Throughout ones experience in school, one must have a sense of personal responsibility in order to achieve success. Many colleges and universities imply this learning model in hopes of teaching the student as a whole and not just on an academic level. College success is determined not only by the information we learn on an intellectual level but on a socioeconomic and ethical level as well. When we delve into the world of personal responsibility in conjunction with education we have to touch on many subjects before we can fully understand the importance of this matter.
There are several models that have been implemented throughout the years in order to show the relation of personal responsibility and adult learning. In 1991 Brockett and Heimstra proposed a learning model also known as PRO (Personal Responsibility Orientation) within this model self-direction in learning is viewed as instructional method processes (self-directed learning) and personal characteristics (learner self-direction). However there hasn’t been too much evidence to support this model. In 1977 there was a scale instrumented and developed by L.M. Gugliemino it was called the Self Directed Learning Readiness Scale (SDLR). In the PRO model, personal responsibility means that an individual assumes responsibility for their own actions and thoughts. In this model personal values as well as the characteristic of self-actualization also contribute to having and showing personal responsibility as an adult. The learner’s social environment also comes into play and the interaction between teacher and student. In this model is thought that when a person exhibits autonomy they take responsibility for the direction they take in their learning and become accountable for their learning. Personal responsibility to me is the internal knowing of what one must do in order to follow through and accomplish a