The Failure of Competence-Based Education and the Demand for Bildung

by Luca Moretti and Alessia Marabini

This book contrasts two prominent models of education, Competence-Based Education (CBE) which is the dominant model in most school systems of the world, and Bildung-Oriented Education (BOE), once the basis of school systems of Northern Europe.

CBE interprets learning as the acquisition of clearly definable and allegedly measurable competences, and it is supported by supranational organisations, such as the OECD. BOE characterises...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350517984
• ISBN13: 9781350517981
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"