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Direct linkWheelahan, Leesa; Moodie, Gavin – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2021
This paper critiques the emergence of micro-credentials in higher education. It argues that micro-credentials build on the discourse of employability skills and 21st century skills within human capital theory, and that they increase the potential of human capital theory to 'discipline' the HE curriculum to align it more closely with putative…
Descriptors: Criticism, Credentials, Higher Education, Employment Potential
