Autotelic (popularized by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, 1980s) – from the Greek auto “self” + telos “end,” an adjective used to describe activities that have an end or purpose in themselves – and so engaged for their own sake (intrinsic satisfaction) rather than for external reward
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Davis, B., & Francis, K. (2025). “Autotelic” in Discourses on Learning in Education. https://learningdiscourses.com.
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