Can Self-directed Learning Environment Improve Quality of Life?

The SeDLE (Self-directed Learning Environment) Index is developed to measure the strength and ability of the learning environment to facilitate self-directed learning. This paper is descriptively explained the development and validation of the SeDLE index. Studies showed that a self-directed learning environment will produce a learner who is self-directed that can be a contributing factor to enhance the individual quality of life or at a workplace. Thus, this paper viewed the self-directed environment as a solution to support and inhibit the ability to function with minimal supervision that improve individual and group responsibilities among instructors and learners.