NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, 2014
Active service members and veterans are pursuing postsecondary degrees in record numbers today, due in large part to the GI Bill education benefits that can cover much or all of the cost. An important tool for helping service members and veterans succeed in postsecondary education is prior learning assessment (PLA). PLA is a process that includes…
Descriptors: Portfolio Assessment, Veterans, College Students, Prior Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Borg, Tony; Bright, Jim; Pryor, Robert – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2006
Simple matching models of decision making are no longer sufficient as a basis for career counselling and education. The challenge for contemporary careers advisers is how to communicate some of the complexities of modern career development to their students; in particular, the apparently contradictory relationship between the need for planning and…
Descriptors: Careers, Secondary School Students, Career Development, Models
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2006
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Budget Impasse Continues in the House of Representatives: Moderates' Push for Additional Domestic Spending Postpones…
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Budgets