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Self-directed learning (SDL) is an essential element of the problem-based learning (PBL) philosophy, and PBL has been the cornerstone of education at Aalborg University since its foundation in 1974. The introduction of PBL has had an impact on the expectations and the relationships of both staff and students. As a consequence, the distribution of power relating to the organizational as well as the sociocultural context also has to change. Due to the range of diversity among students and staff, we are constantly reminded that common-sense understandings of academic staff-student interactions can be questioned continuously, in particular in a multicultural learning environment like the one we have at Aalborg.
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de Graaff, E., Holgaard, J.E., Bøgelund, P., Spliid, C.M. (2016). When Students Take the Lead. In: Turcan, R.V., Reilly, J.E., Bugaian, L. (eds) (Re)Discovering University Autonomy. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137388728_9
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