Self-study: Implications for Further Research

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Self-Study Among Adult Learners: Longitudinal Study of Adult Learning
Clare Strawn, Assistant Professor
Portland State University

Implications for Further Research

• What role does television play in self-study – watching Sesame Street in children?
• What is the effect of self-study on learning?
• Would it work to fund more open ended, less structured classes?
• Of those who do self-study, how much is driven by a specific job-related need such as licensing or certification that adult ed. could provide “classes for license” or “cosmetology exam”?
• What do people do in self-study?
• What self-study methods are effective?
• Need case studies to understand what self-study means
• Is computer use as high in other parts of the country?
• Impact of self-study on ESL students?