A disciplinary-specific approach to the recognition of prior informal experience in adult pedagogy: 'rpl' as opposed to 'RPL'

Studies in Continuing Education

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-65

  Breier, Mignonne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

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EID: 27944495641     PISSN: 0158037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01580370500056448     Document Type: Review

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