High Education and University Teaching and Learning Processes: Soft Skills

Antonio Ragusa, Valeria Caggiano, Rubén Trigueros Ramos, Jerónimo J. González-Bernal, Ana Gentil-Gutiérrez (), Susana Adelina Moreira Carvalho Bastos, Josefa González-Santos () and Mirian Santamaría-Peláez
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Antonio Ragusa: Rome Business School, Department of Education, 00196 Rome, Italy
Valeria Caggiano: Department of Education, University Roma TRE, 00154 Rome, Italy
Rubén Trigueros Ramos: Hum-878 Research Team, Health Research Centre, Department of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Jerónimo J. González-Bernal: Department of Health Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
Ana Gentil-Gutiérrez: Department of Health Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
Susana Adelina Moreira Carvalho Bastos: ISCAP–CEOS.PP, Porto Polytechnic School, Accounting Department, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Josefa González-Santos: Department of Health Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
Mirian Santamaría-Peláez: Department of Health Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 17, 1-12

Abstract: In the era of globalization and technology, society demands young generations of citizens able to work in a kind of environment characterized by complexity and diversity. Therefore, the education system faces a new kind of challenge, as graduates are reported to need transversal skills, which are unlikely to be learned through traditional classroom teaching. The overall aim of this article is to examine the needs for these skills and their acquisition by higher education teachers to cope with the evolving European labour market of the 2020s. The article envisions the importance of soft skills in the teaching profession. The empirical part consists of a comparative study with Italian and Portuguese teachers, highlighting the status of a set of crucial soft skills (assertiveness, networking skills, teamwork, sensitivity, socialization, action-orientation, ability to work under pressure and social desirability).

Keywords: teaching competences; soft skills; cultural values; European education system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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