International perspectives on competence development : developing skills and capabilities

1. Competence development in the USA : limiting expectations or unleashing global capacities / Karen E. Watkins and Maria Cseh -- 2. Adult education and competence development : from a critical thinking perspective / Moacir Gadotti -- 3. Competence development in the workplace : concepts, strategies and effects / Per-Erik Ellstrom & Henrik Kock -- 4. Competence : commodification of human ability / Soonghee Han -- 5. Holistic competence : putting judgements first / David Beckett -- 6. Competence, learning and education : how can competences be learned, and how can they be developed in formal education? / Knud Illeris -- 7. Learning to be an expert : competence development and expertise / Peter Jarvis -- 8. Competence development in the public sector : development, or dismantling of professionalism? / Katrin Hjort -- 9. Labour perspectives on the new politics of skill and competence formation : international reflections / Peter Sawchuk -- 10. Competences and employer engagement / Pam Irwin -- 11. Developing competence-in-practice : learning stories of female entrepreneurs in small business / Manuela Perrotta -- 12. Enhancing competences and skills in China / Xianjin Dou -- 13. Competence-based training and national qualifications frameworks in South Africa / Ben Parker and Shirley Walters -- 14. Towards enhanced competence of the Thai workforce / Patcharawalai Wongboonsin and Kua Wongsboonsin.