Competència en autonomia i iniciativa personal

Abstract

Personal initiative and autonomy competencies. Autonomy is a concept that affects different spheres of peoples lives. The development of personal autonomy is considered an essential competence to help people grow in a comprehensive manner. Autonomy develops within a context of relationships and therefore the quality of these relationships may either help or hinder. Helping pupils to develop their capacity for personal initiative and autonomy requires teaching them what tools and instruments are needed to plan and develop individual and collective ways of encouraging reflection on what has been done, as both a form of assessment and of ongoing self-regulation. In other words, personal initiative and autonomy competencies mean that pupils, when finishing compulsory education, should have acquired the skills to help them make decisions, ensuring that they are aware and taking account of factors that may affect any given situation, enabling them to implement the decisions taken, running risks and accepting the responsibilities that arise in different settings and contexts.