Prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR) is the practice of acknowledging the information, skills, and understanding that adult learners have gained through paths other than formal education.
A Review of the State of the Field in Adult Learning
The authors argue that social movements may be one of the richest sites for learning outside of the formal school system. They define social movement learning as learning by persons who are part of any social movement or learning by persons outside of a social movement as a result of the actions taken by the social movement or simply because of its existence.
A Review of the State of the Field in Adult Learning
This report is part of a series commissioned by the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) to explore various aspects of adult learning in Canada. It based on the review and analysis of information from a variety of databases and publications.
A Review of the State of the Field of Adult Learning
This report, commissioned by the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL), is part of a series examining aspects of adult learning in Canada.
The authors searched databases, websites, print literature and journals, and conference proceedings, and sent emails to researchers in the field of adult education and women. With some exceptions, the search was limited to the 10-year period leading up to 2006.
This study, funded by the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL), is one of a series of reports on the state adult learning in Canada. It based on the review and analysis of information from databases, bibliographies, websites, and publications.
This study, prepared under the auspices of the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL), is one of a series of reports on the state adult learning in Canada. The reports were intended to offer a knowledge baseline for the Adult Learning Knowledge Centre, which had recently been established at the University of New Brunswick.
