Generic Skills for the New Economy. Review of Research.

Autor/in	Kearns, Peter
Institution	National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia).
Titel	Generic Skills for the New Economy. Review of Research.
Quelle	(2001), (95 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-87397-724-6
Schlagwörter	Adjustment (to Environment); Comparative Analysis; Competency Based Education; Definitions; Economic Change; Economic Development; Education Work Relationship; Educational Needs; Educational Objectives; Educational Planning; Educational Research; Employment Potential; Employment Qualifications; Foreign Countries; Glossaries; Holistic Approach; Human Capital; Innovation; Job Performance; Job Skills; Labor Force; Labor Force Development; Learning Processes; Lifelong Learning; Literature Reviews; Models; Needs Assessment; School Business Relationship; Teaching Methods; Technological Advancement; Trend Analysis; Vocational Education; Work Environment; Australia; United Kingdom (Great Britain); United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Begriffsbestimmung; Ökonomischer Wandel; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Bildungsplanung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Ausland; Glossary; Glossar; Holistischer Ansatz; Humankapital; Work performance; Arbeitsleistung; Produktive Fertigkeit; Labour force; Arbeitskraft; Erwerbsbevölkerung; Arbeitskräftebestand; Learning process; Lernprozess; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Analogiemodell; Bedarfsermittlung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Trendanalyse; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Arbeitsmilieu; Australien; USA
Abstract	The generic skills needed for the new economy were identified through a review of research studies. First, the development of sets of key competencies/key skills in Great Britain, the United States, and Australia were examined. The U.S. model, which involves a broader, more flexible, and more holistic set of generic skills, was contrasted with the Anglo-Australian model, which has resulted in a more narrowly focused and instrumental set of key skills/key competencies that are broadly similar. Next, the implications of key contextual shifts for generic skills were considered. The following topics were discussed: the emergence of the new knowledge-based economy and the impact of new technologies; the consequent pressures for lifelong learning and maintaining employability; changes in the workplace; and initiatives to foster an enterprise culture and innovation. The following were among the key conclusions: (1) there is no international consensus regarding identification of the essential generic skills; (2) fostering generic skills requires active learning strategies in which learners assume responsibility for their own learning; and (3) direct and indirect evidence of the impact of generic skills on business performance exists. (Ten tables/figures/boxes and 95 references are included. A glossary and description of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's DeSeCo Program are appended.) (MN)
Anmerkungen	National Centre for Vocational Education Research, 252 Kensington Road, Leabrook, South Australia 5068, Australia. Tel: 08 8333 8400; Fax: 08 8331 9211; e-mail: vet_req@ncver.edu.au; Web site: http://www.ncver.edu.au (Cat no. 602; $29.15 Australian). For full text: http://www.ncver.edu.au/research/proj/nr0024.pdf.
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