Abstract

VEGA HERNANDEZ, Angélica. Some Experiences about Competency Model in Public Administration School. Rev. Actual. Investig. Educ [online]. 2015, vol.15, n.3, pp.128-158. ISSN 1409-4703.

The following presents the process executed by Public Administration School that allowed a new curriculum in competencies. The process required excellent team work, where professors were tasked with learning about competencies, reviewing public administration theory and finally building a professional competencies module. The effort allowed the definition of specific and general competencies and design modules instead of courses. The Public Administration project is a new propoal been built and implemented for the first time at the University of Costa Rica. The article concludes that it is possible to implement modernization processes in the curriculum that break current paradigms. Also provides recommendations on processes of joint construction that impact positively on the review of discipline and improving processes teaching and learning.

Keywords : competency model; higher education; change management; curriculum; competencies; University of Costa Rica..

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