h a focus on the educational environment, Rogers' (1983) student-centered/experiential learning and teaching approach highlighted the following qualities as integral to the effectiveness of learning: a) a safe learning environment that fosters children's instinctive desire to learn; b) participatory decision-making processes that involve both teachers and students; c) focus on enabling students to enhance their abilities through learning that is meaningful them; and d) incorporation of both intellectual and emotional components of learning.
In another work, Rogers (1961) also underscored the importance of providing students with a wide variety of resources for their pursuit of learning. Teachers need to operate on the premise that students who are given the opportunity to work with real problems are intrinsically motivated to resolve them and develop their abilities in the process. Their role is thus to cre
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