Competency-Based Education Programs in Texas An Innovative Approach to Higher Education

This report assesses the Texas experience in the context of national competency-based higher-education movement. Competency-based education in Texas is examined through six institutions that currently offer these programs and recent state efforts to support them. The approach included review of rele...

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Main Author: Daugherty, Lindsay (auth)
Other Authors: Davis, Van L. (auth), Miller, Trey (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: RAND Corporation 2015
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