Implementation of Innovations in Higher Education: The Case of Competency-Based Training in Ghana

Autor/inn/en	Boahin, Peter; Hofman, W. H. Adriaan
Titel	Implementation of Innovations in Higher Education: The Case of Competency-Based Training in Ghana
Quelle	In: Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 49 (2012) 3, S.283-293 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1470-3297
DOI	10.1080/14703297.2012.703021
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Vocational Education; Competency Based Education; Educational Trends; Educational Quality; Accreditation (Institutions); Industry; Technical Education; Educational Policy; Standards; Higher Education; Educational Innovation; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Bildungsentwicklung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Industrie; Technikunterricht; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Standard; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation
Abstract	A notable trend in recent years has been the introduction of competency-based training (CBT) in vocational education and training systems in many countries. Several CBT training programmes in Ghana have been accredited and quality assured. This article explores the perception of both students and lecturers towards CBT and examines factors that affect its implementation in Ghanaian polytechnics. It was revealed that industry and polytechnics themselves have not significantly influenced the implementation of CBT. As a result, few CBT features have been adopted in the programmes making the current practise of CBT in the polytechnics lag behind the policy standards. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10