Development of the PRO-SDLS: A measure of self-direction in learning based on the personal responsibility orientation model

Adult Education Quarterly

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-180

  Stockdale, Susan L ^a   Brockett, Ralph G ^b  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

college students; personal responsibility orientation model; scale development; self directed learning; self direction in learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953235827     PISSN: 07417136     EISSN: 15523047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741713610380447     Document Type: Article

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