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Participant-centered Learning

Participant-Centered Learning is a pedagogical approach within participatory learning that prioritizes the active, autonomous engagement of learners in shaping the learning process, content, and outcomes, distinguishing it from instructor- or curriculum-centered models by emphasizing learner agency, experiential knowledge, and collaborative knowledge construction.

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3.3K

Citations

275

Authors

139

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

25

Variants

Learner-centered EducationLearner-centered LearningStudent-centered Learning

Parents

Publications

96

Let's get beyond community and practice: the many meanings of learning by participating

Anne Edwards · The Curriculum Journal · 2005 · 216 citations

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A model of participatory learning

Ronald R. Yager · IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics · 1990 · 148 citations

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Learner Developed Materials: An Empowering Product

Rima E. Rudd, John P. Comings · Health Education Quarterly · 1994 · 117 citations

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Assessing participant learning in online environments

Angela D. Benson · New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education · 2003 · 97 citations

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Meaningful Learning in Professional Development: Teaching Without Telling

Kevin Patton, Melissa Parker, Erica Pratt · Journal of Teaching in Physical Education · 2013 · 93 citations

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Authors

275

  1. RR
    Ronald R. Yager

    Iona College, United States

    2 publications · 162 citations

    2

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  2. AJ
    A. John Sinclair

    University of Manitoba, Canada

    2 publications · 95 citations

    2

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  3. JP
    Jeffrey P. Carpenter

    Elon University, United States

    2 publications · 82 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. DG
    Damiana Gibbons

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    1 publications · 21 citations

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  5. GS
    Geeske Scholz

    Osnabrück University, Germany

    1 publications · 88 citations

    1

    h-index

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Institutions

139

  1. University of Manitoba

    Winnipeg, Canada

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    159 citations

  2. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    193 citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    65 citations

  4. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    10 publications

    398 citations

  5. The Open University

    Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    283 citations

  6. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    112 citations

  7. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    64 citations

  8. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    241 citations

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Venues

  1. The Internet and Higher Education

    3 publications · 157 citations

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  2. Nurse Educator

    2 publications · 43 citations

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  3. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

    2 publications · 45 citations

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  4. Educational Technology & Society

    2 publications · 38 citations

    2

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  5. Journal of Youth Development

    JYD · 2 publications · 35 citations

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