Personal Autonomy in a Post-Secular Society
The contemporary philosophical debate on autonomy shows several interesting perspectives that emphasize the role of social contexts for developing this human capacity. There is a shift from the classical notion of “moral” autonomy to the wider notion of “
Raffaela Giovagnoli
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A Critique of Alfred R Mele’s Work on Autonomous Agents: From Self-Control to Autonomy [PDF]
The book, Autonomous Agents: From Self-Control to Autonomy (1995), by Alfred R. Mele, deals primarily with two main concepts, “self-control” and “individual autonomy,” and the relationship between them.
Das, Pujarini
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The role of online education in developing students' personal autonomy with an emphasis on social constructivism [PDF]
Background and Objectives: Online education is done on a virtual platform and through the Internet and its purpose is to provide opportunities for learning, and students' personal autonomy in the teaching-learning process is one of the contributing ...
A. Moradi, S. Zarghami
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Teacher and student perceptions of the development of learner autonomy : a case study in the biological sciences [PDF]
Biology teachers in a UK university expressed a majority view that student learning autonomy increases with progression through university. A minority suggested that pre-existing diversity in learning autonomy was more important and that individuals not ...
Furnell, J. +3 more
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FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY IN PARADIGM OF THE PERSONAL AUTONOMY
This article traces the interrelation of a personal autonomy and professional identity. The purpose of research consists in revealing predictors of professional identity as initiation of a personal autonomy of student's youth.
Maikova Eleonora Yurievna
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New Technologies through a Human Rights Lens: Reflecting on Personal Autonomy and Non-Discrimination
This article seeks to put new technologies, namely the internet and new forms of online communication, under a human rights lens, with a view to reflecting on the issues of personal autonomy and non-discrimination. In particular, the article utilises the
Saadet Yüksel
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Model of Empowerment to Improve Autonomy Directly Observed Treatment (DOT) Tuberculosis Patients [PDF]
Empowerment as not yet optimal health promotion efforts done to enhance the autonomy of Directly Observed Treatment (DOT), which affect the success of the recovery of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.
Abdullah, E. (Endang) +3 more
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Autonomy and People with Intellectual Disabilities Who Require More Intensive Support
In this article we explore the personal autonomy of people with intellectual disabilities who require more intensive support. The authors draw on qualitative research in Iceland carried out in the homes of 24 individuals.
Guðrún Stefánsdóttir +2 more
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Development of a Scale for Measuring the Learner Autonomy of Distance Education Students
The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable psychometric scale to measure the perceived autonomy of postgraduate students in the Hellenic Open University and similar distance education environments.
Evanthia Bei +2 more
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BackgroundAll teachers aspire to create the most motivating classroom climate for their students. This is because students who are motivated demonstrate superior learning outcomes relative to students who are not motivated.
Woon Chia Liu +6 more
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