The bases of competence : skills for lifelong learning and employability /

This timely, well-written book focuses on an important debate going on in higher education today as to what should be taught and learned. Evers (Univ. of Guelph), Rush (Bank of Montreal), and Berdrow (Bentley College) cogently argue that the higher education curriculum must change in order to meet the changing needs of its students/learners. They call for a competency-based curriculum model focusing on four critical competencies that will be needed in the future: self-management, effective communication skills, people and task management, and the ability to mobilize innovation and change. Pedagogical techniques must move from the "sage on the stage" to the "guide on the side," and higher education students must see themselves not just as students but as lifelong learners. The authors are very well qualified to write on this topic and present a plethora of current research to support their perspectives. This book should be required reading for curriculum committees throughout higher education and will be of interest to higher education faculty, administrators, and graduate students in a wide variety of areas. W. C. Hine Eastern Illinois University