This volume is an is an edited collection written by leading academics from the UK, Europe, the US and Australia in the area of skills acquisition, formation and development. It combines academic evidence and policy debates with a critical analysis.
This volume is an is an edited collection written by leading academics from the UK, Europe, the US and Australia in the area of skills acquisition, formation and development. It combines academic evidence and policy debates with a critical analysis.
Collective skill formation in the knowledge economy
When he and his doll are invited to Bert and Ernie's party, Herry Monster discovers his doll is missing.
"Artificial intelligence and the autonomous robots of the Fourth Industrial Revolution will render certain jobs and competences obsolete, but will also create new roles, which in turn require new sets of skills. They will also transform how we produce, distribute and consume, as…
Describes the main characteristics of the competence-based approach as it has emerged in the UK, and traces its origins in American experimental programmes of the 1970s. The arguments for the approach are discussed in this book. Many of these arguments derive from the demonstrab…
Competence-based assessment is the cornerstone of the UK Government's reforms of vocational training and of non-academic, full-time education post-16. Australia has adopted similar policies, and there is considerable interest in the notion of 'competence' in both Europe and Nort…
Competence-based assessment is the cornerstone of the UK Government's reforms of vocational training and of non-academic, full-time education post-16. Australia has adopted similar policies, and there is considerable interest in the notion of 'competence' in both Europe and Nort…
This is a relatively short, simple and student friendly book that will help students get the most from their teaching placements (primary or secondary) and support them throughout this essential part of their teacher training course.
In they eye-opening account, Cal New port debunks the long-held belief that "follow your passion" is good advice. After making his case against passion, Newport sets out on a quest to discover the reality of how people end up living what they do. Spending time with organic farme…
In they eye-opening account, Cal New port debunks the long-held belief that "follow your passion" is good advice. After making his case against passion, Newport sets out on a quest to discover the reality of how people end up living what they do. Spending time with organic farme…