Experiential learning around the world : employability and the global economy
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Experiential learning around the world : employability and the global economy
(Higher education policy series, 52)
Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2000
Available at 10 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Experiential Learning Around the World demonstrates that, with increased economic globalization, the way societies value non-traditional learning is changing. The assessment of adult and experiential learning (known as APEL) is bringing about significant shifts in post-secondary educational institutions which are becoming more responsive to the employment, social and domestic circumstances of individuals.
This comprehensive study explores the chronological and geographical expansion of APEL around the world. The authors describe and compare initiatives in their own countries, and their effectiveness at the levels of government, educational institutions, and employment. They highlight APEL's essential role in the adaptation of higher education to the competitive global market.
Table of Contents
- 1. AP(E)L: Why? Where? How?
- Setting the International Scene, Norman Evans, Goldsmiths' College London University. 2. Recognizing Learning Outside of Schools in the United States of America, Morris Keeton, University College, University of Maryland. 3. AP(E)L: The English Story, Norman Evans 4. Canada: The Story of Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR), Deborah Blower, Red River College of Applied Arts, Winnipeg, Manitoba. 5. France: the Accreditation of Experiential Learning in Higher Education, Michel Feutrie, University of Sciences and Technologies, Lille. 6. Scotland: The Story of the Assessment of Prior Experiential Learning, Norman Sharp, Quality Assurance Agency, Scottish Office, Fiona Reeve and Ruth Whittaker, Caledonian University, Glasgow. 7. The Republic of Ireland: The Story of the Assessment of Prior Experiental Learning, Denis McGrath, National Council for Education Award, Dublin. 8. The Recognition of Prior Learning in Australia: an Ambivalent Relationship with the Academy, Competence Based Education and the Market, Rick Flowers and Geof Hawke, University of Technology, Sydney. 9. Recognition of Prior Learning: The Promise and Reality for New Zealand, Phil Ker, Mary Melrose and Maureen Reid, Auckland Institute of Technology. 10. Learning Assessment in South Africa, Alan Ralphs, Joint Education Trust, Yunis Balim, University of Witzwatersrand, Johannesburg and Rahmat Omar, South African Institute for Distance Education. 11. 2000 Plus? Norman Evans.
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