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dc.contributor.author | Smith, Larry | en |
local.source.editor | Editor(s): Brian D Denman | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-03-12T15:50:00Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Proceedings of the 37th Annual Australia and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society (ANZCIES) Conference: Entering the Age of an Educational Renaissance: Ideas for unity of purpose or further discord?, p. 243-258 | en |
dc.identifier.isbn | 9780909347130 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/5100 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Recognition of prior learning (RPL) for universities refers to credit given for nonformal and informal learning for the purpose of university entrance and, occasionally, for advanced standing into a university award. Non-formal learning refers to learning that takes place through a programme of instruction that does not lead to the attainment of a formal qualification or award, while informal learning refers to learning that results from daily work-related, social, family, hobby or leisure activities. This paper discusses the major reasons postulated for the use of RPL in the university sector. It then draws on OECD Country Background Reports to compare how RPL is handled by universities in Australia and six other countries: Canada; Chile; Korea (specifically South Korea); South Africa; Spain; and the United Kingdom. The countries have been chosen to reflect both geographic diversity and a range of different approaches to RPL. The analysis reveals considerable diversity in the way that the university sectors in different countries are addressing the issue. Findings from the comparative study include: the level of recognition of non-formal and informal learning in universities around the world is low, particularly in comparison to the vocational education sector; newer universities, particularly those that have grown out of polytechnic-style colleges, are most likely to embrace RPL; national qualifications frameworks, where they do exist, primarily focus on the school and vocational sectors; the primary mechanism for RPL for university entrance is access or entrance examinations; the websites of many universities around the world equate RPL with articulation from completed vocational sector qualifications; and almost universally, the strong rhetoric by governments in support of RPL is not reflected either in policy or practice. | en |
dc.language | en | en |
dc.publisher | Australia and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society (ANZCIES) | en |
dc.relation.ispartof | Proceedings of the 37th Annual Australia and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society (ANZCIES) Conference: Entering the Age of an Educational Renaissance: Ideas for unity of purpose or further discord? | en |
dc.title | RPL for university students: Some international comparisons | en |
dc.type | Conference Publication | en |
dc.relation.conference | ANZCIES 2009: 37th Annual Australian and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society Conference | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Higher Education | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Technical, Further and Workplace Education | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Larry | en |
local.subject.for2008 | 130108 Technical, Further and Workplace Education | en |
local.subject.for2008 | 130103 Higher Education | en |
local.subject.seo2008 | 930501 Education and Training Systems Policies and Development | en |
local.subject.seo2008 | 930502 Management of Education and Training Systems | en |
local.profile.school | UNE Business School | en |
local.profile.email | lsmith35@une.edu.au | en |
local.output.category | E1 | en |
local.record.place | au | en |
local.record.institution | University of New England | en |
local.identifier.epublicationsrecord | une-20100203-194055 | en |
local.date.conference | 24th - 27th November, 2009 | en |
local.conference.place | Armidale, Australia | en |
local.publisher.place | Armidale, Australia | en |
local.format.startpage | 243 | en |
local.format.endpage | 258 | en |
local.peerreviewed | Yes | en |
local.title.subtitle | Some international comparisons | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Smith | en |
dc.identifier.staff | une-id:lsmith35 | en |
local.profile.role | author | en |
local.identifier.unepublicationid | une:5218 | en |
dc.identifier.academiclevel | Academic | en |
local.title.maintitle | RPL for university students | en |
local.output.categorydescription | E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication | en |
local.relation.url | http://www.isana.org.au/events/anzcies-2009-37th-annual-conference.html | en |
local.relation.url | http://www.anzcies.org/ | en |
local.conference.details | ANZCIES 2009: 37th Annual Australian and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society Conference, Armidale, Australia, 24th - 27th November, 2009 | en |
local.search.author | Smith, Larry | en |
local.uneassociation | Unknown | en |
local.year.published | 2009 | en |
local.date.start | 2009-11-24 | - |
local.date.end | 2009-11-27 | - |
Appears in Collections: | Conference Publication UNE Business School |
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