Self-directed learning

Self-directed learning provides insights into how some individuals take the initiative for their own learning. However, self-direction is not universal to and among adults, may result in learning that has no objective value, and ignores the value of social factors that facilitate learning.

In the brain

The dynamic interaction of traditional and nontraditional philosophies is opening opportunities for alternative learning models to enter the mainstream. These alternative models seem to return to ancient forms of teaching that developed the human as a spiritual, physical, and social entity, not just as a mind. Somatic or embodied learning focuses on how learning occurs through the body and emphasizes spirituality in learning.