NALL (New Approaches to Lifelong Learning) PLAR “Values” Statements reports on a very small survey about values associated with PLAR, the risks from PLAR and the future for PLAR in Canada. Those surveyed came from business, chartered accountancy, community colleges, an equity group, the First Nations Technical Institute, the labour movement, secondary schools and other […]
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Research reports, general reports, resources, and information on PLAR/RPL.
Standards on PLAR – Canadian Labour Force Development (CLFDB)
The CLFDB, which has ceased to operate, was made up of representatives from business, organized labour, the four designated equity groups (women, visible minorities, aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities), the education and training community, and provincial and federal governments (ex officio). The CLFDB believed that the application of national standards to PLAR processes would […]
Read More...Portfolio Development and Adult Learning – Purposes and Strategies
This is a print publication available for purchase from the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL). This book explores eight approaches to portfolio development courses most typically used at colleges and universities, providing examples of each through a closer examination of prior learning assessment programs offered at 11 institutions in the United States. Author(s): […]
Read More...Roads to the Learning Society
Heading Twenty leading experts in adult and experiential learning contribute insights and perspectives on such issues as the history of portfolio assessment, the relationship between experiential learning and adult development, and the need and basis for guidelines for workforce policy-making at the state and national levels. Development Date: 1991 Author(s): Lois Lamdin, Editor ISBN: 0-7872-3349-8 […]
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