Competencies and Workplace Learning: Some Reflections on the Rhetoric and the Reality.

Garavan, Thomas N.; McGuire, David M.

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ERIC Number: EJ627545

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Competencies and Workplace Learning: Some Reflections on the Rhetoric and the Reality.

Garavan, Thomas N.; McGuire, David M.

Journal of Workplace Learning, v13 n4 p144-63 2001

Examines philosophical and epistemological perspectives on definitions of competence and its measurement in workplace contexts. Concludes that consensus on parameters and definitions of competence are needed to ensure the clarity, consistency, and reliability of measurement. (Contains 115 references.) (SK)

Descriptors: Classification, Competence, Competency Based Education, Definitions, Individual Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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