Ambiguities and paradoxes in a competence-basedapproach to vocational education and training inFrance

dc.creator	Pierre Hébrard
dc.date	2013-10-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:25:42Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:25:42Z
dc.identifier	10.3384/rela.2000-7426.rela9002
dc.identifier	2000-7426
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/b30c881cd8bc4ca7b7c9f63c09ad57e5
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/21473
dc.description	This article aims to show the effects of the prevalence of the competence regime withinseveral sectors of vocational education and training in France. The first part of thearticle outlines the origin of the concept of competence and the evolution of its meaning.Later, the underlying theoretical and epistemological foundations are examined andtwo different paradigms are distinguished. The second part of the article focuses onambiguities and paradoxes of effect of competence approaches, in specific educationalprogrammes in the healthcare professions and social work in France. This study isbased on the analysis of a corpus of documents concerning French vocationaleducation and training that use a competence-based approach.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Linköping University Electronic Press
dc.relation	http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/rela.2000-7426.rela9002
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2000-7426
dc.rights	CC BY-NC
dc.source	European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 111-127 (2013)
dc.subject	Vocational education and training
dc.subject	competence-based model
dc.subject	professionaltraining
dc.subject	behaviourism
dc.subject	social constructivism
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Ambiguities and paradoxes in a competence-basedapproach to vocational education and training inFrance
dc.type	article