Descriptor
Credentials | 6 |
Experiential Learning | 6 |
Adult Students | 4 |
Certification | 3 |
College Credits | 3 |
College Programs | 3 |
Higher Education | 3 |
Postsecondary Education | 3 |
Prior Learning | 3 |
Standards | 3 |
Adult Learning | 2 |
More ▼ |
Source
New Directions for… | 2 |
Publication Type
Opinion Papers | 6 |
Speeches/Meeting Papers | 4 |
Journal Articles | 2 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Canada | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Keeton, Morris T. – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1980
To assure program quality, an institution should choose its priorities--minimum achievements required, learning gains sought, content of learning emphasized, degree of rigor expected--and adopt a strategy for effective coordination of the efforts of the many persons who can contribute to each individual's learning. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Competence, Credentials
Duncan, Maria V.; And Others – 1978
During the past three years, Santa Fe Community College (Florida) has designed and implemented an experimental competency-based program in human services training with a specialization in substance abuse counseling that meets the needs of atypical adult students and also the accountability demands of the academic community. Both a residential…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Competency Based Education, Credentials, Experiential Learning
Sansregret, Marthe – 1997
Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) is a new field, but it has a long history, since children have always learned from adults and demonstrated their competence by observation of their work or by the quality of their products or services. Later, formal learning became more valuable and recognized school credentials paved the way to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, Adults, College Programs
Hatala, Robert J. – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1979
The decision to assess nonsponsored experiential learning is seen as a result of the view that a degree should signify competence in a profession as well as time in the classroom and that practical experience may offer the best if not the only way to acquire certain competencies. (MLW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Certification, College Credits
Sansregret, Marthe – 1984
Adults learn from many sources, such as volunteer work, community services, homemaking, jobs, and other activities, and they increasingly want this learning to be recognized so that they can reenter the job market, get a promotion, or return to college. Therefore, scientific methods have been developed to help adults document their experiential…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Certification, College Credits
Sansregret, Marthe – 1984
Educational institutions need to help women get a better education by taking into account the learning they have acquired through experience in homemaking, volunteer work, and other activities. This paper examines the need for recognition of women's prior learning by educational institutions and delves into some of the intricacies of the process.…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Certification, College Credits