Competent uses of competence: on the difference between a value-judgment and empirical assessability

This article considers the concept of Competence as applied to educational theory and policy, and illuminates the possibility of significant variations in meaning. Referring to Wittgenstein’s distinctions between transitive and intransitive uses of notions and Holland’s description of mastery, the a...

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Main Author: Birgit Schaffar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-05-01
Series:Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20020317.2021.1958993