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Burnette, Diane M. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2016
Although competency-based education (CBE) has existed since the early 1970s adult-focused degree programs, interest in CBE has spiked in recent years due to the increased attention on higher education affordability and accountability. This article reviews the extant literature on CBE to address the following questions: (a) What are the definitions…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Literature Reviews, Definitions, Program Descriptions
Hexter, Holly – 1990
This paper describes state, institutional, and other community-based programs deemed exemplary (on the basis of design imperatives) for successful interventions to promote meaningful access of minority group youth to postsecondary education. The imperatives include early intervention, comprehensive and integrated intervention, intervention…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged