International Perspectives On Competence Development

Author : Knud Illeris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136616617

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International Perspectives on Competence Development by Knud Illeris Pdf

In today’s complex and ever-changing world it has become obvious that even highly developed knowledge and skills are no longer sufficient to meet new challenges, situations and problems facing individuals, organisations and nations. This raises an enormous and potentially confusing issue for educators and trainers: how is it possible to generate and assess abilities to deal with challenges and problems unknown – or not even in existence – at the time when the learning takes place? The book builds on the experiences and insights of its expert contributors, all of whom have worked with, studied and analysed competences and how they are developed. Their collected work presents Comprehensive explanation and analysis of the concept and nature of competence. Specific contexts of competence development, e.g. in the public sector or small business. Competence development as a national strategy for building an up-to-date education and training system. With chapters from around the world, including the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Scandinavia, this book illustrates in an engaging and convincing manner the importance and innovative nature of the concept of competences, resulting in a varied, differentiated and empathetic guide to the topic. It will appeal to educators, both in academic and management circles, as well as students and administrators of education.

Author : C.R. Velde
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789401007429

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International Perspectives on Competence in the Workplace by C.R. Velde Pdf

In the future a more competent workforce will be required as workers will have to acquire the competence to predict and deal with novel situations at work. This book aims to provide the reader with insightful perspectives about competence in different situations and contexts. It presents a more enlightened view of human competence by opening up an international dialogue about the meaning and interpretation of competence in the workplace, and the impact of learning environments on workplace policy and practice. Five major premises which provide a basis for how we interpret, experience, and teach competence in the workplace are put forward: notions of worker competence, and the persuasiveness of informal workplace training; developing competence as an individual, and the inherent relationship between the worker and work, and the lifeworld; learning which develops higher level competences based on a more holistic conception of competence; characteristics of learning environments as integral components of learning at work; learning environments construed as theoretical and methodological problems in terms of their impact on the acquisition of competence.

Author : Christine R. Velde
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781402087547

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International Perspectives on Competence in the Workplace by Christine R. Velde Pdf

As the world’s economy develops into a more dynamic, fast-moving, and unpredictable entity, it is crucial that the workers who create wealth have the ability to assess and respond to new and unforeseen challenges. In other words, the future will require a more competent workforce. What, though, does this mean in practice? In this, the fully revised second edition of Christine Velde’s book, a variety of researchers from around the world provide a truly international perspective on the issue. They help to redefine the term competence. Rather than responding to challenges using a pre-existing set of skills, they see competence as having the ability to assess new situations, and then adapt one’s response accordingly, particularly in collaboration with others. Providing the reader with insightful perspectives about competence in different situations and contexts, the book’s sections explore the concept of competence in industry and vocational education, in schools and colleges, in small businesses and companies, and in universities. The interpretation, experience and teaching of competence in the workplace is boiled down to five essential components that in themselves represent an argument for a more holistic conception of competence. Velde herself concludes the book by synthesizing and reflecting on the contents. This book provides the reader with insightful perspectives on competence, and the characteristics of learning environments in different workplace contexts. Drawing on phenomenographic insights allows it to present a more enlightened view of competence, at the same time as opening up an international dialogue about the meaning and interpretation of competence in the workplace. Useful not only to educators and researchers, this volume will also assist leaders and managers in a variety of contexts to develop more meaningful workplaces.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:748211402

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International Perspectives On Competence In The Workplace by Anonim Pdf

Author : C. R. Velde
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2000-12-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9401007438

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International Perspectives on Competence in the Workplace by C. R. Velde Pdf

Author : María Luisa Pérez Cañado,Juan Ráez Padilla
Publisher : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Competency-based education
ISBN : 3631638035

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Digital Competence Development in Higher Education by María Luisa Pérez Cañado,Juan Ráez Padilla Pdf

This book seeks to foster the successful incorporation of digital competence in Bologna-adapted language degrees. It pools the insights of international practitioners who report on classroom- and research-based experiences which have integrated ICT for specific and generic competence development within the Higher Education language context.

