An application of PLAR to the development of the aboriginal self: One college’s experience

Some forms of prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR) invite self-reflection and the generation of new knowledge leading to self-growth in granting credit for past experiential learning. This paper examines the experience of a northern Canadian community college using PLAR portfolio develo...

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Autor principal:	Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2011
Materias:	self self-development aboriginal identity PLAR Special aspects of education LC8-6691
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/9f1890f87884466ba57dc9e02362b769
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9f1890f87884466ba57dc9e02362b7692021-12-02T19:20:40ZAn application of PLAR to the development of the aboriginal self: One college’s experience10.19173/irrodl.v12i1.10291492-3831https://doaj.org/article/9f1890f87884466ba57dc9e02362b7692011-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1029https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831 Some forms of prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR) invite self-reflection and the generation of new knowledge leading to self-growth in granting credit for past experiential learning. This paper examines the experience of a northern Canadian community college using PLAR portfolio development to assist in individual self-growth among people of aboriginal ancestry. The author reviews the theoretical underpinning behind the notion that PLAR may be used in identity construction and reviews some of the historical circumstances affecting the development of aboriginal selves. Divergent views of participants who had completed PLAR facilitator training on portfolio development are examined. Ethical concerns are raised, and guidelines are proposed for the use of PLAR in portfolio development and identity construction. Lloyd Hawkeye RobertsonAthabasca University Pressarticleselfself-developmentaboriginal identityPLARSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 12, Iss 1 (2011)
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description	Some forms of prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR) invite self-reflection and the generation of new knowledge leading to self-growth in granting credit for past experiential learning. This paper examines the experience of a northern Canadian community college using PLAR portfolio development to assist in individual self-growth among people of aboriginal ancestry. The author reviews the theoretical underpinning behind the notion that PLAR may be used in identity construction and reviews some of the historical circumstances affecting the development of aboriginal selves. Divergent views of participants who had completed PLAR facilitator training on portfolio development are examined. Ethical concerns are raised, and guidelines are proposed for the use of PLAR in portfolio development and identity construction.
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An application of PLAR to the development of the aboriginal self: One college’s experience

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