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Integrating progress files into the academic process
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Abstract A literature review of published case studies reporting progress file implementation was conducted with the intent of discovering how this is being interpreted and implemented in higher education institutions. The three studies found were analysed using an ideal type categorization developed by Cleg... view more
A literature review of published case studies reporting progress file implementation was conducted with the intent of discovering how this is being interpreted and implemented in higher education institutions. The three studies found were analysed using an ideal type categorization developed by Clegg and Bradley (2006), that is, professional, academic or employment. All three case studies are examples of academics learning through experience about the process of personal development planning and how this integrates with current educational provision. As this is not a static process, an activity theory perspective may be a more useful framework to research how this understanding develops in a particular context. Currently the progress file is a contested object, which has not yet fulfilled its potential to place the student and their individual learning needs at the centre of the educational process.... view less
Free Keywords
higher education; key skills; personal development planning; policy implementation; progress files;
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
Page/Pages
p. 57-71
Journal
Active Learning in Higher Education, 9 (2008) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1469787407086747
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)