Generic competencies development in higher education curriculum involves many
unresolved issues concerning institutional and curriculum support, conceptualisation of …

Background Lifelong learning is an expectation in the professional performance of nurses,
which is directly related to the success of students in nursing schools. In spite of the …

Although generic skills have received widespread attention from both policymakers and
educationalists, little is known regarding how students acquire these skills, or how they …

In recent years, changes in business, new technology, and greater competitiveness and
dynamism have all resulted in a need for new skills. This study focuses on soft skills in …

El avance continuo de las tecnologías de la información y de la comunicación (TIC) en la
actual Sociedad del Conocimiento ha supuesto la demanda de formación en nuevas …

The purpose of the study was to examine how social competence and other generic skills
can be developed in teacher education using a pedagogical model called Integrative …

Many academics see themselves primarily as experts in their discipline and hold content-
oriented conceptions of teaching. It can then be difficult to persuade them to adopt forms of …

Resumen La nueva Sociedad del Conocimiento requiere de nuevas competencias, que se
conocen como Competencias del siglo XXI. Estas competencias se subdividen en …

Today, higher education institutions are being evaluated by the manners in which they react
to the social and economic needs of society, that is, how they are expediting social mobility …

Three UK studies on the relationship between a purpose‐built instrument to assess the
importance and development of 15 'soft skills' are reported. Study 1 (N= 444) identified …