The importance of lifelong learning in education has been mentioned in several policies in Malaysia including the Blueprint on Enculturation of Lifelong Learning for Malaysia 2011-2020, Malaysia Education Blueprint 2015-2025 (Higher Education) and the government has allocated quite a budget to support this lifelong learning in education system. Studies regarding lifelong learning in education system had indicated several issues including lack of lifelong learning implementation, low usage of teaching approach towards lifelong learning and lack in skills related to lifelong learning. Meanwhile, in facing 21st Century education, issues related to self-determined learning or heutagogy also has been identified. This includes students lack of readiness to be autonomous. It is belief that, self-determined learning able to boost the implementation of lifelong learning concept among students. Lack of knowledge and information on this learning approach may affect the aim in implementing lifelong learning among the students. This article provides research framework on the relationship between characteristic of lifelong learning and preferences of heutagogy activities among students. A quantitative survey research method will be use in this study and the data will be analyzed using descriptive analysis and inference analysis. It will be conducted in order to have better understanding on the current situation, which may facilitate the objectives of lifelong learning as proposed in the mentioned policies.
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To Cite this Article: Ibrahim, I., Abiddin, N. Z., and Zaidi, A. M. A. (2022). The Research Framework: Relationship between Characteristic of Lifelong Learning and Preferences of Heutagogy Activities among Students in a Public University in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences. 12(6), 567– 574.
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