The change towards a teaching methodology based on competences : a case study in a Spanish university

GONZALEZ, Jose Maria G, MONTANO, Jose Luis Arquero and HASSALL, Trevor (2012). The change towards a teaching methodology based on competences : a case study in a Spanish university. Research Papers in Education, 29 (1), 111-130.

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Abstract

The European Higher Education Area (EHEA) has promoted the implementation of a teaching methodology based on competences. Drawing on New Institutional Sociology, the present work aims to identify and improve knowledge concerning the factors which are hindering that change in the Spanish university system. This is investigated using a case study based on a Spanish university which is a pioneer in the implementation of a competence-based curriculum. The results show that factors identified and analysed are conditioning the change and causing a ceremonial adoption of the competence-based system by the teaching staff. The results of the study may be of use as a reference and orientation for educators and administrators as well as for the regulators of those countries integrated within the EHEA. The study may prove useful in the analysis of inertia factors present when designing and implementing the policies and measures necessary to achieve a comprehensive teaching methodology; one which incorporates learning and assessment of competences in a real manner. Keywords: European higher education area; Spanish higher education; teaching methodologies; competences; institutional theory

Item Type: Article
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: Sheffield Business School Research Institute > People, Work and Organisation
Departments - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: Sheffield Business School > Department of Finance, Accountancy and Business Systems
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1080/02671522.2012.745895
Page Range: 111-130
Depositing User: Claire Bennehan
Date Deposited: 30 Apr 2013 09:31
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2021 22:16
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/6970

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