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Miller, Jerry W. – 1981
Accreditation issues raised by the use of educational technology not being substantially different from those raised during the decade of the seventies by the nontraditional education movement, there are several lessons about accreditation issues which are applicable to both movements. For example, credentialing and accreditation issues are…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College Credits, Credentials, Educational Technology
Download full textNew Zealand Qualifications Authority, Wellington. – 1993
As this booklet describes, New Zealand's Education Amendment Act of 1990 made the country's Qualifications Authority (QA) responsible for developing and implementing a process for recognition of prior learning (RPL) that would enable individuals to receive formal recognition for skills and knowledge they already possess. As of 1993, the QA had…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Certification, Credits
Peer reviewedTrowler, Paul – Studies in Higher Education, 1996
A discussion of the awarding of college credit for experiential or prior learning looks at two approaches (credit exchange and developmental), proposes a continuum linking them, and examines theoretical and practical problems in their application in higher education. It is concluded that while credits for prior/experiential learning can be…
Descriptors: College Credits, Educational Policy, Equivalency Tests, Evaluation Criteria
Stanley, Elizabeth – 1980
This paper focuses on the activities of colleges and universities providing options for the assessment of prior learning for adult students. The paper emphasizes programs with associate and baccalaureate degree-granting institutions in the United States and Canada. It is aimed at faculty members, practitioners, administrators, and policy-makers,…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Credits, Credit Courses, Degree Requirements
Sansregret, Marthe – 1984
Adults learn from many sources, such as volunteer work, community services, homemaking, jobs, and other activities, and they increasingly want this learning to be recognized so that they can reenter the job market, get a promotion, or return to college. Therefore, scientific methods have been developed to help adults document their experiential…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Certification, College Credits
Sansregret, Marthe – 1984
Educational institutions need to help women get a better education by taking into account the learning they have acquired through experience in homemaking, volunteer work, and other activities. This paper examines the need for recognition of women's prior learning by educational institutions and delves into some of the intricacies of the process.…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Certification, College Credits
