Abstract:
The main purpose of this thesis is to t r ace
broadly the educational changes in the past two decades
showing a shift of emphasis from a teacher-directed,
content-centred philosophy of teaching to a self-directed,
student-centred mode of learning. The major justification
for an Independent or an Individualized Learning programme
with emphasis on "the response to literature approach" is
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to produce the independent learner. Comprehensive r eading
and t he use of t he ERIC system reveal widespread educational
thought and practice related t o Individualization and
Independent Study as a really democratic way of learning
with freedom, independence and responsibility.
