Competencies in Higher Education: a Biopolitical Strategy and a Mode of Refining of the Performative Character of Knowledge

Among the set of changes promoted in education, one which has been central to official policy is that of promoting, putting pressure on, and “attracting” educational institutions and their actors to focus on training and assessment based on competencies. The problematic context under which this poli...

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Educational Competencies
Higher Education
Training Processes.
Competencias Educativas
 Educación Superior
Procesos Formativos
Compétences Éducatives
Éducation Supérieure
Processus Formatifs.
Competências Educacionais
Educação Superior
Processos Formativos
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dc.title.en-US.fl_str_mv Competencies in Higher Education: a Biopolitical Strategy and a Mode of Refining of the Performative Character of Knowledge
dc.title.es-ES.fl_str_mv Las competencias en la educación superior: estrategia biopolítica y afinamiento del carácter performativo del conocimiento
dc.title.fr-FR.fl_str_mv Les compétences dans l’éducation supérieure: stratégie biopolitique et mise au point du caractère performatif de la connaissance
dc.title.pt-BR.fl_str_mv As competencias na educação superior: estratégia biopolítica e aperfeiçoamento da marca performativa do conhecimento
title Competencies in Higher Education: a Biopolitical Strategy and a Mode of Refining of the Performative Character of Knowledge
spellingShingle Competencies in Higher Education: a Biopolitical Strategy and a Mode of Refining of the Performative Character of Knowledge
Educational Competencies
Higher Education
Training Processes.
Competencias Educativas
 Educación Superior
Procesos Formativos
Compétences Éducatives
Éducation Supérieure
Processus Formatifs.
Competências Educacionais
Educação Superior
Processos Formativos
title_short Competencies in Higher Education: a Biopolitical Strategy and a Mode of Refining of the Performative Character of Knowledge
title_full Competencies in Higher Education: a Biopolitical Strategy and a Mode of Refining of the Performative Character of Knowledge
title_fullStr Competencies in Higher Education: a Biopolitical Strategy and a Mode of Refining of the Performative Character of Knowledge
title_full_unstemmed Competencies in Higher Education: a Biopolitical Strategy and a Mode of Refining of the Performative Character of Knowledge
title_sort Competencies in Higher Education: a Biopolitical Strategy and a Mode of Refining of the Performative Character of Knowledge
dc.subject.en-US.fl_str_mv Educational Competencies
Higher Education
Training Processes.
topic Educational Competencies
Higher Education
Training Processes.
Competencias Educativas
 Educación Superior
Procesos Formativos
Compétences Éducatives
Éducation Supérieure
Processus Formatifs.
Competências Educacionais
Educação Superior
Processos Formativos
dc.subject.es-ES.fl_str_mv Competencias Educativas
 Educación Superior
Procesos Formativos
dc.subject.fr-FR.fl_str_mv Compétences Éducatives
Éducation Supérieure
Processus Formatifs.
dc.subject.pt-BR.fl_str_mv Competências Educacionais
Educação Superior
Processos Formativos
description Among the set of changes promoted in education, one which has been central to official policy is that of promoting, putting pressure on, and “attracting” educational institutions and their actors to focus on training and assessment based on competencies. The problematic context under which this policy is employed is that of a liberal government strategy updated through a neo-liberal government, which using Foucaultian terminology will be referred to in this article as government of individualization. Regarding this emphasis on competencies, the present study highlights the performative character of knowledge, and the implications that it has on learning processes, particularly in higher education.
