- International and Comparative Studies in Adult and Continuing Education
- Edited by Regina Egetenmeyer, Vanna Boffo, Stefanie Kröner
The Community Education Program: A Reflection on Good Practice in the USA
- Miriam Douglas
- © 2020 Author(s) |
- CC BY 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/978-88-5518-155-6.13
This good practice essay puts the Community Education Program (CEP) as a focus for comparison between West Virginia (USA) and Germany/European Union (EU). The essay is a combination of reflections on qualification frameworks, learning outcomes, lifelong learners/learning, transnational organisations, the Scottish Framework, a number of good practices, and accreditation from a research and practical perspective. Despite substantial research efforts, a national qualifications framework (NQF) or accrediting body for the CEP could not be identified in the US. The goal is to continue research on a national and international level. In the meantime, the good practice efforts, established through various features, continue to apply.
- Keywords:
- Community Education Program (CEP),
- formal/non-formal/informal education,
- lifelong learner (LLL),
- national qualifications frameworks (NQFs),
- transnational/global,
- Germany/United States of America.,
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Chapter Information
Chapter Title
The Community Education Program: A Reflection on Good Practice in the USA
Authors
Miriam Douglas
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-155-6.13
Peer Reviewed
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
Copyright Information
© 2020 Author(s)
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Metadata License
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Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-154-9
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978-88-5518-153-2
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978-88-5518-154-9
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978-88-5518-155-6
Series Title
Studies on Adult Learning and Education
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2704-596X
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2704-5781