Are we there yet? Progress in promoting independent learning in a Sixth Form College

This brief report describes an investigation into whether research into independent learning undertaken in Holland could be replicated in an English Sixth Form College. The research explored the degree to which a College’s drive towards self-regulated learning had impacted on students’ attitudes and behaviours. The findings echo much of the findings reported from the Dutch research and suggest that there is still work to do if we are to realise fully the ideal of independent learning.