A Question of Value. Achievement and Progression in Adult Learning: A Discussion Paper.

Autor/in	McGivney, Veronica
Institution	National Inst. of Adult Continuing Education, Leicester (England).
Titel	A Question of Value. Achievement and Progression in Adult Learning: A Discussion Paper.
Quelle	(2002), (49 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	1-86201-169-9
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Academic Achievement; Adult Learning; Adult Students; Alternative Assessment; Conventional Instruction; Educational Finance; Evaluation Criteria; Evaluation Methods; Foreign Countries; Informal Education; Noncredit Courses; Nonformal Education; Outcomes of Education; Policy Formation; Postsecondary Education; Relevance (Education); Student Certification; Student Educational Objectives; Student Evaluation; Success; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Bildungsfonds; Ausland; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Non-formal education; Non formal education; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Politische Betätigung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Relevance; Relevanz; Schulzeugnis; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Erfolg
Abstract	The different views regarding what constitutes learning success and progression in England's post-16 learning sector and the problem of meeting current policy and funding priorities stressing tangible and measurable outcomes while simultaneously responding to learners' needs and preferences were examined in a discussion that drew upon policy documents, research, and survey findings. The discussion focused on the following topics: recent history and changing priorities; identifying achievement in nonaccredited provision; the different types of progression; soft outcomes and the value placed on them; long-term versus short-term effects; quality versus quantity; and adult learners' perspectives. It was concluded that it is vital to support initiatives and programs that enhance personal and social growth as well as educational and economic progression, as the Learning and Skills Council is attempting by seeking "robust" data on development, added value, and "distance traveled" in nonaccredited adult learning programs. The arguments and examples of best practice outlined in the growing literature on learning outcomes should be heeded when pursuing this objective. Otherwise, some key dimensions of learning might get lost in favor of technical mechanisms for measuring outcomes and progression and the values that tended to distort the post-16 system in the past may be perpetuated. (Contains 8 questions for discussion and 70 references.) (MN)
Anmerkungen	National Institute of Adult Continuing Education, Renaissance House, 20 Princess Road West, Leicester LE1 6TP, United Kingdom. Web site: http://www.niace.org.uk (8.95 British pounds).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC