Generic Skills for the New Economy. Review of Research [microform] / Peter Kearns
- Bib ID:
- 5683417
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Kearns, Peter
- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2001
- 95 p.
- ISBN:
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- 9780873977241
- 0873977246
- Summary:
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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)
- Notes:
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- Availability: 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.
- Sponsoring Agency: Australian National Training Authority, Brisbane.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
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- 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
- Generic Skills
- Australia Great Britain Impact Studies Learning Society Organisation for Economic Cooperation Development Secretarys Comm on Achieving Necessary Skills United States
- Other authors/contributors:
- National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia)
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 2001
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