This book contains the following collection of papers: "Self-Directed Learning: Emerging Theory and Practice" (Long); "Self-Directed Orientation toward Learning: A Learning Style" (Bonham); "Self-Direction and Problem Solving: Theory and Method" (Peters); "Facilitating Self-Directed Learning: Not a Contradiction in Terms" (Garrison); "Development of an Adult Basic Education Form of the Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale" (Guglielmino); "Self-Directed Learning among Clinical Laboratory Scientists: A Closer Look at the OCLI [Oddi Continuing Learning Inventory]" (McCoy, Langenbach); "A Meta-Analytic Study of the Relationship between Adult Self-Direction in Learning and Psychological Well-Being: A Review of the Research from 1977 to 1987" (McCune, Garcia); "Bridging Theory and Practice: Applications in the Development of Services for Self-Directed Learners" (DeJoy, Mills); "The Contribution of W. H. Kilpatrick's Work (1918) to Adult Self-Directed Learning Theory" (Sexton); and "Truth Unguessed and Yet to Be Discovered: A Professional's Self-Directed Learning" (Long). Most papers include substantial bibliographies. Two figures and 26 tables are included. (MN)