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Publication Date: 2013
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Competency-Based Approaches: Linking Theory and Practice in Professional Education with Particular Reference to Health Education
Gonczi, Andrew
Educational Philosophy and Theory, v45 n12 spec iss p1290-1306 2013
Paul Hager and I worked on a large number of research projects and publications throughout the 1990s. The focus of this work was on developing a competency-based approach to professional education and assessment. I review this work and its impact over the years. Notwithstanding the fact that most professional associations today have a competency framework and that most university courses use them in their courses for initial professional education, they still have a relatively naïve view of the relationship between theory and practice. The second part of the article outlines how this might be theorized in health education.
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Professional Education, Health Education, Competency Based Education, Professional Associations, Guidelines, Role, Clinical Experience, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories, Patients, Simulation, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Health Personnel, Medical Education, Communities of Practice
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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