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Learning Outcomes, Academic Credit, and Student Mobility |
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There is increasing interest in the use of learning outcomes in postsecondary education, and deliberations have surfaced with regard to their potential to serve as a tool for advancing credit transfer. Learning Outcomes, Academic Credit, and Student Mobility assesses the conceptual foundations, assumptions, and implications of using learning outcomes for the purposes of postsecondary credit transfer and student mobility.
Through a critical review of current approaches to the use of learning outcomes across national and international jurisdictions, scholars and practitioners in postsecondary education provide a multivalent examination of their potential impacts in the unique context of Ontario and recommend future directions for the system. The collected works are the culmination of a multi-year study entitled Learning Outcomes for Transfer, funded by the Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer (ONCAT).
Contributions are authored by prominent international scholars across countries with significant outcomes-based experience and education reforms (South Africa, the United States, Australia, Europe, and the United Kingdom) and an Ontario research consortium comprising college and university experts working to advance student pathways.
Through a critical review of current approaches to the use of learning outcomes across national and international jurisdictions, scholars and practitioners in postsecondary education provide a multivalent examination of their potential impacts in the unique context of Ontario and recommend future directions for the system. The collected works are the culmination of a multi-year study entitled Learning Outcomes for Transfer, funded by the Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer (ONCAT).
Contributions are authored by prominent international scholars across countries with significant outcomes-based experience and education reforms (South Africa, the United States, Australia, Europe, and the United Kingdom) and an Ontario research consortium comprising college and university experts working to advance student pathways.
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Part of the Queen's Policy Studies Series (number 201 in series)
248 Pages, 6 x 9
Queen's Policy Studies
ISBN 9781553395546
October 2020
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Christine Helen Arnold is Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education (Adult Education/Postsecondary Studies), Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Mary Wilson is Director, Centre for Academic Excellence, Niagara College of Applied Art and Technology.
Jean Bridge is Adjunct Research Professor, Centre for Digital Humanities, Brock University.
Mary Catharine Lennon is Senior Policy Advisor, Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board (PEQAB), and Research Associate, Centre for the Study of Canadian and International Higher Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto.
Mary Wilson is Director, Centre for Academic Excellence, Niagara College of Applied Art and Technology.
Jean Bridge is Adjunct Research Professor, Centre for Digital Humanities, Brock University.
Mary Catharine Lennon is Senior Policy Advisor, Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board (PEQAB), and Research Associate, Centre for the Study of Canadian and International Higher Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto.
Acknowledgements / v
Biographies / vii
1 Introduction / 1
Christine Arnold, Mary Wilson, Jean Bridge, and Mary Catharine Lennon
2 Foundations for Learning Outcomes and Credit Transfer / 19
Elisa Tortola, Christine Arnold, and Zanele Myles
3 The Gulf Between Hope and Practice: South African Experiences with Learning Outcomes and Credit Transfer / 51
Stephanie Allais
4 Foundations and Reform Measures: Credit Transfer and Learning Outcomes Policy and Practice in the United States / 79
Debra Bragg
5 Learning Outcomes for Credit Transfer: Reflections on the Australian Experience / 115
Peter Noonan
6 International Student Mobility Based on Learning Outcomes and Workload: The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System / 141
Robert Wagenaar
7 Learning Outcomes, Progression, and Qualifications: Considerations for Vocational and Higher Education in the United Kingdom / 167
Chris Winch
8 Shifting Paradigms in Postsecondary Education: Historical, Conceptual, and Theoretical Frameworks Governing Outcomes-Based Approaches to Credit Transfer / 199
Christine Arnold, Mary Wilson, Michael Potter, and Leesa Wheelahan
9 The Overarching System: Structures, Policies, and Mechanisms Impacting Learning Outcomes and Credit Transfer / 225
Mary Catharine Lennon, Paola Borin, Brian Frank, and Krista Pearson
10 Adoption, Adaptation, and Implementation: The Complexities of Using Learning Outcomes to Advance Credit Transfer in Institutional Contexts / 249
Jean Bridge, Jovan Groen, Mary Pierce, and Richard Wiggers
11 Summary of Findings and Recommendations / 283
Christine Arnold, Mary Wilson, Jean Bridge, and Mary Catharine Lennon
Biographies / vii
1 Introduction / 1
Christine Arnold, Mary Wilson, Jean Bridge, and Mary Catharine Lennon
2 Foundations for Learning Outcomes and Credit Transfer / 19
Elisa Tortola, Christine Arnold, and Zanele Myles
3 The Gulf Between Hope and Practice: South African Experiences with Learning Outcomes and Credit Transfer / 51
Stephanie Allais
4 Foundations and Reform Measures: Credit Transfer and Learning Outcomes Policy and Practice in the United States / 79
Debra Bragg
5 Learning Outcomes for Credit Transfer: Reflections on the Australian Experience / 115
Peter Noonan
6 International Student Mobility Based on Learning Outcomes and Workload: The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System / 141
Robert Wagenaar
7 Learning Outcomes, Progression, and Qualifications: Considerations for Vocational and Higher Education in the United Kingdom / 167
Chris Winch
8 Shifting Paradigms in Postsecondary Education: Historical, Conceptual, and Theoretical Frameworks Governing Outcomes-Based Approaches to Credit Transfer / 199
Christine Arnold, Mary Wilson, Michael Potter, and Leesa Wheelahan
9 The Overarching System: Structures, Policies, and Mechanisms Impacting Learning Outcomes and Credit Transfer / 225
Mary Catharine Lennon, Paola Borin, Brian Frank, and Krista Pearson
10 Adoption, Adaptation, and Implementation: The Complexities of Using Learning Outcomes to Advance Credit Transfer in Institutional Contexts / 249
Jean Bridge, Jovan Groen, Mary Pierce, and Richard Wiggers
11 Summary of Findings and Recommendations / 283
Christine Arnold, Mary Wilson, Jean Bridge, and Mary Catharine Lennon
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