Capability and Quality in Higher Education

Informationen zum Autor Stephenson, John; Yorke, Mantz Klappentext The new focus in learning is on developing the individual's capability. This work looks at this in the context of improving skills, lifelong learning and welfare-to-work. It debates the issues within the setting of institutional strategies, work-based learning, skills development and assessment. Zusammenfassung The new focus in learning is on developing the individual's capability. This work looks at this in the context of improving skills! lifelong learning and welfare-to-work. It debates the issues within the setting of institutional strategies! work-based learning! skills development and assessment. Inhaltsverzeichnis Embedding capability in the curriculum; building a learning community - developing an integrated strategy for the 21st century; capabilities across the curriculum; the TEC experience; learner managed learning; work-based learning and learning organisations; development of skills and the career management initiative; an institutional strategy for transferable skills and employability; linking capability to levels and assessment; an assessment topic; capability through HE; profiling, learning outcomes and learning contracts; building a learning organisation through institutional capability; the capability experience at Bournemouth University; the partnership framework and personal and professional development; independent study programmes and autonomous learning.

Product details

• Authors: John Yorke Stephenson
• Assisted by: John Stephenson (Editor), Mantz Yorke (Editor), Yorke Mantz (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.1998
• EAN: 9780749425715
• ISBN: 978-0-7494-2571-5
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / General, Education, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Philosophy and theory of education, STUDY AIDS / Study & Test-Taking Skills, Study and learning skills: general