Meaningful  learning is strictly based on the interest of the students. Where then can use their interest   and their skills  to  promote the subject  for the development. 

Thank you Brady and Faiza.  I really like the words "relevance" and "interest". They are very important for the development of meaningful learning.

Lucia,

Relevance and interest are both important. What you might look into is how relevance and interest typically come in the form of experiences that are authentic, appropriately challenging and allow the learner to proceed further down a path of self-actualization. I'm studying a type of happiness or satisfaction that deals with this. Those characteristics hit on some inherent human psychological needs.

Thank you so much Nick. Your research  it 's very interesting. Do you think there is a correlation between meaningful learning and self-actualization. How could you measure it?

Thank you and yes, absolutely. The type of happiness I'm referring to is called "Eudaimonia". If you're interested in it take a look at Alan Waterman and Carolyn Ryff. They both have measures out there for it. I'm in the process of trying to connect meaning to this form of happiness by examining learning situations in which students report experiencing Eudaimonia and then advocating for more of that in schools. Right now, the two are related, but I have no come across research that states a direct correlation or speaks about them as two sides of the same coin.

Thank you very much, Nick. I will try to explore this topic. Do you have any reference to suggest me?

Alan Waterman is the premier scholar in this area. He edited a book entitled "The Best Within Us" in which he includes a series of essays on Eudaimonia from philosophical and psychological perspectives. He also has singular academic articles out there that are easy to access via google scholar.

Thank you Nick. I'll try to understand what possible connection with meaningful learning and self directed learning. Thanks again for your contribution.

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