Conceptions of self-directed learning

Self-Learning has become an educational megatrend in theory and practice. It is approached with different views, theories, and methods related to specific cultures. In order to stimulate a boundary-crossing communication, researches from different disciplines and regions describe their conceptions of self-directed learning: Stephan D. Brookfield; Alan J. Brown; Rosemary S. Caffarella; Maria Cseh; Karen E. Watkins and Victoria J. Marsick; Philippe Carré; Edward Deci and Richard Ryan; Roger Hiemstra; Kyung Hi Kim; Gaston Pineau; Regula Schräder-Naef; Robert-Jan Simons; Gerald A. Straka; Seng Chee Tan and David Jonassen; Nicole Anne Tremblay; Barry J. Zimmerman. The book includes conceptions focussing on philosophical, cultural, educational, psychological, sociological, organizational, behavioral, motivational, and emotional aspects of self-directed learning.