Self-directed learning readiness among engineering undergraduate students

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 215-221

  Litzinger, Thomas A ^a,c   Wise, John C ^b,c   Lee, Sang H A ^b,c  

^a The Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lifelong learning; Self directed learning

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENTS;

GLOBALIZATION; LIFELONG LEARNING; SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING; SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING READINESS SCALE (SDLRS);

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 21244456517     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2005.tb00842.x     Document Type: Article

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