Effects of Self-directed Learning on Lifelong Learning Attitudes of Functional Literacy Facilitators
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Lifelong learning concept is strongly mentioned in Cambodia Education. In 2019, the Ministry of Education, Youths, and Sport (MoEYS) has paid more attention to lifelong learning in Cambodia's Education 2030 Roadmap. However, the concept focuses more on learners, not the teachers/teachers. In this continuous process of social changes, individuals should be lifelong and self-directed learners to conquer their challenges and problems. In raising individuals as lifelong learners, teachers/facilitators play a significant role in establishing lifelong learning societies. Functional literacy facilitators get only 1 week of training on teaching before their classes start. Continuous learning is essential for functional literacy facilitators to keep developing both their daily and professional life.
This study aims: to investigate the effects of self-directed learning on lifelong learning attitudes on the aspect of inquiring mind, setting learning plan, learning skills, information literacy and belief in learning improve professional development among functional literacy facilitators.
The research uses quantitative method by employing a quasi-experimental design. The pre-test and post-test are employed to explore whether self-directed learning activities will foster lifelong learning attitudes of functional literacy facilitators in the five aspects with subject group consisting of 37 functional literacy facilitators who are working as teachers in functional literacy programs in Cambodia.
With one group paired sample t-test, the result indicates that the pre-test score of the participants' overall lifelong learning attitudes (mean=3.3475) is lower than the post-test (mean=4.2734) with p=0.00, which indicates that the significance was perfectly different. The result of the study reveals that self-directed learning activities positively affect lifelong learning attitudes and have positive impacts on the professional development of functional literacy facilitators
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