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Self-Directed Learning Readiness Of Students In Health Professional Preparation Programs: Informing Teaching And Learning Approaches, Craig Edward Slater
Self-Directed Learning Readiness Of Students In Health Professional Preparation Programs: Informing Teaching And Learning Approaches, Craig Edward Slater
University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 2017+
Background Self-directed, lifelong learning has widely been considered important for health professionals in maintaining knowledge and skill currency. Professional accreditation standards often require health professional programs to develop these attitudes and abilities in pre-certification students, assuming that SDLR is ‘teachable’ rather than an individual ‘trait’. Programs have, therefore, sought to investigate students’ self-directed learning readiness (SDLR) to determine: (i) when students are ready to engage in self-directed learning; (ii) the effect of curricular efforts; and (iii) the utility of SDLR in predicting academic outcomes of interest. As such, there is a need for comprehensive investigation of SDLR to determine the …