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Title Researching the recognition of prior learning : international perspectives / edited by Judy Harris, Mignonne Breier and Christine Wihak
Published Leicester : NIACE, [2011]
©2011

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Description xiv, 344 pages ; 24 cm
Contents Contents note continued: ch. Nine South Africa: Research reflecting critically on Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) research and practice / Mignonne Breier -- ch. Ten Sweden: The developing field of Validation research / Andreas Fejes -- ch. Eleven United States of America: Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) research in colleges and universities / Nan L. Travers -- ch. Twelve Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) and the teaching-research nexus in universities / Angelina Wong -- ch. Thirteen Research into Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) in university adult education programmes in Canada / Angelina Wong
Machine generated contents note: ch. One Introduction and overview of chapters / Christine Wihak -- ch. Two Australia: An overview of 20 years of research into the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) / Roslyn Cameron -- ch. Three Canada: A typology of Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) research in context / Joy Van Kleef -- ch. Four Quebec: An overview of RAC/RPLC research since 2002 / Rachel Belisle -- ch. Five England: Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) research in higher education / Helen Pokorny -- ch. Six European Union: Research and system building in the Validation of Non-formal and Informal Learning (VNFIL) / Judy Harris -- ch. Seven Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Research reveals ̀islands of good practice' / Christine Wihak -- ch. Eight Scotland: Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) research within a national credit and qualifications framework / Ruth Whittaker --
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Adult education -- Research.
College credits -- Outside work -- Research.
Experiential learning -- Research.
Non-formal education -- Research.
Prior learning.
Recognition of prior learning -- Research.
Author Breier, Mignonne.
Harris, Judy (Lecturer)
Wihak, Christine.
National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (England and Wales)
LC no. 2011505391
ISBN 9781862014602