Competency-Based Education in Higher Education

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Author(s): Christine K. Sorensen Irvine (University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, USA)and Jonathan M. Kevan (University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, USA)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 27
Source title: Handbook of Research on Competency-Based Education in University Settings
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Karen Rasmussen (University of West Florida, USA), Pamela Northrup (Bigger Picture Strategy, USA)and Robin Colson (Tallahassee Community College, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0932-5.ch001

Keywords: Education / Higher Education / Information Science Reference

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This chapter summarizes the background and current status of competency-based education (CBE) in higher education. After briefly reviewing the history and current state of CBE in higher education, the authors address the more recent uptick in CBE options in higher education as well as potential drivers of demand, including changing demographics, demands from the public and employers for reduced costs and evidence of outcomes, and rapidly evolving technologies. The chapter includes examples of CBE programs in operation or development at selected post-secondary institutions and concludes with a brief look at barriers and challenges higher education faces in implementing CBS as well as possible opportunities for the future.

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