PLA Inside Out: An International Journal on Theory, Research and Practice in Prior Learning Assessment

PLA Inside Out (PLAIO) is the first scholarly online journal entirely devoted to the recognition and assessment of prior experiential learning.


No 8 (2022): PLA and Competency-Based Education: Friends? Family? Or Only Acquaintances?

Table of Contents

Editorial

PLA and Competency-Based Education: Friends? Family? Or Only Acquaintances?
Nan L. Travers, Alan Mandell
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Opening Reflection

PLA and CBE: Some Reflections
Catherine Anne Marienau
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Webinars

The Power of PLA Today
Nan L. Travers, Alan Mandell
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Invited Essays

Third-Year Class: Dialogical Validation in Dutch Teacher Training
Ruud Duvekot
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Inquiry (Peer-Reviewed)

Education and Prior Learning Assessment in the Swedish Health Care Sector
Leif Berglund, Marie Ardström, Olivia Eklund
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Transitioning Prior Learning Assessment from Competence-based to Course-based Degrees: A Case Study in Tension and Opportunities
Joseph Chen, Nicholas Hayes
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Competencies and the Recognition of Prior Learning: Bridging the Divide
Loffie Naudé
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Practice Today

PLA Practice at Wilmington University and West Hills Community College District, USA
Vin Favoroso, Justin Garcia
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Exploring Portfolio Development in Inmate Education Programs
Justin Garcia
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College Unbound’s Student-Created System for Crediting Prior Learning
Noa Kattler Kupetz, Liz Colon, Brenda Ketner, Sonia Thomas, Michelle Navarre Cleary
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Interviews

Competency-Based Education: Flexibility and a Built-in Prior Learning Assessment Method: A Conversation with Franz Feierbach and Leslie Seiferle
Nan L. Travers, Alan Mandell
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Connecting and Continuing the Learning: The Promise and Possibilities of Competency-Based Education: A Conversation with Charla Long
Nan L. Travers, Alan Mandell
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Thinking about PLA and Competency-based Education: The PLAIO Advisory Board
Nan L. Travers, Alan Mandell
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Reviews

The Multivariate Richness of Prior Learning Assessment: Reflections on a Case Study
David Starr-Glass
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Resources

Competency-Based Education Resources
PLA Inside Out
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