1. THE ROLE OF INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN IN COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES: A QUALITATIVE INQUIRY IN THREE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS Open Access Author: Fu, I-Pang Title: THE ROLE OF INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN IN COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES: A QUALITATIVE INQUIRY IN THREE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS Graduate Program: Workforce Education and Development Keywords: Competency-based educationcompetencyhigher educationinstructional designqualitative inquiryCBE File: Download Fu_Dissertation_Final_2016.pdf Committee Members: William J. Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorWilliam J. Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-ChairWesley E. Donahue, Committee MemberJudith A. Kolb, Committee MemberRayne A. Sperling, Outside Member