Développer une approche par compétences dans la formation universitaire. Bilan de trois expériences en géographie urbaine et économique

摘要

In this article, we’ll be wondering about the point, the challenges and the limits of integrating competences in Higher Education, starting from three experiences lead in Urban and Economic Geography. For this purpose, we’ve managed to combine works from Higher Education specialists and observations from the field. This reflection has been built in three stages. First, we’ll be reminding the foundations and specificities of the competence based approach. Then, we’ll be analysing our three experiences with the help of a common grid allowing us to successively consider the original needs and motivations, the process design, its trial and its adjustment. Finally, we’ll be trying to draw conclusion in terms of impacts on the students learning process, and impacts on the way teachers approach their teaching process, its limits and constraints.