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cafetaria-onderwijs.

English translation: cafeteria model / Pick and Mix Education / self-service education

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Dutch term or phrase:cafetaria-onderwijs.
English translation:cafeteria model / Pick and Mix Education / self-service education
Entered by: Johan Venter

12:42 Oct 19, 2005
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
Dutch term or phrase: cafetaria-onderwijs.
Dit studiejaar is in de eerste periode begonnen met het verkrijgen van inzicht in de eigen competenties door middel van de demogame, het POP en het portfolio, waarna de student de mogelijk is geboden om enkele competenties naar keuze verder te ontwikkelen in **cafetaria-onderwijs**.

I can't find any references on the internet, so I think that this is just an informal term used by the author, but I would rather have confirmation. This is taken from a course handbook for Aviation Management at a university in the Netherlands.
Johan Venter
Czech Republic
Local time: 04:24
cafeteria model
Explanation:
E.g.:

-> "It is recognised that credit systems are very important. It is envisaged that these will solve many issues related to Access, Transfer and Progression. Within a ***cafeteria model***, coherence depends on the final awarding body, that is, those who award the final qualification. One particular difficulty within credit systems is that of recognising achievement by proxy, that is, the problem that in awarding body faces in standing over a qualification or a set of learning outcomes which have been certified by another awarding body."
http://www.nqai.ie/policies&criteriatext.htm

-> "Before EC 2000, ABET required that engineering students take the equivalent of one full term of liberal arts courses, usually 15 to 18 hours. That led to the "Chinese menu" approach currently used by most schools. Students typically take a hodgepodge of HSS electives. ... The problem is, the ***cafeteria model*** "often does not add up to anything coherent," complains Barbara Olds, associate vice president for academic affairs, liberal arts and international studies, at the Colorado School of Mines."
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3797/is_200402/a...
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Chris Hopley
Netherlands
Local time: 04:24
Grading comment
Thank you for all the proposed answers. I ended up using a few of the answers proposed as the Dutch habit of repeating words forced me to this. Unfortunately I cannot award points to all the answers, so I'll apply the first come first serve principle. Thank you everyone!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3cafeteria model
Chris Hopley
4cafeteria modules
DutchConnection
3course menu
Kate Hudson (X)
3Pick and Mix Education / Education a la carte
Adam Smith
3self-service education
Jack den Haan


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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
cafeteria-onderwijs
cafeteria model


Explanation:
E.g.:

-> "It is recognised that credit systems are very important. It is envisaged that these will solve many issues related to Access, Transfer and Progression. Within a ***cafeteria model***, coherence depends on the final awarding body, that is, those who award the final qualification. One particular difficulty within credit systems is that of recognising achievement by proxy, that is, the problem that in awarding body faces in standing over a qualification or a set of learning outcomes which have been certified by another awarding body."
http://www.nqai.ie/policies&criteriatext.htm

-> "Before EC 2000, ABET required that engineering students take the equivalent of one full term of liberal arts courses, usually 15 to 18 hours. That led to the "Chinese menu" approach currently used by most schools. Students typically take a hodgepodge of HSS electives. ... The problem is, the ***cafeteria model*** "often does not add up to anything coherent," complains Barbara Olds, associate vice president for academic affairs, liberal arts and international studies, at the Colorado School of Mines."
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3797/is_200402/a...

Chris Hopley
Netherlands
Local time: 04:24
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 68
Grading comment
Thank you for all the proposed answers. I ended up using a few of the answers proposed as the Dutch habit of repeating words forced me to this. Unfortunately I cannot award points to all the answers, so I'll apply the first come first serve principle. Thank you everyone!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dave Calderhead: I wouldn't dare to disagree with you on this, Chris. (;-{)>
5 hrs
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
5 hrs
agree  Saskia Steur (X)
8 hrs
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course menu


Explanation:
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn/tbmodules/modules1-5/Default.h...

this website relates to self-study modules

Kate Hudson (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 04:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 66
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Pick and Mix Education / Education a la carte


Explanation:
Two other possible suggestions (one already suggested by Gerda):

E.g."Education a la carte
Published: Wednesday, October 5, 2005
Article Tools:Email This ArticlePrint This Article Page 1 of 1

For some students, large, all-encompassing introductory courses are the bane of the college experience.

But maybe there should be more of them.

Not boring ones, of course. And not ones too shallow to be meaningful or too technical to be accessible. What the University needs more of are introductory courses for introductions' sake - courses that provide a thorough survey of an academic discipline suitable for non-concentrators and include enough factoids to equip future cocktail partygoers."

ref. http://www.browndailyherald.com/media/paper472/news/2005/10/...

And,

" No more ‘pick and mix’ in Germany
German students enjoy an unusual amount of freedom to plan their own studies. But with the switch to the Bachelor and Masters system, this will change. "

ref. http://cafebabel.com/en/article.asp?T=T&Id=4950

Adam Smith
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 55
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self-service education


Explanation:
yet another option...

Jack den Haan
Netherlands
Local time: 04:24
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 69
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cafeteria modules


Explanation:
I think cafeteria modules might be appropriate in this context. You might say cafeteria (self-service) modules at the first mention of the term, then just cafeteria modules. Generally known as THE cafeteria model, as Chris says.

DutchConnection
Local time: 03:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4
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