基本説明
Findings from an OECD study about the key competencies that are needed in a well-functioning society.
Full Description
Policymakers and experts from business, labour, education and other sectors agree that education and investment in competencies are crucial for coping with the complex demands and global challenges of today's world. But what competencies do we need for an overall successful life and a well-functioning society? This question was the starting point of an interdisciplinary, policy-oriented project carried out under the auspices of the OECD. This volume lays out relevant normative, definitional, and conceptual criteria for defining and selecting key competencies in an international context. The construction of three broad, theory-grounded categories of key competencies - acting autonomously, using tools interactively, and functioning in socially heterogeneous groups - and the identified key competencies within these categories represent an important transition from a multidisciplinary approach to interdisciplinary insight and towards international consensus. The volume also addresses questions such as how can these competencies be validated with regard to broad desired outcomes and what are the implications for international comparative assessments?
Contents
Introduction: An overview Chapter 1: Consolidation of the notion of competence by Dominique Simone Rychen, Swiss Federal Statistical Office Chapter 2: Multiple approaches in the policy realm to defining and selecting key competencies by Laura Hersh Salganik, Education Statistics Services Institute, American Institutes for Research Chapter 3: A limited set of competencies valid in and across social fields by Dominique Simone Rychen, Swiss Federal Statistical Office Chapter 4: Relevance of key competencies - desired outcomes by Heinz Gilomen, Swiss Federal Statistical Office Chapter 5: Implications for assessment by Scott Murray & Eugene Owen, Statistics Canada/National Center for Education Statistics, US Concluding Remarks
