

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