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Direct linkAndrew Jenkins – Studies in Continuing Education, 2024
This paper draws on longitudinal birth cohort data for Britain to analyse participation in learning activities by people in their 30s and 40s. People in this age group have received less attention than either young adults or people in retirement. Yet technical change and the need for new skills make it important for them to engage in learning to…
Descriptors: Adults, Midlife Transitions, Lifelong Learning, Job Skills
Assinger, Philipp – Studies in Continuing Education, 2023
The focus of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) on assessment and credentials has ambivalent implications regarding research on workplace RPL. This article presents and empirically tests a heuristic conceptual framework to support the analysis of workplace RPL and its relation to learning at work. RPL is defined as a practice of workplace…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Workplace Learning, Recognition (Achievement), Credentials
Cathal de Paor – Studies in Continuing Education, 2024
An effective system of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) requires assessment processes that are appropriate for the nature of the experiential learning being assessed. Otherwise, potential candidates may be discouraged from engaging in RPL applications and therefore not benefit from the lifelong learning opportunities available. It has been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Prior Learning, Military Personnel, Experiential Learning
Brenner, Aimee; Goodman, Suki; Meadows, Alison; Cooper, Linda – Studies in Continuing Education, 2022
There has been a movement across South Africa's education sector to widen access and participation in higher education. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) (or Prior Learning Assessment (PLA)) programmes offer an opportunity to do so by providing access to higher education to those who do not necessarily have the prerequisite requirements. Many…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Access to Education, Foreign Countries, Recognition (Achievement)
Huan Li; Jisun Jung; Hugo Horta – Studies in Continuing Education, 2024
Research on the career trajectories of doctoral recipients often assumes that all PhD students begin in roughly the same starting position. Consequently, the impact of pre-programme experiences remains understudied. This qualitative study draws on 59 interviews with PhD students studying in mainland China and Hong Kong to explore the influence of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Doctoral Students, Masters Programs, Prior Learning
Baker, Sally; Due, Clemence; Rose, Megan – Studies in Continuing Education, 2021
Access to and experiences of education among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Migrants or Refugees (CALDM/R) is a site of increased scholarly interest. While research emphasises new CALDM/Rs' desire to work and meaningfully contribute to their new country, many remain under employed even though many hold multiple tertiary qualifications. This…
Descriptors: Refugees, Immigrants, Land Settlement, Access to Education
