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Teaching Learners To Be Self-Directed
Abstract
Based on the Situational Leadership model of Hersey and Blanchard (1988), the Staged Self-Directed Learning Model proposes that learners advance through stages of increasing self-direction and that teachers can help or hinder that development. Good teaching matches the learner's stage of self-direction and helps the learner advance toward greater self-direction. Specific methods are proposed for teaching students at each stage, although many different teaching styles are good when appropriately applied. Several pedagogical difficulties are explained as mismatches between teacher style and learner stage, especially the mismatch between a student needing direction and a non-directive teacher.
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- Authors
- Grow, G. O.
- Venue
- Adult Education Quarterly
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1991-09
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 125-149
- ISSN
- 0741-7136 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-3047
- OpenAlex
- W2153822440
- Cited by
- 983
- References
- 33
- FWCI
- 32.52
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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