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Download full textCampbell-Thrane, Lucille – 1982
Adults often prefer self-directed learning over teacher-directed, classroom-oriented learning. They feel that their life experiences and self-initiated projects teach them more than they can learn in a formal classroom situation. Persons usually do not pursue such self-directed learning, however, because of conflicting role requirements, a lack of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
