Article
Competency-Based Education as a Force for Equity
The Journal of Competency-Based Education
(2017)
Abstract
In recent publications, critics and advocates of competency-based education (CBE) have raised questions about whether or not CBE advances the cause of equity in education. This article offers a response, by way of a case study, describing an open-admissions CBE program for adult students with graduation rates over double the US national average. Exploring this program's success, the article argues that CBE can advance equity, but doing so requires research-based understanding of, institution-wide respect for, and mission-focused commitment to adult and other “nontraditional” learners.
Keywords
- adult learning,
- adult students,
- competency-based education,
- competency-based learning,
- equity,
- nontraditional students,
- post-traditional students
Disciplines
Publication Date
March 28, 2017
DOI
10.1002/cbe2.1040
Citation Information
Navarre Cleary M, Breathnach C. Competency-based education as a force for equity. Competency-based Education. 2017;2:e01040. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbe2.1040
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