05 December 2007
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With this model, the new doctor tries to contribute to the main aim of the imminent introduction of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), which was created in 1999 following the signing of the Bologna Declaration, and is expected to be completed in 2010. It seeks to provide greater transparency regarding the level and content of degree courses, and to promote the mobility of students, lecturers and researchers in Europe. In this context, the concept of competences, expressed as learning outcomes within an educational context, is one of the key commitments of European universities to successfully face the challenges posed by the abovementioned EHEA.
This research work carried out at the University of Deusto has been awarded a European Doctoral Enhancement, which adds international value to the PhD degree. This award has not gained much recognition in Spain yet because its regulation is still relatively new, and the number and level of requirements needed are very high.
The proposed model (DILCES:Development, Integrated, Longitudinal, Competences, Education, Higher), can be defined as a complex and integrated system that, through self-reflection-planning- registration-assessment of learning experiences inside and outside the classroom, and based on a series of support tools, help students to:gain self-knowledge as trainees; direct their own learning processes; develop strategies that may enable them to apply what they have learnt to new situations or contexts; and to strengthen those competences that are part of their educational profile.
