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Eubank, Martin; Forshaw, Mark – Studies in Continuing Education, 2019
This paper aims to articulate the multi-regulatory and complex territory that programme developers of professional doctorates are required to navigate, and, using examples from Health Psychology and Sport and Exercise Psychology, discusses the impact of this territory on programme development. 'Practitioner Psychologist' is a legally protected…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Psychologists
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Velázquez Albo, Marco – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2017
This article analyses the development and achievements of the area of History in the Tuning-Latin America Project from its launch in 2004 to its completion in 2013. Through two phases and nine general meetings, academics from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru, along with academics from Spain, Portugal…
Descriptors: Historians, History Instruction, Innovation, Thinking Skills
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Bedny, Alexander; Erushkina, Liliya; Kuzenkov, Oleg – Tuning Journal for Higher Education, 2014
An analysis is presented of the experience of modernising undergraduate educational programs using the TUNING methodology, based on the example of the area of studies "Fundamental computer science and information technology" (FCSIT) implemented at Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod (Russia). The algorithm for reforming…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Alignment (Education), Curriculum Development, Academic Standards
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Sultana, Ronald G. – International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2009
This paper considers some of the debates surrounding the term competence and the relevance that these have for the development of competence frameworks. Such frameworks are increasingly on the agenda, since they purport to support training programme development, to identify competence gaps, to promote self-development, and to ensure common…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Competence, Program Development
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Claes, Claudia; Van Hove, Geert; Vandevelde, Stijn; van Loon, Jos; Schalock, Robert L. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
Person-centered planning is a well known and widely used approach to individual program planning in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities. Its purpose is to develop collaborative supports focused on community presence, community participation, positive relationships, respect, and competence. Because there is little research on…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Community Involvement, Developmental Disabilities, Program Development
Harder, Amy; Wingenbach, Gary J. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2008
There are many competencies necessary for success as a 4-H agent. The 4-H Professional Research, Knowledge, and Competencies (PRKC) Model organizes competencies into six domains: (a) Youth Development, (b) Youth Program Development, (c) Volunteerism, (d) Partnerships, (e) Organizational Systems, and (f) Equity, Access and Opportunity (National 4-H…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Youth Programs, Needs Assessment, Extension Agents
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Bouder, Annie; Kirsch, Jean-Louis – European Journal of Education, 2007
The genesis of this article is based on the observation by the authors that the French training system has witnessed an evolution since the 1970s that corresponds to the one that was later recommended by the European authorities, i.e.: --the creation of a national qualifications framework that integrates general and vocational training and initial…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, National Standards, Outcomes of Education
Chen, William; And Others – Health Education, 1990
An intensive weekend workshop for teachers focusing on foundations of health education, drug education, emotional health, and human sexuality demonstrated that a well-planned and implemented in-service training program can effectively improve teachers' competency in health education. (JD)
Descriptors: Competence, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Scholl, Geraldine T.; And Others – 1983
A summary of a conference session addresses issues involved in determining and evaluating competencies in teachers of visually handicapped children. Four papers are presented on the implications of a project initiated in 1978 at the University of Michigan that established 70 teacher competency statements in 10 goal areas. The first paper,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Competence, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Losh, Charles – 1995
The Electronics Industries Foundation was awarded a project to develop national entry-level standards and a certification system. Ten specialties were included: automotive electronics, avionics, biomedical electronics, business machines, consumer products electronics, general electronics, industrial electronics, instrumentation, microcomputer, and…
Descriptors: Competence, Educational Certificates, Electronic Technicians, Electronics Industry
Northern Inst. for Research, Training, and Development, Inc., Anchorage, AK. – 1978
A project was conducted to develop an interagency consortium for Alaska for the purpose of annually identifying and updating the preservice training needs for Alaska vocational educational personnel and to prepare a report on the recommendations from the consortium to be issued to institutions of higher education offering one or more preservice…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Teacher Education, Consortia, Educational Needs
Blechman, Elaine – 1991
A social learning model of the mentoring process is presented that features bicultural competence and effective communication. The model suggests how mentors can cooperate with families and teachers in the promotion of high-risk minority children's bicultural competence. Mentoring is a term increasingly applied to describe relationships between…
Descriptors: Adults, At Risk Persons, Communication (Thought Transfer), Competence
Fischer, Joan Keller; And Others – 1980
This report on the state level use and application of the 1971-1977 Adult Performance Level (APL) study contains two reports: "Competencies for Adult Basic Education and Diploma Programs: A Summary of Studies and Cross-Reference of Results." by Joan Keller Fischer and "The APL Study: Science, Dissemination, and the Nature of Adult…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Competence, Competency Based Education
Bardon, Jack I.; And Others – 1980
A model is presented for upgrading statewide school psychology practice by raising the level of entry for school psychology certification. Central features of the plan are outlined, including how it permits those who currently do not meet the revised standards to participate in a field-based program to increase their knowledge and skills so that…
Descriptors: Competence, Counselor Certification, Counselor Qualifications, Counselor Training
By the Numbers, State College, PA. – 2000
Interviews with representatives from nine states (Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Iowa, Ohio [Canton City Schools only], Oregon, Rhode Island, and West Virginia) and two nations (Australia and the United Kingdom) provided a context for the development of a certificate of basic or foundational skills as an indicator of an adult's…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills