Alternative credentials: prior learning 2.0

This study sheds light on how adult learning institutions address students who possess alternative credentials and seek to apply these experiences to a degree. It explores key definitions and reveals five common themes focused on competency-based education (CBE), prior learning assessment (PLA), alternative credentials, the importance of reliable data, and traditional versus non-traditional learning. This study is expected to serve as a useful tool for education planners, policy makers, administrators, researchers and government leaders to help shape future ideas about how to serve adult...  [+] Show more

This study sheds light on how adult learning institutions address students who possess alternative credentials and seek to apply these experiences to a degree. It explores key definitions and reveals five common themes focused on competency-based education (CBE), prior learning assessment (PLA), alternative credentials, the importance of reliable data, and traditional versus non-traditional learning. This study is expected to serve as a useful tool for education planners, policy makers, administrators, researchers and government leaders to help shape future ideas about how to serve adult learners in their quest for degree attainment.

Edited abstract from publisher's website.