Summarizes the major findings of Allen Tough's adult education monographs and outlines some of the criticisms of his works. Discusses Tough's theories concerning self-teaching, learning projects and major learning efforts, and the planners of learning. (CT)

Outlines 12 learning models designed to help elementary children develop the skills for independent study. (Editor/SJL)

Describes the development of a physiology course combining elements of instructional technology, computer assisted testing, and independent study at a college of nursing. (RAO)

Teaching/studying has two distinct functions: (1) it is memory causal and (2) it provides conditions for remembering. (CMV)

Discusses the form and use of learning contracts in second- language teaching and learning. It is suggested that learning contracts are an ideal means to offer language learners greater opportunities to work toward, and achieve, individual goals. (Author/JL)

Describes the integration of a Walkabout program into the curriculum of a charter middle school in Chico, California. The Walkabout program provides a structure that enables students to make decisions about their learning based on personal needs and interest. (PKP)

Rules of thumb for assessing the costs of developing a training course are provided for instructor-led, self-study, and computer-based courses. (JOW)

Results of a study that examined the degree to which corrections education students (n=80) exercise control over the learning process indicate that the most successful students scored highest in self-regulated learning. (JOW)

Self Directed Learning Readiness Scale and a wellness measure were completed by 185 graduate students. Creativity significantly correlated with wellness; intellectual wellness and spirituality/values correlated with self-directed learning. Self-directed learners appear to feel strongly about creative expression, and creative pursuits have the…

Discusses a random sample of house officers who took part in a semistructured interview about their learning experiences in a clinical undergraduate course. Argues that learning experiences should be dependable and followed by prompt, supportive, and adequately detailed feedback. (Author/CCM)

Defines organizational learning, learning organizations, and self-directed learning. Explores the connection between self-directed learning and learning organizations and presents implications for practice and research. (SK)

Opposing inherent biases in traditional research, feminist research methods acknowledge the worthiness of all human experience and emphasize changed relationships between researcher and researched. A more integrative feminist theory needs to avoid cultural imperialism and an implied universality of "women's experience." (SK)

North Carolina farmers growing barley (n=20) tested 3 self-directed information delivery methods: fact sheets, fact sheets plus audiocassettes, and an extension bulletin/pamphlet. The fact sheet/cassette was preferred by 17 of 20; they achieved significant knowledge gains with self-directed methods. The fact sheet/cassette was considered…

Examines the tendency for the development of self-regulated learning according to grade level. Sets up three competing causal models of self-regulated learning and then tests validity of each to determine most suitable for South Korean students. Selects model where motivational variables, such as self-efficacy and intrinsic value, indirectly…

A major goal of the education of the gifted and talented is the development of the student as an independent, self-directed life-long learner. In other words, to help students develop as autonomous learners, with the appropriate skills, concepts, and attitudes necessary for their journeys. This is a complex task. The concepts of curriculum…