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A Slice of the Iceberg

Cross-Canada Study of Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition

The title of this study is based on a metaphorical "iceberg" created by Allen Tough (1976) depicting the concept that only a small percentage of adult learning is recognized in our society. The purpose of this study is to elicit information on PLAR in Canada and to observe whether PLAR lowers the waterline on the "iceberg" by increasing recognition of informal learning. It is also the Study's purpose to examine what has happened in PLAR in Canadian colleges over the last several years.

Development Date: 
1999
Author(s): 

Sandra Aarts, Fanshawe College; Deb Blower, Red River College; Roberta Burke, Mohawk College; Eleanor Conlin, Conestoga College; Brent Howell, College of the North Atlantic; Carol Ebner Howorth, Douglas College; Ginette Lamarre, Collège Ahuntsic; Joy Van Kleef, PLAR Consultant

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