Angels in marble? Accrediting prior experiential learning in higher education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4933828 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Trowler (0000-0001-9039-2084, University of Lancashire, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-30 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075079612331381427 |
| OpenAlex | W2149210876 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 17 |
After a brief account of the background to the accreditation of prior experiential learning (APEL) in higher education, this paper elaborates on what are usually seen as two contrasting approaches to it: the credit exchange and developmental models. The paper argues that these should be recognised as poles of a continuum rather than dichotomous approaches and subjects each end of this continuum to critical scrutiny. Practical, epistemological, pedagogical and cultural impediments to successful implementation of APEL are explored, the potential of APEL for deepening surveillance of the individual is highlighted and claims made about APEL and equal opportunities are questioned. In particular, the problems associated with taking inappropriate positions on the continuum and of being unclear about the position taken are emphasised. The paper concludes by mapping areas where further research is needed and identifying the limits of the potential of APEL to broaden access to a mass higher education system. Hidden within all students ... lies a mass of knowledge and skills acquired in a wide variety of ways and distributed between heart, head and hands. Some are significant; some insignificant. The task of both student and teacher is to bring this mass out into the open, to identify it through appropriate assessment, to record it as evidence on paper, on tape, or by artefact and put it to use. (Evans, 1987, p. 11)
Accreditation · Experiential learning · Higher education · Pedagogy · Political science · Scrutiny · Sociology · Competency Development and Evaluation · Computer Science · Higher Education Learning Practices · Innovations in Medical Education · Law · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,62 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2021 (25) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |