Developing lifelong learning with heutagogy: contexts, critiques, and challenges

ABSTRACT

This systematic review investigated the contexts, critiques, and challenges of using heutagogy (Hase & Kenyon, 2000), an emerging instructional approach that emphasizes the self-determination of learners, to develop lifelong learners. A total of 33 peer-reviewed publications published between 2000 and 2019 were aggregated and synthesized, and findings explored the role that technology played in supporting the heutagogical approach and learning environments and contexts that have used heutagogy. The review concludes with the critiques and challenges of the heutagogical approach.

KEYWORDS:

• heutagogy
• online learning environments
• online learning
• adult learners
• lifelong learning
• self-determined learners

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No potential conflict of interest was declared by the author.

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Robert L. Moore

Robert L. Moore is an assistant professor of instructional design and technology at Old Dominion University. His research focuses on developing participatory online learning environments and using learning analytics techniques to understand online learner engagement in MOOCs.