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New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education

Volume 2018, Issue 158
Research Article

Prior Learning Assessment: Does Dewey's Theory Offer Insight?

Judy Harris

Thompson Rivers University, British Columbia, Canada

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First published: 16 April 2018
https://doi.org/10.1002/ace.20281

Abstract

This chapter evaluates Dewey's thinking in relation to the theorization of Prior Learning Assessment (PLA). It compares Dewey's concepts with ideas from social realism, Vygotsky, and cultural historical activity theory, illustrated by PLA research in South Africa.