Per Andersson|Andreas Fejes<sup>1</sup>
Recognition of prior learning as a technique for fabricating the adult learner: a genealogical analysis on Swedish adult education policy
Linköping University|Linköping University
abstract article focuses recognition prior learning figure thought represents swedish policy adult education seen technique governing adult learner way fabricating subject tracing thought back time see changed consists material analysed consists swedish official documents published 1948 2004 draw two concepts foucauldian toolbox genealogy governmentality result shows technique governing fabricating adult subject new present periods analysed however difference ideas competence knowledge stressed today focus subjects specific experience means competence constructed adult experiences evaluated 1960s 1970s focus rather general experience also discussion concerning subjects ability study 1950s figure thought focused ability dominant talentability study accepted adult education acknowledgements grants swedish research council made study possible also grateful comments earlier drafts article colleagues adult education research seminar linkping university especially professor staffan larsson phd ulf olsson stockholm institute education notes 1 per andersson andreas fejes contributed equally article 2 validation sou 1998b ministry education sou 1998b validering av utlndsk yrkeskompetens stockholm regeringskansliet utbildningsdepartementet google scholar 2001 ministry education sou 2001 validering av vuxnas kunskap och kompetens stockholm regeringskansliet utbildningsdepartementet google scholar ministry education 2003 ministry education 2003 validering mmfortsatt utveckling av vuxnas lrande stockholm regeringskansliet utbildningsdepartementet google scholar municipal adult education sou 1948 ministry education sou 1948 1947 rs skolkommissions betnkande med frslag till riktlinjer fr det svenska skolvsendets utveckling stockholm ecklesiastikdepartementet google scholar 1965 ministry education sou 1965 vuxenutbildning gymnasium och fackskola stockholm ecklesiastikdepartementet google scholar 1974a ministry education sou 1974a vidgad vuxenutbildning uppskande verksamhet och studiecirklar erfarenheter och frslag stockholm utbildningsdepartementet google scholar 1975 ministry education sou 1975 utbildning fr vuxna kommittn fr studiestd vuxna stockholm utbildningsdepartementet google scholar 1996 ministry education sou 1996 en strategi fr kunskapslyft och livslngt lrande stockholm regeringskansliet utbildningsdepartementet google scholar 1997 ministry education sou 1997 vuxenpedagogik teori och praktik kunskapslyftet fokus stockholm utbildningsdepartementet google scholar 1998a ministry education sou 1998a en strategi fr kunskapslyft och livslngt lrande stockholm regeringskansliet utbildningsdepartementet google scholar 1999 ministry education sou 1999 frn kunskapslyft till en strategi fr livslngt lrande stockholm regeringskansliet utbildningsdepartementet google scholar admission higher education sou 1952 ministry education sou 1952 vidgat tilltrde till hgre studier stockholm ecklesiastikdepartementet google scholar 1970 ministry education sou 1970 vgar till hgre utbildning behrighet och urval stockholm utbildningsdepartementet google scholar 1974b ministry education sou 1974b om behrighet och antagning till hgskolan stockholm utbildningsdepartementet google scholar 1985 ministry education sou 1985 tilltrde till hgskolan stockholm utbildningsdepartementet google scholar 1995a ministry education sou 1995a allmn behrighet fr hgskolestudier stockholm utbildningsdepartementet google scholar b ministry education sou 1995b behrighet och urval frslag till nya regler fr antagning till universitet och hgskolor stockholm utbildningsdepartementet google scholar 2004 ministry education sou 2004 tre vgar till den ppna hgskolan stockholm regeringskansliet utbildningsdepartementet google scholar 3 higher education could seen part adult education higher degree sweden many countries fifty per cent students 25 years old 30 30 years old 10 40 years old nontraditional students common traditional students traditional sense background direct transition upper secondary school sou 2004 ministry education sou 2004 tre vgar till den ppna hgskolan stockholm regeringskansliet utbildningsdepartementet google scholar