Autodidacticism

Autodidacticism (also autodidactism) or self-education (also self-learning, self-study and self-teaching) is the practice of education without the guidance of teachers. Autodidacts are self-taught[1] people who learn a subject through self-study.[2][3] Process may involve, complement, or be an alternative to formal education. Formal education itself may have a hidden curriculum that requires self-study for the uninitiated.

Generally, autodidacts are individuals who choose the subject they will study, their studying material, and the studying rhythm and time. Autodidacts may or may not have formal education, and their study may be either a complement or an alternative to formal education. Many notable contributions have been made by autodidacts.

The self-learning curriculum is infinite. One may seek out alternative pathways in education and use these to gain competency; self-study may meet some prerequisite-curricula criteria for experiential education or apprenticeship.

Self-education[4] techniques can include reading educational books or websites,[5] watching educational videos and listening to educational audio recordings, or by visiting infoshops. One uses some space as a learning space, where one uses critical thinking to develop study skills within the broader learning environment until they've reached an academic comfort zone.

  1. ^ "autodidact". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. 2024. a self-taught person
  2. ^ "autodidact". Dictionary.com. 2024. a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person.
  3. ^ "Autodidact". Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge University Press. 2024. a person who teaches himself or herself, rather than being taught by a teacher
  4. ^ "self-educated". Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge University Press. 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024. A self-educated person has obtained knowledge or skills by themselves rather than being taught by other people
  5. ^ "self-educated". The Britannica Dictionary. 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024. educated by your own efforts (such as by reading books) rather than in a school
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