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Download full textBrigham, Cathy; Klein-Collins, Rebecca – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
Adult students often come to higher education with college-level learning that they have acquired outside of the classroom--from the workplace, military service, self-study, or hobbies. For decades, many forward-thinking colleges and universities have been offering services to evaluate that learning and award it college credit that counts towards…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Prior Learning, Experiential Learning, Testing
Brigham, Cathy; Klein-Collins, Rebecca – Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (NJ1), 2010
The national imperative to improve postsecondary degree completion has led to various innovations within colleges and universities to improve student retention and academic success, particularly of non-traditional learners. One innovation that has been in use since the 1970s, but is often under-promoted and under-utilized within institutions, is…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Military Training, Prior Learning, On the Job Training
