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Peer reviewedSwift, John S., Jr. – Journal of Education Finance, 1985
Following a literature review, this article analyzes the financial impact of credits for experiential learning on a major midwestern university. Both students and the institution appear to have benefited economically. Questions are raised concerning who should benefit from publicly supported education--students, society, or all three. Includes 28…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, College Credits, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Finance
Download full textKoenig, Chelene; Wolfson, Gloria – 1994
This manual provides an overview of the concepts and issues involved in the assessment of prior learning in the context of the increasing numbers of older, nontraditional students returning to higher education. Section 1 gives background information about prior learning assessment (PLA) and defines PLA as assessment by some valid and reliable…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Role, College Students, Evaluation Methods
Commission of the European Communities, Brussels (Belgium). Directorate-General for Education and Culture. – 2001
This document provides European social partners' responses to the Commission's memorandum on lifelong learning. Part 1, Opinion of the European Center of Enterprises, makes comments and proposals related to the memorandum's six key messages, which are new basic skills for all; more investment in human resources; innovation in teaching and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Developed Nations
Hughes, Maria, Ed.; Turner, Paul, Ed. – 2002
This report provides a summary of findings from research into work-related education and training undertaken over the last five years by organizations then called the Further Education Development Agency (FEDA) and Quality and Performance Improvement Dissemination (QPID) Unit of the Department for Education and Employment. Cross-references to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Skills
