Generic competences in Higher Education: Studying their development in undergraduate social science studies by means of a specific methodology

Perspectives in Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 70-86

  Gallifa, Josep ^a   Garriga, Jordi ^b  

^a Ramon LIull University   (South Africa)

^b Department of Education   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bologna process; Competence acquisition; Employment; Generic competences; Higher education; Professions; Self assessment; Spain; Teaching methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958549283     PISSN: 02582236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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