This article presents the results of mapping the Slovenian pharmacy curriculum to evaluate the adequacy of the recently developed and validated European Pharmacy Competences Framework (EPCF). The mapping was carried out and evaluated progressively by seven members of the teaching staff at the University of Ljubljana's Faculty of Pharmacy. Consensus was achieved by using a two-round modified Del...

BACKGROUND The aim of this project was to analyze and compare the educational experience in rheumatology specialty training programs across European countries, with a focus on self-reported ability. METHOD An electronic survey was designed to assess the training experience in terms of self-reported ability, existence of formal education, number of patients managed and assessments performed du...

This essay explores evolutionary and competence-based theories of the firm. " Evolutionary " approaches to the theory of the firm often invoke the biological metaphor of natural selection[1]. The classic example here is the seminal work by Richard Nelson and Sidney Winter: An Evolutionary Theory of Economic Change (1982). Exponents of evolutionary approaches argue that they provide better theor...

Maintaining and developing competitive advantages in a constantly changing market requires the creation and exploitation of a network of adequate competences. Competence management necessitates both clean formalisation and evaluation of the pertinence of competences. This depends on several factors and involves subjective elements. In this paper, a methodological approach for evaluating compete...

The objective of this research is to investigate the managerial competences for Electronic Commerce professional managers. Three research approaches have been adopted here: Focus Group, Fuzzy Delphi Method. The results indicated that professional skills and leadership competence are more important than other competences such as administrative skills and motivation. Comparing the competences of ...

OBJECTIVE A literature review was made to construct a proposal regarding the concept of competences-based learning in higher education. METHODS The pertinent literature published in Spanish and English in databases such as Medline, Redalyc, SciELO and Academic Google, as well as material in the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, reference centers and books was searched using keywords. The data...

Research into and practice of Higher Education for Sustainable Development (HESD) have been increasing during the last two decades. These have focused on providing sustainability education to future generations of professionals. In this context, there has been considerable progress in the incorporation of SD in universities’ curricula. Most of these efforts have focussed on the design and deliv...

The spread of COVID-19 all over the world triggered major changes in organization education many countries. Governments have adopted various solutions to reduce disruption caused education. This article, which is based on survey research (N=246) conducted among teachers types schools Poland, provides an analysis field distance learning and process during lockdown. results show that encountered ...