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More than three decades of self-directed learning: from whence have we come?
Little did I know in the early seventies when I first read Allen Tough's work (1971) that I would be off on an almost 35-year involvement with self-directed learning (SDL). However, three things took place in 1972 triggering this career focus.
Besides reading that book and hearing Tough present his research at a national conference, Malcolm Knowles came to the University of Nebraska (where I was a faculty member) to discuss andragogy with faculty and students (Knowles, 1970). This triggered self-examination of my teaching that soon resulted in several fundamental changes in how I worked with learners. Finally, as a new assistant professor, I was searching for an ...
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