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Self-Directed Learning in Family Medicine

Self-Directed Learning in Family Medicine

Theresa J. Barrett
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781466662605|ISBN10: 1466662603|EISBN13: 9781466662612
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6260-5.ch009
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Barrett, Theresa J. "Self-Directed Learning in Family Medicine." Handbook of Research on Adult and Community Health Education: Tools, Trends, and Methodologies, edited by Viktor Wang, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 141-163. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6260-5.ch009

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Barrett, T. J. (2014). Self-Directed Learning in Family Medicine. In V. Wang (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Adult and Community Health Education: Tools, Trends, and Methodologies (pp. 141-163). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6260-5.ch009

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Barrett, Theresa J. "Self-Directed Learning in Family Medicine." In Handbook of Research on Adult and Community Health Education: Tools, Trends, and Methodologies, edited by Viktor Wang, 141-163. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6260-5.ch009

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Abstract

Self-directed learners are able to recognize their learning needs, set their learning goals, identify the resources necessary to accomplish those goals, implement learning strategies, and evaluate the results of their efforts (Brockett & Hiemstra, 1991). Self-directedness is a skill that many adult learners possess. In an age when biomedical knowledge is increasing at a pace never before seen in human history, being a self-directed learner is not just a necessary skill, it is a critical one for family physicians. This chapter provides a brief overview of several self-directed learning models and the characteristics of self-directed learners, discusses self-directed learning in the context of continuing medical education, and provides an assessment of family physicians as self-directed learners.

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