Self-Directed Learning

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Articles
Teaching Learners to be self-directed - http://www.longleaf.net/ggrow.
Rethinking the value of learning theories to develop self-directedness in Open-Distance Students http://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/jesr/article/view/4057/3969
Motivating learners at the four stages http://www.lbspractitionertraining.com/pd-courses/practitioners/working-with-adult-learners/118-27-motivating-learners-at-the-four-stages
Ten ways to increase self-directed learning in your organization http://rutraining.org/2011/10/04/ten-ways-to-build-your-learning-organization-through-self-directed-learning/
Self-directed Skills http://www-distance.syr.edu/sdlskills.html
Learn about Learning http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Dev_Metacognition/
The Rise of the Helicopter Teacher http://chronicle.com/blogs/conversation/2014/08/05/the-rise-of-the-helicopter-teacher/
Helicopter Parents http://discipline.about.com/od/typesofdiscipline/a/Helicopter-Parents-Do-They-Help-Or-Hurt-Kids.htm).
Locus of control http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus_of_control :
“She Didn’t Teach. We Had to Learn it Ourselves.” http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-professor-blog/didnt-teach-learn/?ET=facultyfocus:e110:180737a:&st=email
Self-directed Learning: Individualizing Instruction - Most Still Do it Wrong http://www.sdlglobal.com/IJSDL/IJSDL8.1final.pdf
Difference between assessment and evaluation http://duke.edu/arc/documents/The%20difference%20between%20assessment%20and%20evaluation.pdf
The Secret of Self-Regulated Learning http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/secret-self-regulated-learning/?ET=facultyfocus:e56:180737a:&st=email
Meyer's Blog about Real Work vs Real World http://blog.mrmeyer.com/2014/developing-the-question-real-work-v-real-world/  

Books
Knowles, M.S. (1975) Self-directed learning: A guide for learners and teachers. New York: Cambridge Book
Grow, G. O. (1991/1996). Teaching Learners to be Self-Directed. Adult Education Quarterly, 41(3), 125-149.

Videos

Dan Meyer: Math Curriculum Makeover (TED)
The Importance of self-directed learning