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ERIC Number: EJ309458
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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Self-Directed Adult Learning: A Critical Paradigm.
Brookfield, Stephen
Adult Education Quarterly, v35 n2 p59-71 Win 1984
Argues that the propensity and capacity of many adults to conduct self-directed learning projects is now well proven, and that researchers should now infuse a spirit of self-critical scrutiny into this developing field of research. Advances four criticisms regarding the current state of self-directed learning research. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Data Collection, Educational Quality, Independent Study, Middle Class Culture, Middle Class Standards, Research Methodology, Social Change, Vocabulary
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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