Th e main aim of the research was to determine the way of understanding the
notion of “auto-education” by students of pedagogy and recognizing the material
content of the formulated auto-educational goals. Th e main research tools which
were applied in the research included a diagnostic survey and an auditorium questionnaire.
Th e research results reveal that the notion of auto-education is present
in the students’ perception as four ideas: auto-education as self-education; selfeducation
and self-upbringing; self-upbringing and learning about oneself. In the
process of auto-education, the respondents formulated goals concerning gaining
knowledge, developing intellectual skills and specialist abilities, goals concerning
biological, bodily dimensions of human life; goals referring to the development of
one’s own spirituality, axiological inner life, searching for meaning in life and aims
concerning self-discovery
