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Published on: 9/11/2009
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Dr. Christine Wihak, Director of PLAR at Thompson Rivers University, Open Learning
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The vision for the Centre, which is helmed by Dr. Christine Wihak, Director of Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) at TRU-OL, is to stimulate innovative and provocative research concerning prior learning and the theory, policy and practice of its assessment and/or recognition and/or validation.
"PLAR lies at the intersection of research on workplace, learning and society," Dr. Wihak said, in recognition of the importance of the new centre.
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"The idea of the International Research Centre for PLAR has generated tremendous excitement around the world," according to Dr. Wihak.