Selling Out Education National Qualifications Frameworks and the Neglect of Knowledge |
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Author:
| Allais, Stephanie |
Series title: | The Knowledge Economy and Education Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-94-6209-576-2 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2014 |
Publisher: | BRILL
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $59.00 |
Book Description:
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Selling Out Educationargues that basing education policy on qualifications and learning outcomes--dramatized by the phenomenal expansion of qualifications frameworks--is misguided. Qualifications frameworks are intended to make education more responsive to the needs of economies and societies by improving how qualifications and credentials are used in labour markets. But using learning outcomes as the starting point of education programmes neglects the core purpose of education:...
More Description Selling Out Educationargues that basing education policy on qualifications and learning outcomes--dramatized by the phenomenal expansion of qualifications frameworks--is misguided. Qualifications frameworks are intended to make education more responsive to the needs of economies and societies by improving how qualifications and credentials are used in labour markets. But using learning outcomes as the starting point of education programmes neglects the core purpose of education: giving people access to bodies of knowledge they would not otherwise have.