Why do students choose the option of the Open Syllabus in a conventional university?

The purpose of the presented mixed qualitative-quantitative research is to examine college students’ diverse reasons for choosing the Open Syllabus, which allows students in a conventional university to define their goals for education, curriculum, instruction, assessment, ways of learning, and so...

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Main Author: Eugene Matusov
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Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2025-01-01
Series:Dialogic Pedagogy
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Online Access:http://dpj.pitt.edu/ojs/dpj1/article/view/695
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description The purpose of the presented mixed qualitative-quantitative research is to examine college students’ diverse reasons for choosing the Open Syllabus, which allows students in a conventional university to define their goals for education, curriculum, instruction, assessment, ways of learning, and so on—what traditionally constitutes “Self-Directed Education.” Most of those students articulated their interest in self-education, which consists of self-directed and responsive education.
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spelling doaj-art-fcac4969c23a48459a1ac6c8db3286052025-01-14T15:38:08ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghDialogic Pedagogy2325-32902025-01-0113110.5195/dpj.2025.695Why do students choose the option of the Open Syllabus in a conventional university?Eugene Matusov0University of Delaware, United States The purpose of the presented mixed qualitative-quantitative research is to examine college students’ diverse reasons for choosing the Open Syllabus, which allows students in a conventional university to define their goals for education, curriculum, instruction, assessment, ways of learning, and so on—what traditionally constitutes “Self-Directed Education.” Most of those students articulated their interest in self-education, which consists of self-directed and responsive education. http://dpj.pitt.edu/ojs/dpj1/article/view/695Open Syllabusself-educationself-directed educationresponsive educationautodidact
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Why do students choose the option of the Open Syllabus in a conventional university?
Dialogic Pedagogy
Open Syllabus
self-education
self-directed education
responsive education
autodidact
title Why do students choose the option of the Open Syllabus in a conventional university?
title_full Why do students choose the option of the Open Syllabus in a conventional university?
title_fullStr Why do students choose the option of the Open Syllabus in a conventional university?
title_full_unstemmed Why do students choose the option of the Open Syllabus in a conventional university?
title_short Why do students choose the option of the Open Syllabus in a conventional university?
title_sort why do students choose the option of the open syllabus in a conventional university
topic Open Syllabus
self-education
self-directed education
responsive education
autodidact
url http://dpj.pitt.edu/ojs/dpj1/article/view/695
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