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self-direction

self-direction noun: the condition of being self-directed.

Noun

self-direction (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being self-directed.
    • The terms “autonomy” and “self-direction” are being used more and more frequently in educational discussion.1995 May, Marie-José Gremmo, Philip Riley, “Autonomy, self-direction and self access in language teaching and learning: The history of an idea”, in System, volume 23, number 2, →DOI, page 151

Origin of self-direction

From self- + direction.

Questions about self-direction

What does self-direction mean?
Self-direction means the condition of being self-directed.
What part of speech is self-direction?
Self-direction is a noun.

Words near self-direction in the dictionary

  1. self-diagnosis
  2. self-diagnostic
  3. self-differentiation
  4. self-diffusion
  5. self-directed
  6. self-direction
  7. self-discharge
  8. self-discharged
  9. self-discharger
  10. self-dischargers
  11. self-discharges

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