The Landscape of Competency-Based Education: Enrollments, Demographics, and Affordability. AEI Series on Competency-Based Higher Education

Autor/in	Kelchen, Robert
Institution	American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI), Center on Higher Education Reform (CHER)
Titel	The Landscape of Competency-Based Education: Enrollments, Demographics, and Affordability. AEI Series on Competency-Based Higher Education
Quelle	(2015), (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Competency Based Education; Higher Education; Student Costs; Enrollment; Prior Learning; College Programs; Student Characteristics; College Students; Student Financial Aid; Nursing Education; Associate Degrees; New York (Albany) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Studienkosten; Einschulung; Vorkenntnisse; Studienprogramm; Collegestudent; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Pflegepädagogik
Abstract	Competency-based education (CBE), broadly defined as a form of higher education in which credit is provided on the basis of student learning rather than credit or clock hours, has begun to catch the attention of federal and state policymakers, foundations, and colleges. Among the model's promising features are its potential to lower college costs and serve adult students in need of flexibility. Still, despite the model's visibility, few researchers have actually taken an in-depth look at the wide range of competency-based education providers. Many questions have emerged around the various ways students can earn credit, the number of providers that offer competency-based coursework or degree programs, and the number and types of students enrolled in these programs. Additionally, although the list prices of competency-based models appear very cost-effective in relation to traditional higher education models, no one has comprehensively examined the true affordability of CBE programs and whether they actually deliver credentials to their students at a lower price. In this paper--the first in a series of papers that will examine competency-based education from a number of perspectives--Kelchen explores the uncharted landscape of CBE providers and presents insight on the definitions, scale, and finances of the enterprise. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01