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National Qualifications Frameworks as A Policy Instrument for Lifelong Learning in Ghana, Malaysia and Serbia

Borut Mikulec
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia - ORCID: 0000-0002-4500-3091

Alex Howells
University of Hamburg, Germany - ORCID: 0000-0002-6229-138X

Dubravka Mihajlović
University of Belgrade, Serbia - ORCID: 0000-0002-5637-4672

Punia Turiman
National University of Malaysia, Malaysia

Nurun Najah Ellias
National University of Malaysia, Malaysia

Miriam Douglas
West Liberty University, United States - ORCID: 0000-0002-0070-6703

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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.
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Keywords: Ghana, lifelong learning, Malaysia, qualifications frameworks, recognition of prior learning, Serbia

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Mikulec, B.; Howells, A.; Mihajlović, D.; Turiman, P.; Najah Ellias, N.; Douglas, M.; 2020; National Qualifications Frameworks as A Policy Instrument for Lifelong Learning in Ghana, Malaysia and Serbia. Firenze, Firenze University Press.

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