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From Content- To Competence-oriented Design of HE Curricula: Leadership in Times of Transition

Management and Administration of Higher Education Institutions at Times of Change

ISBN: 978-1-78973-628-1, eISBN: 978-1-78973-627-4

Publication date: 4 October 2019

Abstract

‘Education for employability’ has been the mantra of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) since its inception. To attain that, the 28 participating countries agreed to implement reforms aimed at bridging higher education (HE) curricula and learning strategies and the labour market demands. Indeed, the global financial crisis and the euro area crisis and the surge in youth unemployment they led to have reconfirmed the validity of this policy imperative. Clearly, several challenges beset the transition from content- to competence-based HE. By elaborating on the case of the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) this chapter, identifies and discusses them critically. Recommendations relevant for HE leadership conclude the discussion.

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Fitó-Bertran, À. and Martínez-Argüelles, M.-J. (2019), "From Content- To Competence-oriented Design of HE Curricula: Leadership in Times of Transition", Visvizi, A., Lytras, M.D. and Sarirete, A. (Ed.) Management and Administration of Higher Education Institutions at Times of Change (Emerald Studies in Higher Education, Innovation and Technology), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 31-45. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78973-627-420191003

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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