Equity in competency education: realizing the potential, overcoming the obstacles
Equity is both a central goal and fundamental value of competency education. Competency-based approaches are designed to promote equity by preventing students from falling behind or staying behind. In practice, however, poorly implemented competency-based programs could inadvertently increase inequity - in opportunities and in outcomes. This paper examines equity concerns in competency education through the lens of family income, which research has linked consistently with disparities in educational achievement. [The authors] look at research in three areas in which students from lower-income ... Show more
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Published: Boston, Massachusetts, Jobs for the Future, 2014
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: iv, 26 p.
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