Author : Gideon Arulmani,Anuradha J. Bakshi,Frederick T. L. Leong,A. G. Watts
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 771 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781461494607

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Handbook of Career Development by Gideon Arulmani,Anuradha J. Bakshi,Frederick T. L. Leong,A. G. Watts Pdf

This book is focused on work, occupation and career development: themes that are fundamental to a wide range of human activities and relevant across all cultures. Yet theorizing and model building about this most ubiquitous of human activities from international perspectives have not been vigorous. An examination of the literature pertaining to career development, counseling and guidance that has developed over the last fifty years reveals theorizing and model building have been largely dominated by Western epistemologies, some of the largest workforces in the world are in the developing world. Career guidance is rapidly emerging as a strongly felt need in these contexts. If more relevant models are to be developed, frameworks from other cultures and economies must be recognized as providing constructs that would offer a deeper understanding of career development. This does not mean that existing ideas are to be discarded. Instead, an integrative approach that blends universal principles with particular needs could offer a framework for theorizing, research and practice that has wider relevance. The central objective of this handbook is to draw the wisdom and experiences of different cultures together to consider both universal and specific principles for career guidance and counseling that are socially and economically relevant to contemporary challenges and issues. This book is focused on extending existing concepts to broader contexts as well as introducing new concepts relevant to the discipline of career guidance and counseling.

Author : Issa, Tomayess
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781466658776

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Multicultural Awareness and Technology in Higher Education: Global Perspectives by Issa, Tomayess Pdf

Diversity among university students plays a significant role in raising awareness of numerous issues surrounding cultural heritage, language differences, cross-cultural collaboration, and international education. The integration of technological tools can assist students in cooperating nationally and internationally both in their current educational and future professional settings. Multicultural Awareness and Technology in Higher Education: Global Perspectives encompasses the latest research on the impact and integration of technology into international education and culturally diverse learning environments. Providing the latest teaching and learning methods, technologies, and approaches at the university level, this publication is a useful reference for academics, educational administrators in public and private institutions, and information society researchers.

Author : Elisabeth Dunne
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135373450

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The Learning Society by Elisabeth Dunne Pdf

This text provides perspectives in British and international interpretations of a learning society and what the roles of core skills are. The book covers what should be happening in theory and what is happening in practice and develops a critical awareness of the issues.

Author : Ince, Fatma
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781799823964

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International Perspectives and Strategies for Managing an Aging Workforce by Ince, Fatma Pdf

Older employees are often seen as an obstacle and not as an opportunity for companies, especially regarding the transfer of knowledge and experience. Effective development and utilization of older professional and managerial employees is an important issue as most organizations are not prepared to tailor their training methods to the needs and preferences of these employees due to negative stereotypes. Managing a rapidly aging workforce and sustaining economic dynamism calls for systematic research to prevent age discrimination due to an incomplete knowledge of older workers and politically challenging policy choices that require strong political commitments, robust management leadership, and social consensus. International Perspectives and Strategies for Managing an Aging Workforce examines the differences in stereotypes of older employees compared to younger employees in companies; analyzes the impact of the aging workforce on retention, productivity, and well-being; and investigates organizational systems, processes, and practices for managing older workers. Covering a range of topics such as retention and retirement, this reference work is ideal for researchers, academicians, practitioners, business owners, managers, human resource workers, instructors, and students.

Author : Martin Mulder
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1142 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319417134

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Competence-based Vocational and Professional Education by Martin Mulder Pdf

