Strategies for Developing Soft Skills Among Higher Engineering Courses

This study aims to explore how higher education institutions respond to the challenge of incorporating soft skills into their curricula. It employs a mixed-methods approach in which the quantitative analysis of the disciplines addressing this issue is complemented by a thematic analysis of semi-stru...

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Published inJournal of education (Boston, Mass.) Vol. 203; no. 1; pp. 103 - 112
Main Authors Almeida, Fernando, Morais, José
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2023
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Career Readiness
College Curriculum
Colleges
Curricula
Engineering Education
Foreign Countries
Higher education
Interviews
Labor Market
Mixed methods research
Soft Skills
Undergraduate Students
Portugal
higher education
soft skills
engineering
mixed methods
transversal competencies
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Summary:This study aims to explore how higher education institutions respond to the challenge of incorporating soft skills into their curricula. It employs a mixed-methods approach in which the quantitative analysis of the disciplines addressing this issue is complemented by a thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews conducted with four higher education institutions in Portugal. The findings indicate that although the number of subjects specifically addressing soft skills is small, there is a growing concern to incorporate soft skills in pedagogical and evaluation methodologies in each course. Several challenges, good practices, and future perspectives are also explored in this work.
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ISSN:0022-0574
2515-5741
DOI:10.1177/00220574211016417