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 NWU Self-Directed Learning Series

The NWU Self-Directed Learning Series, led by Professor Elsa Mentz web_orcid_icon16x16.gif (elsa.mentz@nwu.ac.za) in collaboration with AOSIS Scholarly Books, is a book series focusing on self-directed learning (SDL). Self-directed learning enables students to take charge of their learning, turning education into a personal voyage of exploration and development.

The series delves deep into SDL, presenting research findings and practical applications. It provides researchers and educators with helpful researched resources, especially in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) context and the rapidly changing digital era, where adaptable learners and educators become increasingly important.

With a focus on Africa and the Global South, the series contributes to global education discourse with a mission to promote research excellence, make a global impact, empower educators, encourage lifelong learning, share open knowledge, and connect communities to global education discourse. Scholars interested in contributing their research are welcome to contact the series editor, Professor Mentz, the Director of the North-West University’s Research Unit for Self-Directed Learning. The book series’ annual volumes showcase the evolution of SDL scholarship, offering opportunities for collaboration and dialogue in this expanding field of research.

Print ISSN 2707-1537

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Cover for Innovative curriculum design: Bridging the theory–practice divide in work-integrated learning to foster Self-Directed Learning
Volume 12
NWU Self-Directed Learning Series
Innovative curriculum design: Bridging the theory–practice divide in work-integrated learning to foster Self-Directed Learning
Neal Petersen, Adri du Toit, Elsa Mentz, Robert J Balfour (Volume editor)
2023
Cover for Problem-based learning and pedagogies of play: Active approaches towards Self-Directed Learning
Volume 11
NWU Self-Directed Learning Series
Problem-based learning and pedagogies of play: Active approaches towards Self-Directed Learning
Marietjie Havenga, Jako Olivier, Byron J Bunt (Volume editor)
2023
Cover for Contextualised open educational practices: Towards student agency and Self-Directed Learning
Volume 10
NWU Self-Directed Learning Series
Contextualised open educational practices: Towards student agency and Self-Directed Learning
Jako Olivier, Charlene du Toit-Brits, Byron J Bunt, Amit Dhakulkar (Volume editor)
2022
Cover for Blended learning environments to foster Self-Directed Learning
Volume 8
NWU Self-Directed Learning Series
Blended learning environments to foster Self-Directed Learning
Christo van der Westhuizen, Mncedisi C Maphalala, Roxanne Bailey (Volume editor)
2022
Cover for Self-Directed Learning in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic: Research on the affordances of online virtual excursions
Volume 9
NWU Self-Directed Learning Series
Self-Directed Learning in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic: Research on the affordances of online virtual excursions
Josef de Beer, Neal Petersen, Elsa Mentz, Robert J Balfour (Volume editor)
2022
Cover for Learning through assessment: An approach towards Self-Directed Learning
Volume 7
NWU Self-Directed Learning Series
Learning through assessment: An approach towards Self-Directed Learning
Elsa Mentz, Anitia Lubbe (Volume editor)
2021
Cover for Self-Directed Learning: An imperative for education in a complex society
Volume 6
NWU Self-Directed Learning Series
Self-Directed Learning: An imperative for education in a complex society
Elsa Mentz, Dorothy Laubscher, Jako Olivier (Volume editor)
2021
Cover for Self-directed multimodal learning in higher education
Volume 5
NWU Self-Directed Learning Series
Self-directed multimodal learning in higher education
Jako Olivier (Volume editor)
2020
Cover for Becoming a teacher: Research on the work-integrated learning of student teachers
Volume 4
NWU Self-Directed Learning Series
Becoming a teacher: Research on the work-integrated learning of student teachers
Josef de Beer, Neal Petersen, Herman J van Vuuren (Volume editor)
2020
Cover for Self-Directed Learning research and its impact on educational practice
Volume 3
NWU Self-Directed Learning Series
Self-Directed Learning research and its impact on educational practice
Elsa Mentz, Roxanne Bailey (Volume editor)
2020
Cover for The decolonisation of the curriculum project: The affordances of indigenous knowledge for Self-Directed Learning
Volume 2
NWU Self-Directed Learning Series
The decolonisation of the curriculum project: The affordances of indigenous knowledge for Self-Directed Learning
Josef de Beer (Volume editor)
2019
Cover for Self-Directed Learning for the 21st century: Implications for higher education
Volume 1
NWU Self-Directed Learning Series
Self-Directed Learning for the 21st century: Implications for higher education
Elsa Mentz, Josef de Beer, Roxanne Bailey (Volume editor)
2019