The Politics of Competence

The Politics of Competence
Author: Jane Green
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2017-10-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1108293697

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Using decades of public opinion data from the US, UK, Australia, Germany and Canada, and distinguishing between three concepts - issue ownership, performance and generalised competence - Green and Jennings show how political parties come to gain or lose 'ownership' of issues, how they are judged on their performance in government across policy issues and how they develop a reputation for competence (or incompetence) over a period in office. Their analysis tracks the major events causing people to re-evaluate party reputations and the costs of governing which cause electorates to punish parties in power. They reveal why, when and how these movements in public opinion matter to elections. The implications are important for long-standing debates about performance and partisanship, and reveal that public opinion about party and governing competence is, to a great extent, the product of major shocks and predictable dynamics.

The Politics of Competence

The Politics of Competence
Author: John Merrow
Publisher:
Total Pages: 112
Release: 1975
Genre: Educational accountability
ISBN:

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The extent to which we are being shaped by the "competency-based" concept in the training and licensing of teachers is the topic of this volume. The central statement "The Politics of Competence: A Review of Competency-Based Teacher Education," provides a review and interpretation of activity nationally. (The importance of this activity can be underscored by the estimate that hundreds of thousands of educator-person years are being consumed by this movement.) This statement is followed by a series of perspectives by people who either helped shape the "competency-based" concept, or who are now responding to the concept's shaping force. The general purpose of the National Institute of Education in publishing a volume such as this one is to raise the level of public debate on contemporary issues in education. To this end, the format followed is to review and interpret a national activity, followed by perspectives from major interested parties.

On Voter Competence

On Voter Competence
Author: Paul Goren
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2013
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0195396146

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Argues with the standard interpretation of the American voter as incompetent in matters of policy.

The Politics of Competence

The Politics of Competence
Author: Jane Green
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2017-10-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 110715801X

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This analysis reveals how issue ownership, performance and competence shape public opinion about parties, government support and elections, over time and cross-nationally.

The Question of Competence

The Question of Competence
Author: Brian D. Hodges
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2012-10-11
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0801465362

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Medical competence is a hot topic surrounded by much controversy about how to define competency, how to teach it, and how to measure it. While some debate the pros and cons of competence-based medical education and others explain how to achieve various competencies, the authors of the seven chapters in The Question of Competence offer something very different. They critique the very notion of competence itself and attend to how it has shaped what we pay attention to—and what we ignore—in the education and assessment of medical trainees. Two leading figures in the field of medical education, Brian D. Hodges and Lorelei Lingard, drew together colleagues from the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands to explore competency from different perspectives, in order to spark thoughtful discussion and debate on the subject. The critical analyses included in the book’s chapters cover the role of emotion, the implications of teamwork, interprofessional frameworks, the construction of expertise, new directions for assessment, models of self-regulation, and the concept of mindful practice. The authors juxtapose the idea of competence with other highly valued ideas in medical education such as emotion, cognition and teamwork, drawing new insights about their intersections and implications for one another.

Citizen Competence and Democratic Institutions

Citizen Competence and Democratic Institutions
Author: Stephen L. Elkin
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 446
Release: 2010-11-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780271042435

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A searching examination of what citizen competence is, how much it exists in the United States today, and what can be done to increase it.

The Politics of Competence

The Politics of Competence
Author: Douglas Holly
Publisher:
Total Pages: 22
Release: 1999
Genre: Citizenship
ISBN:

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Administrative Competence

Administrative Competence
Author: Elizabeth Fisher
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2020-10-15
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1108836100

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This book reimagines administrative law as the law of public administration by making its competence the focus of administrative law.

The Politics of Competence

The Politics of Competence
Author: John G.G.. Merrow II
Publisher:
Total Pages: 97
Release: 1975
Genre: Teachers
ISBN:

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American Awakening

American Awakening
Author: Joshua Mitchell
Publisher: Encounter Books
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2022-12-13
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1641772832

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America has always been committed to the idea that citizens can work together to build a common world. Today, three afflictions keep us from pursuing that noble ideal. The first and most obvious affliction is identity politics, which seeks to transform America by turning politics into a religious venue of sacrificial offering. For now, the sacrificial scapegoat is the white, heterosexual, man. After he is humiliated and purged, who will be the object of cathartic rage? White women? Black men? Identity politics is the anti-egalitarian spiritual eugenics of our age. It demands that pure and innocent groups ascend, and the stained transgressor groups be purged. The second affliction is that citizens oscillate back and forth, in bipolar fashion, at one moment feeling invincible on their social media platforms and, the next, feeling impotent to face the everyday problems of life without the guidance of experts and global managers. Third, Americans are afflicted by a disease that cannot quite be named, characterized by an addictive hope that they can find cheap shortcuts that bypass the difficult labors of everyday life. Instead of real friendship, we seek social media “friends.” Instead of meals at home, we order “fast food.” Instead of real shopping, we “shop” online. Instead of counting on our families and neighbors to address our problems, we look to the state to take care of us. In its many forms, this disease promises release from our labors, yet impoverishes us all. American Awakening chronicles all of these problems, yet gives us hope for the future.