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ERIC Number: EJ484486
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0266-0830
Disciplining the Subject: The Power of Competence.
Edwards, Richard; Usher, Robin
Studies in the Education of Adults, v26 n1 p1-14 Apr 1994
Suggests that "competence" is a component of power-knowledge practices that regulate adults through a process of self-regulation. Argues that competency-based education is a means of producing consent without using oppression or force in reproducing the social order. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Competence, Competency Based Education, Employment Qualifications, Intellectual Disciplines, Power Structure, Social Control
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Self Regulation