Transformational learning through prior learning assessment

Adult Education Quarterly

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 377-404

  Stevens, Karen ^a   Gerber, Dan ^a   Hendra, Rick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning from experience; Prior learning assessment; Transformative learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955325510     PISSN: 07417136     EISSN: 15523047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741713609358451     Document Type: Article

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