Adoption of Self-Directed Learning in Post- and Pre-Pandemic Contexts: A Leadership Perspective

Learning is acknowledged by many as a lifelong process and self-directed learning (SDL) plays a key role in this step as they take the responsibility in controlling what they learn to reach their goals and objectives. At the same time, the leadership role of instructors and institutional heads fostering a supportive environment becomes crucial. Despite the transformation of global education from a teacher-centric to a student-centric approach, especially with the pandemic situation, emerging contexts have seen a reduced impact. The study aims to explore this phenomenon in the emerging context of India and Sri Lanka to first identify the present context of SDL and identify the key drivers and challenges associated with the learning transformation. The study aims to capture both the learners' and educators' perspectives in this regard to build a stronger foundation, understand the dynamic role of empowered leadership in higher education and deepen the knowledge on more context-specific factors that are yet to be explored in the emerging nations' perspective.

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https://bradscholars.brad.ac.uk/handle/10454/20817

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Accepted manuscript

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Koswatte I, Mumtaz S, Harrison C et al (2025) Adoption of Self-Directed Learning in Post-Pandemic and Pre-Pandemic Contexts: A Leadership Perspective. Empowering Leaders for Global Contemporary Businesses. 27-29 Oct 2025. Manchester, UK.

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Conference paper