{"product_id":"redefining-competency-based-education-nina-jones-morel-9781631578991","title":"Redefining Competency Based Education: Competence for Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRedefining Competency-Based Education\u003c\/i\u003e provides an expanded definition of career competence, based on actual employer hiring and promotion requirements, which enhances university curricula to better prepare students for work and life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Readers will learn how private sector competency models have evolved to define criteria for hiring, promoting, and training talent. The authors contrast these models with classic university practices to document a historic academic preference for technical preparation over the so-called soft skills valued by employers. This book outlines techniques for measuring and developing soft skills that provide significant advantage in career success, and shares examples of universities that have successfully implemented these concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nina Jones Morel, Bruce Griffiths\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1631578995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781631578991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Business Expert Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d","brand":"Nina Jones Morel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44321643692287,"sku":"9781631578991","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e7437af2-9298-471f-97f1-e90da0973d5c.jpg?v=1696331947","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/redefining-competency-based-education-nina-jones-morel-9781631578991","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}