Some of the most well known definitions in present literature are:

  • 'Autonomy is the ability to take charge of one's own learning' (Henri Holec)
  • 'Autonomy is essentially a matter of the learner's psychological relation to the process and content of learning' (David Little)
  • 'Autonomy is a situation in which the learner is totally responsible for all the decisions concerned with his [or her] learning and the implementation of those decisions'. (Leslie Dickinson)
  • 'Autonomy is a recognition of the rights of learners within educational systems'. (Phil Benson)

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