Table 1.

Perspectives on Self-Directed Learning

Perspective	Description	Model
		Canday (1991)	Brockett & Hiemstrs (1991)	Garrison (1997)
Personal Attribute	Moral, emotional And intellectual management	personal autonomy self- management	Goal orientation (personal attribute)	self-management (Use of resoures) Motivation
Process	Learner autonomy Over instruction	Learner control Autodidaxy	process orientation learner control	Self manitoring
Contex	Environment where learning takes place	Self direction is context bound	Social context role of institutions and policies