Humanistic psychology and the selfdirected learner

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Humanistic psychology and the self-directed
learner

• Tatra Krywald
• April 12th 2005

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Humanistic psychology and the self-directed
learner

• Content
• Definitions
• Key players and dates
• Overview of Tennants chapter
• Conclusions reflections
• Summary
• Questions?

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Humanistic psychology and the self-directed
learner

• Humanistic Psychology
• A psychological perspective that emphasises the
  study of the whole person.
• Facultyweb.cortland.edu 1996

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Humanistic psychology and the self-directed
learner

• Humanistic psychologists believe that
• An individuals behaviour is primarily determined
  by his/her perception of the world around them
• Individuals are not solely the product of their
  environment
• Individuals are internally directed and motivated
  to fulfill their human potential
• Facultyweb.cortland.edu 1996

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Humanistic psychology and the self-directed
learner

• The humanistic movement in education
• Approach based on the premise that students have
  a need to self actualise (Maslow 1954).

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Humanistic psychology and the self-directed
learner

• The basic objectives of humanistic education are
  to encourage students to
• Be self-directed and independent
• Take responsibility for their learning
• Be creative and interested in the arts
• Be curious about the world around them

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Humanistic Psychology and the self-directed
learner

• Self directed learning
• A process in which individuals take the
  initiative, with or without the help of others
  to diagnose their learning needs, formulate
  learning goals, identify resources for learning,
  select and implement learning strategies, and
  evaluate learning outcomes
• Knowles 1975

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Humanistic Psychology and the self-directed
learner

• Humanistic Psychology key players and dates
• Co-founders Rollo May, Carl Rogers and Abraham
  Maslow
• Abraham Maslow, Motivation Personality, 1954
• John Cohenand, Humanistic Psychology, 1958
• A Sutich, Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 1961
• Carl Rogers

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Humanistic Psychology and the self directed
learner

• Self directed learning key players and dates
• Knowles, Self-Directed Learning A Guide for
  Learners and Teachers,1975
• Tough, Major Learning Efforts Recent Research
  and Future Directions,1978
• Cross, The Missing Link Implications for the
  Future of Adult Education, 1978 and Adults as
  Learners, 1981
• Mocker and Spear, Lifelong Learning Formal,
  Nonformal, Informal and Self-Directed, 1982
• Mezirow, A Critical Theory of Self-Directed
  Learning, 1985
• Brookfield, Self-Directed Learning From Theory
  to Practice, 1985

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Humanistic psychology and the self-directed
learner

• Overview of Tennants chapter

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Humanistic psychology and the self-directed
learner

• Conclusions reflections

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Humanistic psychology and the self-directed
learner

• Summary

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Humanistic psychology and the self-directed
learner

• Any questions?

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Humanistic psychology and the self-directed
learner

• A S Neill

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Humanistic psychology and the self-directed
learner

• Abraham Maslow

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Humanistic psychology and the self-directed
learner

• Carl Rogers

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Humanistic psychology and the self-directed
learner

• Stephen Brookfield