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Direct linkSnyman, Marici; van den Berg, Geesje – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2022
The purpose of this study is to report on the recognition of prior learning (RPL) experiences of students and academics in a graduate context at an open distance learning (ODL) institution. Although students and academics are the key participants in the RPL process for access to graduate studies, their experiences regarding the process,…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Prior Learning, Recognition (Achievement), College Admission
Travers, Nan L. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2012
Education practices focused on adult learners, such as prior learning assessment (PLA), are becoming more established in the United States. Initially, PLA was developed to provide greater access to higher education for World War II veterans and later for adult learners more generally as a way to balance the concentrated efforts most colleges and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Open Universities, Prior Learning, Adult Learning
Sweygers, Annelies; Soetewey, Kim; Meeus, Wil; Struyf, Elke; Pieters, Bert – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2009
In recent years, procedures have been established in Flanders for "Prior Learning Assessment" (PLA) outside the formal learning circuit, of which the portfolio is a regular component. In order to maximize the possibilities of acknowledgement of prior learning assessment, the Flemish government is looking for a set of common criteria and…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Portfolio Assessment, Prior Learning, Evaluation Methods
