Autonomy isn’t something you either have or don’t have. It’s a continuum, and the optimal amount is a matter of individual preference, risk tolerance, and sustainability. “Professional autonomy does ...

What is the difference between "child autonomy" and "neglect"?Thinking about how parents should be involved as an educator ...

Autonomy is the ability to make choices yourself rather than having them made for you by other people. Most of us desire autonomy—who wants to be a slave to another's wishes? But we are certainly not ...

Strategic autonomy is having a moment. European leaders are invoking it to justify a historic defense buildup; India’s foreign ministry has made it the organizing principle of a policy that buys ...

Most parents of a certain age, myself included, had to learn to be independent growing up. Many households needed two incomes to sustain themselves, leaving children alone to fend for themselves when ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The first thing to note is that autonomy does not imply withdrawal from the ...