The development of national qualifications frameworks (NQFs) around the globe has been influenced by Anglo-Saxon countries and a global policy of intergovernmental organisations. The main aim of this paper is to explore how recently developed NQFs in diverse global contexts—Ghana, Malaysia, and Serbia—fulfil two proclaimed objectives: recognition of prior learning (RPL) and support for lifelong learning. Based on a comparative analysis of official national and international policy documents relevant to the NQFs in these selected countries, conducted using the method of documentary analysis, our findings indicate that despite differences according to type, scope, and stage of development, all three NQFs are used as a policy instrument for lifelong learning on the one hand, while on the other hand, they reinforce a vocational perspective of RPL, lifelong learning, and adult education.
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia - ORCID: 0000-0002-4500-3091
University of Hamburg, Germany - ORCID: 0000-0002-6229-138X
University of Belgrade, Serbia - ORCID: 0000-0002-5637-4672
National University of Malaysia, Malaysia
National University of Malaysia, Malaysia
West Liberty University, United States - ORCID: 0000-0002-0070-6703
Chapter Title
National Qualifications Frameworks as A Policy Instrument for Lifelong Learning in Ghana, Malaysia and Serbia
Authors
Borut Mikulec, Alex Howells, Dubravka Mihajlović, Punia Turiman, Nurun Najah Ellias, Miriam Douglas
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-155-6.06
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Publication Year
2020
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© 2020 Author(s)
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Book Title
International and Comparative Studies in Adult and Continuing Education
Editors
Regina Egetenmeyer, Vanna Boffo, Stefanie Kröner
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
238
Publication Year
2020
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© 2020 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-154-9
ISBN Print
978-88-5518-153-2
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-5518-154-9
eISBN (epub)
978-88-5518-155-6
Series Title
Studies on Adult Learning and Education
Series ISSN
2704-596X
Series E-ISSN
2704-5781