INVESTIGATING SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING IN MOROCCAN HIGHER EDUCATION

نویسندگان

  • Ilham Oudad Research Lab: Text, Culture and Language: Multidisciplinary Approaches, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco
  • Noureddine Azmi Research Lab: Text, Culture and Language: Multidisciplinary Approaches, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v12i3.5872

کلمات کلیدی:

self-directed learning, 21st-century skills, higher education

چکیده

The use of self-directed learning in language education has recently triggered considerable controversy. Certainly, no hard research evidence supports the benefits of implementing self-directed learning in the EFL classroom or warns against its potential pitfalls and failings. Neither is there a sound theory that relates the potential of this teaching/learning approach to the requirements, objectives, and aspirations of the EFL classroom. Simply claiming that using self-directed learning will bring about positive changes in the language classroom does not really help.  This research study aims to explore university students' attitudes toward self-directed learning and examine its potential utility in higher education in Morocco. Self-directed learning is a form of active learning that aims to empower students, promote their confidence, and allow them to take responsibility for their learning tasks. In this respect, a questionnaire was used as a research tool for data collection and discussion with representative samples to explore and examine the utility of self-directed learning in Moroccan higher education. Participant students reportedly believe that self-directed learning allows them to have more control over their learning and further develop the essential life skills that most hiring managers seek today; however, some challenges should be addressed to better implement self-directed learning in higher education.

 

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بیوگرافی نویسندگان

  • Ilham Oudad، Research Lab: Text, Culture and Language: Multidisciplinary Approaches, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco

    Ilham Oudad is a PhD student in Translation Studies at the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco. She is also an English language teacher. Oudad has organized various educational activities, presented at national and international conferences, and published in academic journals.

  • Noureddine Azmi، Research Lab: Text, Culture and Language: Multidisciplinary Approaches, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco

    Noureddine Azmi is an Associate Professor of communication and education, and a member of the research lab: Text, Culture and Language: Multidisciplinary Approaches, at Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco. He holds a PhD in TEFL from the Faculty of Education, Mohamed V University in Rabat, Morocco and a TESOL Certificate in Ed-Tech from Iowa State University, USA.  Noureddine has presented at various national and international conferences and published in journals, conference proceedings and edited volumes.

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چاپ شده

2025-03-10

شماره

دوره 12 شماره 3 (2025)

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