This book presents a comprehensive overview of extant literature on competence-based vocational and professional education since the introduction of the competence concept in the 1950s. To structure the fi eld, the book distinguishes between three approaches to defi ning competence, based on 1.functional behaviourism, 2. integrated occupationalism, and 3. situated professionalism. It also distinguishes between two ways of operationalizing competence: 1. behaviour-oriented generic, and 2. task-oriented specifi c competence. Lastly, it identifi es three kinds of competencies, related to: 1. specific activities, 2. known jobs, and 3. the unknown future. Competence for the unknown future must receive more attention, as our world is rapidly evolving and there are many ‘glocal’ challenges which call for innovation and a profound transformation of policies and practices. Th e book presents a range of diff erent approaches to competence-based education, and demonstrates that competencebased education is a worldwide innovation, which is institutionalized in various ways. It presents the major theories and policies, specifi c components of educational systems, such as recognition, accreditation, modelling and assessment, and developments in discipline-oriented and transversal competence domains. Th e book concludes by synthesizing the diff erent perspectives with the intention to contribute to further improving vocational and professional education policy and practice. Joao Santos, Deputy Head of Unit C5, Vocational Training and Adult Education, Directorate General for Employment, Social Aff airs and Inclusion, European Commission: “This comprehensive work on competence-based education led by Martin Mulder, provides an excellent and timely contribution to the current debate on a New Skills Agenda for Europe, and the challenge of bridging the employment and education and training worlds closer together. Th is book will infl uence our work aimed at improving the relevance of vocational education to support initial and continuing vocational education and training policy and practice aimed at strengthening the key competencies for the 21st century.” Prof. Dr. Reinhold Weiss, Deputy President and Head of the Research, Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), Bonn, Germany: “This book illustrates that the idea and concept of competence is not only a buzzword in educational debates but key to innovative pedagogical thinking as well as educational practice.” Prof. Dr. Johanna Lasonen, College of Education, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA: "Competence-based Vocational and Professional Education is one of the most important multi-disciplinary book in education and training. Th is path-breaking book off ers a timely, rich and global perspective on the fi eld. Th e book is a good resource for practitioners, policymakers and researchers."

Author : Michael Segalla
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000404210

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International Perspectives on Employee Engagement by Michael Segalla Pdf

Employee engagement, or more specifically how to obtain more engagement and what to do with the disengaged, preoccupies C-level executives, human resources professionals, and consultants. Factiva, a global database of more than 33,000 national and international publications indexed by Dow Jones, registered a near-continuous double-digit growth in interest in the topic since 1994. COVID-19 appears to be straining work systems, and employee engagement may be suffering. Interestingly, the American preoccupation with employee engagement, as evidenced by the tens of thousands press mentions indexed by Factiva and the over 38,000 website hits for the search term "employee engagement tools", does not appear shared by the rest of the world. International Perspectives on Employee Engagement offers a predominately non-American view of employee engagement. The authors address employee engagement from a variety of perspectives. They represent both empirical research and theoretical discussions. The chapters have a distinctly international viewpoint with authors hailing from Europe, Middle East, Africa, and North America. Given the cultural diversity of the authors, this book offers a unique, non-American perspective on employee engagement. With a new introduction that specifically examines the possible key performance indicators (KPIs) for the annual executive performance appraisal process resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of International Studies of Management & Organization.

Author : Joel E. Cohen,Martin B. Malin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135840723

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International Perspectives on the Goals of Universal Basic and Secondary Education by Joel E. Cohen,Martin B. Malin Pdf

Although universal schooling has been adopted as a goal by international organizations, national governments, and non-profit organizations, little sustained international attention has been devoted to the purposes or goals of universal education. This book offers diverse views from experts around the world on the purposes of universal education.

Author : Barbara Merrill,Andrea Galimberti,Adrianna Nizinska,José González-Monteagudo
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789004375475

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Continuity and Discontinuity in Learning Careers by Barbara Merrill,Andrea Galimberti,Adrianna Nizinska,José González-Monteagudo Pdf

Continuity and Discontinuity in Learning Careers: Potentials for a Learning Space in a Changing World focuses on the continuities and discontinuities of the learning careers and identities of non-traditional adult students in diverse learning contexts.

Author : Kurt Kraiger,Jonathan Passmore,Nuno Rebelo dos Santos,Sigmar Malvezzi
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-17
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781118737019

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The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Training, Development, and Performance Improvement by Kurt Kraiger,Jonathan Passmore,Nuno Rebelo dos Santos,Sigmar Malvezzi Pdf

The latest Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Organizational Psychology uses a psychological perspective, and a uniquely global focus, to review the latest literature and research in the interconnected fields of training, development, and performance appraisal. Maintains a truly global focus on the field with top international contributors exploring research and practice from around the world Offers researchers and professionals essential information for building a talented organization, a critical and challenging task for organizational success in the 21st century Covers a diverse range of topics, including needs analysis, job design, active learning, self-regulation, simulation approaches, 360-degree feedback, and virtual learning environments