Implementing evidence-based and innovative teaching practices can feel like juggling: If you have standards-based learning in one hand and social-emotional learning in the other, what do you do with c
Developing Management Proficiency: A Self-Directed Learning Approach is a pragmatic, easy-to-follow roadmap for managers to help develop the behaviors and skills necessary for success. Strong behavi
"This book explores where education is heading in terms of Self-Directed Learning and the way individuals seek and learn information in the Digital Age. It assists educators in examining the importanc
Writing for researchers and educators, Deur clarifies notions of self-directed learning (SDL) as it relates to students in primary school. She examines the role and function of SDL knowledge in de
Aimed at those educators who wish to make their practice more consistent with progressive educational principles, namely helping learners to take greater control over planning and managing their own l
This volume explores the challenges involved in facilitating student learning of second languages at university level. Easy access to information and communication technologies inside and outside the
This work outlines some new approaches to facilitate self-directed vocabulary learning (SDVL). These are primarily the strategy-based constructivist approach (SBCA) and the use of computer-assisted la
The Asia-Pacific region needs to maximize the benefits of education to enable it to compete in an economic future dominated by innovation, in which assessing student progress must be an empowering rat
Watson (U. of Hawaii at Manoa) and Tharp (U. of California, Berkeley) write for the consumer in this general guide to theories of behavior that includes extensive exercises for developing skills in se
Are we preparing students for a life of tests or for the tests of life?Educators agree that the characteristics of self-directed learners are traits that students will need to succeed in school
The Self-Directed Learning Handbook offers teachers and principals an innovative program for customizing schooling to the learning needs of individual students-- and for motivating them to take increa
You can develop your own training materials with the aid of this detailed, but easy-to-use guide. You'll learn how to develop self-directed learning (SDL) packages that are applicable in any situation
This book redefines teacher in-service education as being less about participation in a program and more about the opportunity for teachers to experience a process of learning that is personally meani
