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selfdirection

selfdirection is the alternative form of self-direction.

Meaning of self-direction

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

Questions about selfdirection

What is selfdirection the alternative form of?
Selfdirection is the alternative form of self-direction.

Words near selfdirection in the dictionary

  1. selfconsistent
  2. selfconsistently
  3. selfcontrol
  4. selfcontrols
  5. selfdetermined
  6. selfdirection
  7. selfdistributive
  8. selfdom
  9. selfdoms
  10. selfdual
  11. selfduals

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