International Perspectives on Competence in the Workplace
Implications for Research, Policy and Practice
Editors: Velde, Christine (Ed.)
Free Preview- A revised and updated 2nd edition
- Updated to meet current trends in the field; and the broader socio, economic, political and global issues, in order to retain its holistic strengths
- Forward thinking, in presenting an enlightened conceptualisation of competence for future workplaces, where workers will be required to predict and deal with novel situations at work
- Ahead of its time, in furthering an international dialogue about the impact of culture, the need for effective intercultural communication, and the challenges of globalisation for workplaces across international contexts, e.g. the West: Australia and Europe, and the East: China, Singapore, Hong Kong
- The structure of the book around four major themes is based on different types of workplaces
- All chapters in the book are based on research findings from studies carried out across international contexts, and include a high level of conceptual thinking and analysis
- All authors are active researchers in exploring different and more holistic conceptions of competence based on phenomenographic insights, and across a variety of global workplace contexts
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- About this book
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As the world’s economy develops into a more dynamic, fast-moving, and unpredictable entity, it is crucial that the workers who create wealth have the ability to assess and respond to new and unforeseen challenges. In other words, the future will require a more competent workforce. What, though, does this mean in practice? In this, the fully revised second edition of Christine Velde’s book, a variety of researchers from around the world provide a truly international perspective on the issue. They help to redefine the term competence. Rather than responding to challenges using a pre-existing set of skills, they see competence as having the ability to assess new situations, and then adapt one’s response accordingly, particularly in collaboration with others.
Providing the reader with insightful perspectives about competence in different situations and contexts, the book’s sections explore the concept of competence in industry and vocational education, in schools and colleges, in small businesses and companies, and in universities. The interpretation, experience and teaching of competence in the workplace is boiled down to five essential components that in themselves represent an argument for a more holistic conception of competence. Velde herself concludes the book by synthesizing and reflecting on the contents.
This book provides the reader with insightful perspectives on competence, and the characteristics of learning environments in different workplace contexts. Drawing on phenomenographic insights allows it to present a more enlightened view of competence, at the same time as opening up an international dialogue about the meaning and interpretation of competence in the workplace. Useful not only to educators and researchers, this volume will also assist leaders and managers in a variety of contexts to develop more meaningful workplaces.
Christine Velde, the editor, has published widely about the meaning and interpretation of competence in different workplaces. Her work has included the development of more holistic models of competence. More recently, Velde has expanded her research and writing interests to include the challenges to competence development across global contexts.
- Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Understanding of Work: The Basis for Competence Development
Pages 3-20
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Exploring Opportunities for Collaborative Linkages in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) Sector
Pages 21-32
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Workplace Competence: Integrating Social and Personal Perspectives
Pages 33-54
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The Changing Context of Business Education: Competency Requirements for the New Paradigm
Pages 57-85
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Professional Competencies: Perspectives and Challenges for the Tertiary Sector
Pages 87-99
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- International Perspectives on Competence in the Workplace
- Book Subtitle
- Implications for Research, Policy and Practice
- Editors
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- Christine Velde
- Copyright
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-4020-8754-7
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-4020-8754-7
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-4020-8753-0
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-94-007-9054-4
- Edition Number
- 2
- Number of Pages
- XVII, 244
- Topics