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spelling 2011-06-282024-07-05T19:03:55Z2024-07-05T19:03:55Zhttps://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/praxis_saber/article/view/112810.19053/22160159.1128https://repositorio.uptc.edu.co/handle/001/13307Among the set of changes promoted in education, one which has been central to official policy is that of promoting, putting pressure on, and “attracting” educational institutions and their actors to focus on training and assessment based on competencies. The problematic context under which this policy is employed is that of a liberal government strategy updated through a neo-liberal government, which using Foucaultian terminology will be referred to in this article as government of individualization. Regarding this emphasis on competencies, the present study highlights the performative character of knowledge, and the implications that it has on learning processes, particularly in higher education.Dentro del conjunto de transformaciones promovidas en la educación, una que ha resultado central para la política oficial es la de impulsar, presionar y “seducir” a las instituciones educativas y a sus actores hacia una formación y evaluación centradas en competencias. Para problematizar estas orientaciones, se recurre a su contextualización como estrategia de gobierno liberal que se ha actualizado a través de una gubernamentalidad neoliberal y que, acudiendo a Foucault, aquí se denomina gobierno de la individualización. Sobre la lógica que adquiere este énfasis en las competencias, se destaca el carácter performativo del conocimiento, y las implicaciones que este tiene en los procesos formativos, particularmente en la educación superior.Dans l’ensemble de transformations promues dans l’éducation, celle qui est devenue centrale pour la politique officielle est celle de pousser, appuyer et « séduire » les institutions éducatives et leurs acteurs vers une formation et une évaluationcentrées sur des compétences. Pour problématiser ces orientations-là, on fait recours à leurs contextualisations comme une stratégie du gouvernement libéral qui s’est mis au jour à travers une gouvernabilité néolibérale et qui, en faisant référence `a Foucault, on nomme ici gouvernement de l’individualisation. Tout en s’appuyant sur la logique quecet emphase-là acquiert dans les compétences, on met en évidence le caractère performatif de la onnaissance, et les implications que celle-ci a dans les processus formatifs, particulièrement dans l’éducation supérieure.No conjunto de transformações promovidas na educação, uma que tem sido central para a política oficial é a de impulsionar, pressionar e “seduzir” às instituições educativas e as os seus atores a uma formação e avaliação centradas em competências. Para problematizar estas orientações, recorre-se a sua contextualização como estratégia de governo liberal que se tem atualizado através de uma governabilidade neoliberal e que, baseado em Foucault, aqui se denomina governo da individualização. Sobre a lógica que adquire esta ênfase nas competências, se destaca o caráter performativo do conhecimento, e as implicações que ele tem nos processos formativos, particularmente na educação superior.application/pdfspaspaUniversidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombiahttps://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/praxis_saber/article/view/1128/1127Praxis & Saber; Vol. 2 No. 4 (2011): Docencia e Investigación en Educación Superior; 15-44Praxis & Saber; Vol. 2 Núm. 4 (2011): Docencia e Investigación en Educación Superior; 15-44Praxis & Saber; Vol. 2 No 4 (2011): Docencia e Investigación en Educación Superior; 15-44Praxis & Saber; V. 2 N. 4 (2011): Docencia e Investigación en Educación Superior; 15-44Praxis & Saber; v. 2 n. 4 (2011): Docencia e Investigación en Educación Superior; 15-442462-86032216-0159Educational CompetenciesHigher EducationTraining Processes.Competencias Educativas Educación SuperiorProcesos FormativosCompétences ÉducativesÉducation SupérieureProcessus Formatifs.Competências EducacionaisEducação SuperiorProcessos FormativosCompetencies in Higher Education: a Biopolitical Strategy and a Mode of Refining of the Performative Character of KnowledgeLas competencias en la educación superior: estrategia biopolítica y afinamiento del carácter performativo del conocimientoLes compétences dans l’éducation supérieure: stratégie biopolitique et mise au point du caractère performatif de la connaissanceAs competencias na educação superior: estratégia biopolítica e aperfeiçoamento da marca performativa do conhecimentoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6621http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a205http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf122http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Díaz Flórez, Olga Cecilia001/13307oai:repositorio.uptc.edu.co:001/133072025-07-18 11:43:54.914metadata.onlyhttps://repositorio.uptc.edu.coRepositorio Institucional UPTCrepositorio.uptc@uptc.edu.co