This research investigates how Recognition of Prior
Learning (RPL) in higher education promotes social
transformation. Through analysing a specific RPL
programme, some conclusions on this matter were
drawn. This research, a qualitative study, analyses
official documents, institutional reports, learning
portfolios - produced by RPL candidates wherein they
narrated their autobiographical learning histories.
This research highlights the fact that RPL at the
University of the Western Cape took place within a
particular historical and social context. Firstly,
the location of RPL within the...