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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Rychen, Dominique S. Key Competencies for a Successful Life and Well-Functioning Society. Göttingen : Hogrefe Publishing, ©2003 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Dominique S Rychen; Laura H Salganik |
ISBN: | 9781616762728 1616762721 |
OCLC Number: | 1082977140 |
Description: | 1 online resource (219 pages) |
Contents: | Key Competencies for a Successful Life and a Well-Functioning Society; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; A project defined; Introduction; A project defined; Basic considerations and research questions; The work program; Debates and exchange: From multiple perspectives toward interdisciplinary insight; Outline of this volume; Chapter 1: Competence priorities in policy and practice; Introduction; Insurmountable differences or common vision?; Key competencies in education, the economy, and other sectors; Lists of key competencies; Chapter 2: A holistic model of competence; Introduction The concept of competenceElaboration and clarification; Implications for policy: Toward competencies for all; Chapter 3: Key competencies: Meeting important challenges in life; Introduction; Definition of key competencies; A common vision of the world as a backdrop; Theoretical and conceptual foundations; Three categories of key competencies; Key competencies in different contexts; Chapter 4: Desired outcomes: A successful life and a well-functioning society; Introduction; Competencies for what purpose?; What is a successful life?; What is a well-functioning society? Synchronization of the quality of life and of societyChapter 5: Reflections on international competence assessments; Introduction; The policy yield of comparative assessments of competencies; Building on DeSeCo in future assessments; Lessons from current assessment programs; Areas for future work; Chapter 6: Developing a long-term strategy for international assessments; Where do we stand today? Looking back; Where do we need to be? Looking forward; How can we get there? Challenges and issues; Concluding remarks; Afterword; The indicator context; Creating a vision for the future Embarking on a bold adventureReferences; Biographical notes |
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