The Roles of Teachers in Fostering Autonomous Learning at the University Level

摘要

This paper examines the important role of teachers at tertiary level in fostering students to learn autonomously. The results show that, to learn autonomously, besides the requirement of independent learning, the assistance of teachers is still crucially needed. The successful teachers are required to not only teach students in academic areas but also understand students’ personal and cultural characteristics, hi order to do this, teachers need to be flexible in teaching and creating a supportive learning environment. The scope of the present paper does not allow for exclusive empirical data as it is just one part of a wider study. This limitation, as expected, will be adequately addressed in the future study. ? 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd.