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

European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults

关键词: Vocational education and training;    competence-based model;    professionaltraining;    behaviourism;    social constructivism;   

DOI  :  10.3384/rela.2000-7426.rela9002

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

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