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autodidacticism, autodidactism (s) (noun) (usually no plural form)
Self-education, self-study, or self-directed learning: Sara was helping her children to use autodidacticism as their main educational process by spending a great deal of time on educational web sites and by buying books that deal with various vocational fields so they can decide what they want to do in the future.

Autodidactism is just one way of learning, and it is usually complemented by learning in formal and informal settings; such as, classrooms, friends, family, social settings, and experts or people with special training.

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