| APL: Developing more flexible colleges Contributor(s): Field, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415090156 ISBN-13: 9780415090155 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1993 Annotation: Michael Field focuses on the recent developments that are a result of England's Further and Higher Education Act of 1992, taking as his theme the accreditation of prior learning. The provision by a college of APL, along with the support services needed to ensure its success, can be used as the acid test of whether a college is truly open and accessible to a variety of learners. The book offers valuable advice for staff engaged in transforming their colleges to meet students' needs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Psychology - Social Science |
| Dewey: 370.152 |
| LCCN: 93007216 |
| Series: Further Education: The Assessment and Accreditation of Prior |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.43 lbs) 148 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The keystones for provision in the new era of Further Education will be flexibility of response, open access, equality of opportunity, and valuing and accrediting alternative ways of learning - all linked together within the concepts of providing life-long learning opportunities. The provision of APL, along with the support services needed to ensure its success, can be used as the acid test' of whether a college is truly open and accessible to a variety of learners. Written by an experienced manager, this book offers invaluable advice for other managers and senior staff engaged in transforming their colleges to meet students' needs. |