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The Interpretation of a Knowledge Claim in the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and the Impact of This on RPL Practice
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de Graaff, Frederika – Studies in Continuing Education, 2014
The question addressed in this paper is: what does a knowledge claim consist of in the context of the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)? The research comprises a case study of RPL applicants' entry into a postgraduate diploma (a fourth-year programme) in project management. The focus is on the knowledge claims made as part of the RPL application…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Workplace Learning
Building a Learning Society in Japan, the Republic of Korea and Singapore. UIL Publication Series on Lifelong Learning Policies and Strategies: No. 2
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Yang, Jin; Yorozu, Rika – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2015
Japan, the Republic of Korea and Singapore are in the process of adopting approaches that can be characterised by the terms "learning society" and "lifelong learning". This report uses case studies to present a description of the three countries' national socio-economic climates and to assess their political will and…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Case Studies
Firefighter Workplace Learning: An Exploratory Case Study
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Tracey, Edward A. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Despite there being a significant amount of research investigating workplace learning, research exploring firefighter workplace learning is almost nonexistent. The purpose of this qualitative multi-case study was to explore how firefighters conceptualize, report, and practice workplace learning. The researcher also investigated how firefighters…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Workplace Learning, Fire Protection, Qualitative Research
Recognising Prior Learning: Understanding the Relations among Experience, Learning and Recognition from a Constructivist Perspective
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Fejes, Andreas; Andersson, Per – Vocations and Learning, 2009
This article discusses the relation between experience and learning in the context of recognition of prior learning (RPL) and from an experiential constructivist perspective. The study is based on a case of in-service training, based on RPL, in the care sector for elderly people. The data consist of interviews with actors in this process, which…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Case Studies, Inservice Education, Workplace Learning
In-Service Initial Teacher Education in the Learning and Skills Sector in England: Integrating Course and Workplace Learning
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Maxwell, Bronwen – Vocations and Learning, 2010
The aim of the paper is to advance understanding of in-service learning and skills sector trainee teachers' learning and propose ways of improving their learning. A conceptual framework is developed by extending Billett's ("International Journal of Educational Research" 47:232-240, 2008) conceptualisation of workplace learning, as a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Skill Development, Workplace Learning