Centers on the whole person and the uniqueness of each individual.
Key figures include Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow.
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Murphy, D., & Joseph, S. (2019). Contributions from the person-centred experiential approach to the field of social pedagogy. Cambridge Journal of Education, 49(2), 181–196. https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764X.2018.1488946
Rogers, C. R. (1980). A way of being. Houghton Mifflin.
Rogers, C. R., Hanson, A., Thorpe, M., & Edwards, R. (1993). The interpersonal relationship in the facilitation of learning. In Culture and Processes of Adult Learning (1st ed., pp. 228–242). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315003450-18
Rogers, C. R., Tausch, R., & Lyon, H. C. (2013). On becoming an effective teacher: Person-centered teaching, psychology, philosophy, and dialogues with Carl R. Rogers and Harold Lyon (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203725672
Swan, K., Chen, C. -C. B., & Bockmier-Sommers, D. K. (2020). Relationships between Carl Rogers’ person-centered education and the community of inquiry framework: A preliminary exploration. Online Learning, 24(3), 4-18. https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v24i3.2279