TY  - SER
AU  - Frontini,Sara
AU  - Psifidou,Irene
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TI  - Education and training governance trhough learning outcomes: possibilities and constraints in Italy
CY  - Madrid, España
KW  - GOBERNANZA
KW  - ESTRATEGIAS DE APRENDIZAJE
KW  - COMPETENCIAS
KW  - ITALIA
N2  - In the last years, the shift to learning outcomes, within the European lifelong learning strategies has represented a policy priority for many countries in Europe. Both governments and key stakeholders agree on the importance of learning outcomes as a part of an innovative and effective approach to teaching and learning emphasizing the knowledge, skills and competences acquired at the end of a learning process. METHOD. The present paper discusses the development of policies on learning outcomes within the European scenario, focusing mainly on the Italian case. Specifically, it has a twofold aim: first, to provide a general overview of the European political consensus on the learning outcomes approach and to present the diverse interpretations of European policies at national level; and second, to reflect upon possibilities and constraints connected to the implementation of learning outcomes in Italy. RESULTS. Taking into account characteristics of the current Italian education and training system being discussed in the present paper, the introduction of a learning outcomes approach in the design of curricula, qualifications and certification system reveals its strengths and weaknesses during the implementation process. The findings show that Italy is an example of merge combinations of new ambitions and old constraints, where new positive effects derived from a learning outcomes approach have to face previous structural, methodological and political issues. The regional diversities, the complicated relation between the State and the Regions, and the different stages of development of the last are some representative examples of the drawbacks which have complicated the successful implementation of the planned goals. DISCUSSION. The Italian case can thus be useful to reflect upon general differences and particular issues that characterize member states in the fulfilment of common objectives and Europe
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