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Zusatztext `... an interesting and comprehensive introduction to APEL as it stands and could develop in FE.' - JFHE 18 (2) Summer 1994 Informationen zum Autor Michael Field Klappentext The keystones for provision in the new era of Further Education will be flexibility of response, open access, equality of opportunity, and valuing and accrediting alternative ways of learning - all linked together within the concepts of providing life-long learning opportunities. The provision of APL, along with the support services needed to ensure its success, can be used as the `acid test' of whether a college is truly open and accessible to a variety of learners. Written by an experienced manager, this book offers invaluable advice for other managers and senior staff engaged in transforming their colleges to meet students' needs. Zusammenfassung The passing of the Further and Higher Education Act, 1992 has initiated rapid change to the post-16 sector. Focussing on the accreditation of prior learning, this book offers valuable advice on how to make colleges truly open and accessible. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1.The Alternative Focus of Accreditation of Prior Learning 2.The Shaping of Today's Colleges 3.External Pressures for Change 4.College Responses: Teaching and Learning Frameworks 5.College Accreditation and Assessment Services 6.The shape of tomorrows colleges 7.Developing a distinct mission for the college 8.Widening Participation 9.Attracting Potential Students 10.Enabling students to succeed 11.Organisational Factors Affecting Flexibility 12.Managing Change: Assessing the amount of change required 13.Managing Change: Change models 14.Managing the resistance to change
