Teaching and Evaluating Competence for Public and Community Service.

Autor/in	Strange, John H.
Titel	Teaching and Evaluating Competence for Public and Community Service.
Quelle	(1975), (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; College Credits; Degree Requirements; Educational Objectives; Higher Education; Intellectual Development; Interpersonal Competence; Political Science; Professional Education; Public Affairs Education; Skill Development; Social Sciences; Values + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Colleges; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Leistung; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Mental development; Geistige Entwicklung; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Berufsausbildung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Wertbegriff
Abstract	The competency-based curriculum developed by the College of Public and Community Service (CPCS) at the University of Massachusetts at Boston is discussed in this paper. The primary purpose of the college is to develop a curriculum preparing students to secure professional jobs in public and community service (as opposed to going to graduate school) and to develop a curriculum based on skill competencies rather than content knowledge. The specific objectives are: provide the widest possible set of educational opportunities to the largest possible clientele; award degrees only when they signify the acquisition of a specified set of skills and/or content knowledge; certify the acquisition of skills and knowledge without regard to the method or length of time needed to acquire them; emphasize the acquisition of intellectual skills instead of content knowledge; insure that a student has values that he can evaluate and apply; and develop personal and interpersonal relations skills in students. Reflecting these objectives, the CPCS curriculum is divided into three major parts--career certificates, general education certificates, and essential skills--in which students must meet requirements. Examples of some certificates are included. (ND)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01