A Habermasian Analysis of a Process of Recognition of Prior Learning for Health Care Assistants

Autor/in	Sandberg, Fredrik
Titel	A Habermasian Analysis of a Process of Recognition of Prior Learning for Health Care Assistants
Quelle	In: Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 62 (2012) 4, S.351-370 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-7136
DOI	10.1177/0741713611415835
Schlagwörter	Allied Health Personnel; Prior Learning; Recognition (Achievement); Experiential Learning; Adult Education; Inservice Education; Allied Health Occupations Education; Communication (Thought Transfer); Interviews; Adult Students; Foreign Countries; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vorkenntnisse; Soziale Anerkennung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Berufsbegleitende Ausbildung; Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Ausland; Schweden
Abstract	This article discusses a process of recognition of prior learning for accreditation of prior experiential learning to qualify for course credits used in an adult in-service education program for health care assistants at the upper-secondary level in Sweden. The data are based on interviews and observations drawn from a field study, and Habermas's theory of communicative action is used for analysis. The main findings suggest that the students do not fully understand the assessment process or how their prior learning was transformed into credits. This reflects the teacher's strategic actions and the lack of mutual understanding. Examples are sketched about how the process could be developed using the theory of communicative action. From a Habermasian perspective, this process is also criticized as promoting an assimilation of lifeworld-grounded experiences to the system. This form of recognition of prior learning does not seem to satisfy important goals and ideals in adult education and learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10