{"product_id":"redefining-competency-based-education-competence-for-life-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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12128796\"\u003eNina Jones Morel\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11460944\"\u003eBruce Griffiths\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Business Expert Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781631578991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1631578995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS085000\"\u003eOrganizational Behavior\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS106000\"\u003eMentoring \u0026amp; Coaching\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS030000\"\u003eHuman Resources \u0026amp; Personnel Management\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNina Jones Morel\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of education and Lipscomb University dean in Nashville, Tennessee, where she leads a competency-based online program and an International Coach Federation-accredited coaching program. She is a coach and author of two books: How to Develop an Instructional Coaching Program for Maximum Capacity (Corwin 2012) and Learning from Coaching: How do I work with an instructional coach to grow as a teacher? (ASCD 2014). Nina received her BA from Lipscomb University and her M.Ed. and Ed.D from Tennessee State University. She also received the Milken National Educator Award for teaching excellence in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Business Expert Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44574233067757,"sku":"9781631578991","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_7a6a8cd3-a166-4e44-8bbb-551f5e2b9926.jpg?v=1701982904","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/redefining-competency-based-education-competence-for-life-9781631578991","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}