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B 2.3-2 Flexibility Through Learning Outcomes: implications for quality
   
Name B 2.3-2 Flexibility Through Learning Outcomes: implications for quality
Description Author: Elpida Keravnou-Papailiou

Flexibility in learning is an acknowledged necessity for a knowledge society. This flexibility has been developing in an incremental fashion (discrete cycles, credits, distance learning, learning outcomes). Full flexibility in learning means that horizontal and vertical movement between different learning settings (formal, non-formal, informal) is supported and recognised, and that higher level qualifications can be obtained in this way. It is widely believed that full flexibility can be secured through the use of learning outcomes. In this perspective, its viability depends critically on whether the same or at least comparable learning outcomes are potentially achievable in widely differing learning settings and whether the potential means for assessing such learning outcomes can credibly assure quality. This paper examines the viability of the proposition of full flexibility in learning with respect to quality, suggesting that there is an urgent need to agree on European standards and guidelines for quality assurance in respect of non-formal and informal learning settings.

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Created On: 08/25/2009 15:37
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