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Direct linkAndersson, Per; Guo, Shibao – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2009
Despite claims that prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR) can act as a transformative social mechanism and a means of social inclusion, this study reports that PLAR has become a serious barrier to adult learning rather than a facilitator. Drawing from Foucault's concept of governmentality, the study examines the difficulties that…
Descriptors: Credentials, Prior Learning, Adult Learning, Social Change
