Self-Directed Learning for the 21st Century: Implications for Higher Education

Bergamin, Per; Bosch, Chantelle; Toit, Adri Du; Goede, Roelien; Golightly, Aubrey; Johnson, David W.; Johnson, Roger T.; Kruger, Corné; Laubscher, Dorothy; Lubbe, Anitia; Olivier, Jako; Westhuizen, Christo van der; Zyl, Sukie van

doi:10.4102/aosis.2019.bk134

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“…Control is related to decision making, while responsibility is related to participation of learners in every step of the learning process (Garrison 1992). With respect to educators, in SDL, educators are facilitators (Bosch, Mentz, and Goede 2019). Facilitators encourage learners to engage, and facilitate access to information resources needed (Bosch, Mentz, and Goede 2019).…”

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“…With respect to educators, in SDL, educators are facilitators (Bosch, Mentz, and Goede 2019). Facilitators encourage learners to engage, and facilitate access to information resources needed (Bosch, Mentz, and Goede 2019). In the process of SDL, knowledge is constructed not only individually, but also collaboratively through sharing knowledge, experience and information between learners, and between learners and facilitators (Bolhuis 2003;Garrison 1992;Knowles 1975).…”

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“…b Related to their farmer group status that is discussed in institutions. finance) when needed; and (4) encouraging participants to devise and implement their plans through periodic visits that correspond to the role of facilitators in SDL (Bosch, Mentz, and Goede 2019).…”

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COCREATE: a self-directed learning approach to agricultural extension programmes

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Participation has been proposed to improve agricultural extension programmes in developing countries. This paper reports on experience with COCREATE, an approach to agricultural extension programmes that supports agricultural chain actors in self-directed learning in action research with smallholder farmers and local traders in Indonesia. This approach resulted in the changes in relation and task division between farmers and their local traders in the agricultural production and supply and chains, improved their market position and in new institutions.

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COCREATE: a self-directed learning approach to agricultural extension programmes

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2021

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“…In 1975, Malcom Knowles provided a working defini-on for Self-directed learning. In 1980, Huey Long developed a defini-on of student-led learning that was fit for learning ins-tu-ons (Bergamin et al, 2019). From 2000s, the theory became popular and has been gaining acceptance ever since.…”

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“…Teaching had been mainly viewed as 'educa-ng people, but the discourse helped teachers view teaching as 'helping people learn' (Bergamin et al, 2019). Allan Tough, a Canadian educator and researcher, futurist, scien-st, and author, wrote "The Adult Learning Project", a book that would form the basis for developing a framework for student-led learning theory.…”

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