One State's Use of Prior Learning Assessment to Augment Its Workforce Development Agenda

Autor/inn/en	Boyle, Mike; Gotcher, David; Otts, David
Titel	One State's Use of Prior Learning Assessment to Augment Its Workforce Development Agenda
Quelle	In: Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 66 (2018) 1, S.54-58 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0737-7363
DOI	10.1080/07377363.2018.1415634
Schlagwörter	Prior Learning; Adult Students; Student Evaluation; Labor Force Development; State Action; Higher Education; State Policy; Adult Education; Master Plans; Access to Education; Administrative Organization; Alignment (Education); Tennessee + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vorkenntnisse; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Arbeitskräftebestand; Staatliche Intervention; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Produktionsplanung und -steuerung; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang
Abstract	In 2008, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) formed a special committee to make recommendations to increase the educational attainment of Tennessee adults. Called the Making Opportunity Affordable-Tennessee (MOA-TN) Adult Strategies Group, the new committee was convened with 23 higher education officials from across the state with expertise in adult learning. The MOA-TN Adult Strategies Group began the process of creating a comprehensive statewide policy for adult students. The group identified obstacles impeding adult students completing their degrees; reviewed data on adult students; discussed best practices from across the Southern region; drafted a proposal for a Tennessee statewide Adult Degree Completion Program; and recommended several policies to improve the enrollment, retention, and graduation rates of adult learners (Adult Strategies Group, 2009). This article covers the numerous steps involved in making workforce development a part of the state of Tennessee's educational agenda and ensuring institutions within the state make a priority of helping all students graduate with the appropriate credentials. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01