Improvisational Self-Directed Learning: Leveraging Psychological Capital and Exercising Human Agency

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Author(s): Sharon E. Norris (Spring Arbor University, USA)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 20
Source title: Handbook of Research on Positive Scholarship for Global K-20 Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Viktor Wang (Grand Canyon University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5667-1.ch001

Keywords: Education / Higher Education / Information Science Reference / K-12 Education

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Developing the capacity to think quickly, take swift action, and do so with competency and character is necessary for success in today's complex and continually changing organizations. Improvisational self-directed learning is presented in this chapter to describe people who can solve novel and surprising problems, create value from fortuitous events, and take action without preplanning. The exercise of human agency, bolstered by strong psychological capital, which includes self-efficacy, hope, optimism, and resilience, is presented as the foundation for the development of improvisational self-directed learning.

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