The challenge of developing a competence‐oriented curriculum: an integrative framework

Abstract

This paper discusses developments in society that have called for a rethinking of LIS education and subsequent widening of the curriculum of the LIS schools in the Netherlands that has been taking place to meet the demands of organizations for a different professional contribution. The focus has changed from the acquisition of “factual” knowledge to teaching students how to solve problems, to respond aptly to changeable professional situations, to interact within a team, and to acquire new knowledge and skills continuously, throughout life. In order to keep up with these developments the Dutch national council for higher vocational education has demanded a remodelling of courses from the LIS schools in Holland. The purpose of this study is to describe the framework and to show how it functions in current education.

Citation

Roggema‐van Heusden, M. (2004), "The challenge of developing a competence‐oriented curriculum: an integrative framework", Library Review, Vol. 53 No. 2, pp. 98-103. https://doi.org/10.1108/00242530410522587