Competency-Based Theological Education in a Postcolonial Context: Towards a Transformed Competency Framework

Autor/in	Nell, Ian A.
Titel	Competency-Based Theological Education in a Postcolonial Context: Towards a Transformed Competency Framework
Quelle	In: Transformation in Higher Education, 5 (2020), Artikel 74 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nell, Ian A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2415-0991
Schlagwörter	Competency Based Education; Theological Education; Postcolonialism; Masters Programs; Research Universities; Foreign Countries; 21st Century Skills; Student Evaluation; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Post colonialism; Postkolonialismus; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Forschungseinrichtung; Ausland; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Background: Assessment of students for ministerial practice is traditionally performed through assignments and oral examinations, which often only concentrate on the knowledge component and outcomes of the programme. Assessing students in this way lead to a view of religious practitioners as people who are not really in touch with their parishioners and communicating in language that is not addressing their needs and this normally leads to a disjuncture between knowledge, practice and context. Disjuncture of this nature signals a need for a broader set of competencies than simply working with and analysing texts in theological education. Aim: The aim of this research is to develop a set of competencies that responds to the reality that the practice of ministry takes place within a rich diversity of postcolonial settings and practices. Setting: The research was done as part of my own interest in developing a competency framework for religious leaders. I am coordinating the Master of Divinity program as well as the Postgraduate Diploma in Christian Ministry at our Faculty of Theology. Both these programs directly relate to the preparation of students for ministerial leadership. Methods: The central research question of this study was formulated as follows: What are the central ingredients for developing a competency framework for ministerial formation from a postcolonial perspective at a research-intensive university in South Africa? The method that was used to answer the research question was a literary study of primary and secondary sources related to a broad set of competencies and then narrowing it down to religious leadership as well as some qualitative empirical research in the form of personal interviews. Results: The research in the article looked at the ways in which a competency framework can help translate generic graduate attributes into a set of competencies that is specific to the field of ministerial training. Some empirical work showed evidence of a growing postcolonial awareness in the development of these competencies. Conclusion: Through this research a competency framework for religious leaders has successfully been developed. The next phase of the research project will be to implement the framework, to have feedback and to make some adjustments. [Paper presented at the Biennale Conference of the International Academy for Practical Theology (14th, Sao Leopoldo, Brazil, Apr 4-8 2019.)] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01