Using an instrument to analyse competence-based study programmes: Experiences of teachers in dutch vocational education and training

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 813-829

  Wesselink, Renate ^a   Dekker Groen, Agaath M ^b   Biemans, Harm J A ^a   Mulder, Martin ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agricultural education; Competence based education; Curriculum development; Curriculum evaluation; Vocational education

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650072861     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220271003759249     Document Type: Article

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