Recognition of Learning in Adult Basic Education. Roundtable Conducted at the National Colloquium, L'alphabetisation des adultes: questions et options (Adult Literacy: Questions and Options) (Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 17-20, 1991).

Institution	Ontario Dept. of Education, Toronto.
Titel	Recognition of Learning in Adult Basic Education. Roundtable Conducted at the National Colloquium, L'alphabetisation des adultes: questions et options (Adult Literacy: Questions and Options) (Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 17-20, 1991).
Quelle	(1991), (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Adult Basic Education; Adult Literacy; Adult Students; Articulation (Education); Certification; Credentials; Credits; Educational Attitudes; Educational Certificates; Educational Improvement; Educational Needs; Evaluation Methods; Foreign Countries; Literacy Education; Program Improvement; Recognition (Achievement); Standards; Student Evaluation; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Articulation; Artikulation (Ling); Artikulation; Aussprache; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Studienbuch; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Bildungsabschluss; Schulzeugnis; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Ausland; Soziale Anerkennung; Standard; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Kanada
Abstract	This paper provides a transcript of a videotaped roundtable discussion on recognition for learning in adult literacy programs in Canada. Participants discussed the need to provide credentials for learners who have acquired various "chunks" of learning. Recognition was thought to be a motivator for adults even if they did not need the credentials for the job market. At the same time, panelists expressed concern about the credibility of credentials and credentialing agencies and wished for a simple, unified system so that employers would understand what a credential meant. Some form of a four-level system, recognition from basic literacy to advanced high school, was proposed. As a model, the literacy program in the Manchester (England) Open College Federation was examined briefly. (KC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC