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Record Nr.

UNINA9910794485003321

Autore

Arnold Christine

Titolo

Learning outcomes, academic credit, and student mobility / / Christine Arnold [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Kingston, Ontario : , : Queen's University, School of Policy Studies, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

1-55339-555-7

1-55339-556-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (319 pages)

Collana

Queen's Policy Studies Series

Disciplina

379.155

Soggetti

Competency-based education

School credits

Students, Transfer of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Biographies -- Introduction -- Foundations for Learning Outcomes and Credit Transfer -- The Gulf Between Hope and Practice: South African Experiences with Learning Outcomes and Credit Transfer -- Foundations and Reform Measures: Credit Transfer and Learning Outcomes Policy and Practice in the United States -- Learning Outcomes for Credit Transfer: Reflections on the Australian Experience -- International Student Mobility Based on Learning Outcomes and Workload: The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System -- Learning Outcomes, Progression, and Qualifications: Considerations for Vocational and Higher Education in the United Kingdom -- Shifting Paradigms in Postsecondary Education: Historical, Conceptual, and Theoretical Frameworks Governing Outcomes-Based Approaches to Credit Transfer -- The Overarching System: Structures, Policies, and Mechanisms Impacting Learning Outcomes and Credit Transfer -- Adoption, Adaptation, and Implementation: The Complexities of Using Learning Outcomes to Advance Credit Transfer in Institutional Contexts -- Summary of Findings and Recommendations



Sommario/riassunto

There is increasing interest in the use of learning outcomes in postsecondary education, and deliberations have surfaced with regard to their potential to serve as a tool for advancing credit transfer. Learning Outcomes, Academic Credit, and Student Mobility assesses the conceptual foundations, assumptions, and implications of using learning outcomes for the purposes of postsecondary credit transfer and student mobility. Through a critical review of current approaches to the use of learning outcomes across national and international jurisdictions, scholars and practitioners in postsecondary education provide a multivalent examination of their potential impacts in the unique context of Ontario and recommend future directions for the system. The collected works are the culmination of a multi-year study entitled Learning Outcomes for Transfer, funded by the Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer. Contributions are authored by prominent international scholars across countries with significant outcomes-based experience and education reforms (South Africa, the United States, Australia, Europe, and the United Kingdom) and an Ontario research consortium comprising college and university experts working to advance student pathways.