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Developing Generic Competences in the European Higher Education Area: a proposal for teaching the principles of economics
Author(s) -
Velasco Manuel Salas,
Sánchez Martínez María Teresa,
Ferrero Noelina Rodríguez
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european journal of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1465-3435
pISSN - 0141-8211
DOI - 10.1111/j.1465-3435.2012.01525.x
Subject(s) - competence (human resources) , higher education , economics education , teaching method , context (archaeology) , task (project management) , pedagogy , mathematics education , engineering ethics , sociology , political science , psychology , vocational education , engineering , management , economics , social psychology , paleontology , law , biology
The participation of Spain in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) involves a number of important challenges for academics. Adapting to an educational model that is characterised by competence‐based teaching is a difficult task, yet it is of paramount importance in the context of current reforms. In an educational system in which the traditional lecture prevails, learning‐centred teaching represents a major cultural change with significant consequences. The objective of this study is to offer economics lecturers some practical techniques for use in the classroom. Specifically, it includes suggestions for the planning, preparation and teaching of lectures, seminars, tutorials, case studies, debates, and computer‐based learning. It also provides practical advice on student assessment.