Discourses on competence: a case study of students’ experience of higher level National/Scottish Vocational Qualifications
The introduction of competence-based national vocational qualifications (NVQs) in the United Kingdom (UK) marked a radical departure in vocational education policy, and has subsequently provoked widespread criticism in the literature. Surprisingly, however, there has been little research published of students’ experience of the new work-based vocationalism. This article presents the findings of a qualitative study into higher level NVQs. The research supports much of the critical discourses on competence, particularly the emphasis given in the qualifications to ‘procedural knowledge’ and ‘surf ... Show more
Authors: Canning, Roy
Published: Basingstoke, England, Carfax Publishing, 1999
Resource type: Article
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