title: Beyond the classroom: self-direction in professional learning.
abstract: Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing profession, the context for professional thinking among medical librarians is changing. Competent performance increasingly is linked with the educational efforts of self-directed adult learners. This paper examines strategies that facilitate self-direction, including skills development, organizational learning, learner-based decision making, and alternative teaching models. The analysis provides the basis for a recommended agenda for redesign and development of educational programs.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Mayfield
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D007998:Library Science / Q000193:education*; D007999:Library Services / Q000639:trends; D009042:Motivation; D011361:Professional Competence; D011380:Programmed Instructions as Topic / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States