Effectiveness of soft skills curricular subjects: a case study of two universities, Spain and Mexico

• Published in: Journal of new approaches in educational research Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 1 - 23
• Main Authors: Crespí, Paula, López González, Jorge, Rodríguez-Barroso, Jesús, Virués, Ricardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 26.05.2025; Springer
• Subjects: Alternative Education; Education; Educational Technology; Generic competencies; Higher education; Learning and Instruction; Mentoring; Original Research; Program development; Soft skills; Transversal competencies; Transversal competencies; Higher education; Mentoring; Soft skills; Program development; Generic competencies

Personal competencies are regarded as essential within the framework of lifelong learning, particularly those that are cross-cutting nature in. Currently, few universities include mandatory courses for the development of these competencies. This research presents two cases of universities in Spain a...