Regan, Julie-Anne2007-03-222007-03-222005-03-17Regan, J-A. (2005). Facilitating students towards self-directed learning. In P. Hartley, A. Woods & M. Pill (Eds.), Enhancing teaching in higher education: New approaches for improving student learning (pp. 93-108). Abingdon: Routledge.0415335299http://hdl.handle.net/10034/10728This chapter is not available through ChesterRep.This chapter discusses a study which focused on students' perspectives of self-directed learning. The study was structured around 5 questions - what do students understand by the term self-directed learning, how effective do students feel self-directed learning is, what support do students percieve as necessary for effective self-directed learning, what do students feel are the barriers to self-directed learning, and what motivates students towards self-directed learning.enself-directed learningBook chapter