Oversimplification, overspecification, and difficulties in assessment are the criticisms most frequently leveled against competency (performance) based education. These problems are exacerbated by state governments and departments of education that have given very close attention to their mandated competency-based programs. State mandated…

Establishing a strategy for staff development avoids pitfalls involving the definition of goals, the analysis of evaluation data, and the identification of essential competencies. (Author/MLF)

Discussed are some aspects of competency based teacher education (CBTE) as they apply to the preparation of teachers of mathematics. Also, "competency" and how competencies may be identified are discussed, along with the effects of a competency orientation in methods courses, student teaching, and internship experiences. (Author/TG)

In the debate on the draft European Qualifications Framework and the possible development of a German Qualifications Framework (GQF) great interest is being shown in Germany in a qualifications framework that promises transparency and permeability and is based on competences. There has also been opposition on the basis of the fundamental…

The rapid growth in undergraduate business education over the last three decades has coincided with the growing dominance of an economic ideology of higher education (HE); that its role is principally one of contributing to national competitiveness through the development of graduate "employability". In particular, undergraduate business…

Introduction: Videoconferencing (VC) is becoming a common method for the delivery of continuing education (CE) to clinicians in remote locations. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness, acceptability, and costs of a full-day training workshop (TW) delivered through two different formats: face-to-face (FTF) and VC. The TW was…

Doing business at the base of the pyramid is a topic of increasing interest to business practitioners and academics. Base of the pyramid business offers the promise of great economic gains for companies and the possibility of a powerful new approach to alleviate poverty. At the same time, it may threaten local culture and independence while…

In 2009 Australia's vocational education and training (VET) system, in common with so many other areas of public policy and the economy, was preoccupied by the effects of the global economic downturn and, like other sectors, sought to reposition itself to deal with the economic fallout, while anticipating its role in the recovery. Yet, as…

In this article the popularity of the concept of competence in higher vocational education is explained and the most important issues in this field are discussed. In particular, the vagueness of the term and the problems in defining job and training profiles are explained. Then the design of competence-based education is discussed. The paper ends…

Online education has come of age, and along with the advent of online education, there have been numerous calls for improvement in administrator preparation programs. As a result, many administrative preparation programs have revised and reshaped their programs to address this concern. In this regard, this paper will discuss one component of the…

The competency movement, or "the cult of competency," is critiqued in this paper, which argues that the movement is less concerned with the complex facets of competence than it is with a technology of specific knowledge and application. Educational institutions have several message systems through which objectives can be achieved:…

This speech acknowledges that competency-based education is prominent today because the general public seeks accountability; it wants results in education. After cautioning about the danger of reducing the humanities to a measurable system, the report points out how behavioral objectives can relate advantageously to the teaching of English. It…

This document suggests ways in which competency based education (CBE) offers a productive direction for education in a society of rapid environmental change. Part one discusses as a primary mission of the teacher providing a positive and affectionate model for children who have experienced little personal interaction at home. It also definds the…

This report describes a project at Northwestern University (supported by a grant from the United States Office of Education Right to Read effort) to extend certain developments of the preservice teacher education program, known as the Tutorial and Clinical program in teacher education. In this program, the prospective teacher's entry into the…

This study involved the development of resource modules as part of a competency-based model for preparing teachers of reading under guidelines adopted by the International Reading Association. An advisory panel of experts provided suggestions for developing modules at three levels of competency: professional entry, advanced, and specialization.…