LEADER 03510oam 2200685I 450 001 9910455170703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-87728-5 010 $a1-280-32692-1 010 $a0-203-13718-3 010 $a0-203-30603-1 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203137185 035 $a(CKB)111056485517420 035 $a(EBL)178104 035 $a(OCoLC)475880618 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000104446 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11128152 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000104446 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10079006 035 $a(PQKB)10852435 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC178104 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL178104 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr5004378 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL32692 035 $a(OCoLC)50513491 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056485517420 100 $a20180331d1993 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAPL $edeveloping more flexible colleges /$fMichael Field 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d1993. 215 $a1 online resource (148 p.) 225 1 $aFurther education 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-138-46618-2 311 $a0-415-09015-6 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures and tables; Series Editor's foreword; Foreword to the series; Introduction; The alternative focus of accreditation of prior learning; Introducing accreditation; The shaping of today's colleges; Developing pressures; External pressures for change; Teaching and learning frameworks; Teaching and learning: catering for changing needs; Accreditation and assessment services; Assessment on demand services; The shape of tomorrow's colleges; Developing a distinct mission for the college; Widening participation; Attracting potential students 327 $aDealing effectively with enquiriesEnabling students to succeed; The framework of guidance and support; Organisational factors affecting flexibility; Organisational climate; Managing change: assessing the amount of change required; Managing the pressures to change; Managing change: change models; An individual model of change; A management initiated model of change; Managing the resistance to change; Index 330 $aThe keystones for provision in the new era of Further Education will be flexibility of response, open access, equality of opportunity, and valuing and accrediting alternative ways of learning - all linked together within the concepts of providing life-long learning opportunities. The provision of APL, along with the support services needed to ensure its success, can be used as the `acid test' of whether a college is truly open and accessible to a variety of learners. Written by an experienced manager, this book offers invaluable advice for other managers and senior staff engaged in transformin 410 0$aFurther education (London, England) 606 $aExperiential learning$zGreat Britain 606 $aUniversities and colleges$zGreat Britain$xAdministration 606 $aCollege credits$zGreat Britain 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aExperiential learning 615 0$aUniversities and colleges$xAdministration. 615 0$aCollege credits 676 $a370.15/23 676 $a374.0130941 700 $aField$b Michael$f1940,$0932267 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455170703321 996 $aAPL$92097331 997 $aUNINA