This book asks the question: what is the need for learning and how can it best be met? It provides detailed guidance on setting up an SML culture, overcoming common problems and dealing with difference and is an indispensable introduction to SML for any interested teacher, parent or school leader or business.

Dr Ian Cunningham is a former Chief Executive of a business school and head of an international learning and development consultancy. He is the founder of Self Managed Learning College, Sussex, UK.

1. An Introduction to the Basics of Self Managed Learning 2. An Introduction to Self Managed Learning College 3. The Centrality of Learning 4. History and Background 5. An Evidence Basis for Action 6. Some Evidence and a Response to this Evidence - with a Focus on Schooling 7. The Wider Evidence about Learning and Education - and its Implications 8. The Experience of Self Managed Learning 9. The Roles of Adults 10. Some Conclusions and Some Directions