...Fatima Zohra Kroum; Fatima Zahrae El Malaki; Saad Boulahnane Purpose This study investigates undergraduate students’ and alumni’s perceptions of workforce readiness and curriculum-based soft skills development at a Moroccan higher education institution, examining whether perceived curriculum...

... the importance of soft skills, such as adaptability, problem-solving and independence, for graduates in the Hungarian labour market. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey was conducted among all students of a Hungarian university involved in work placements (n = 1,556). The research...

...Natalia Reig-Aleixandre; Monique Villen; Jorge Cisneros-González; Susana Bautista Blasco Purpose The purpose is to examine engineering students’ perceptions of soft skills, focussing on the gap between their self-perceived acquisition and the importance attributed to these skills by employers...

...Natalí Basilico; Paula Pedro-Aznar; Mitchell Peters Purpose This study analyses the increasing demand for soft skills from an integrated perspective, aiming to explain their function as durable-adaptive capital and enhance evidence-based career guidance and lifelong learning strategies, thereby...

...Amir Parnianifard; Di Aiying Purpose This study addresses the persistent gap between engineering education and industry requirements by examining how scenario-based learning (SBL) can systematically develop and assess soft skills within an engineering management course. The research evaluates...

...José L. Ramírez-Duque; Daniel Morillo-Torres Purpose This case study explores the integration of Design Thinking (DT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education to develop students' soft skills while addressing a real and complex sustainability challenge. The “Cooling the Future” educational...

...Christina Amanda Savitri; Claudius Budi Santoso; Tur Nastiti Purpose This study examines how soft skills shape problem-solving capability in work-based learning by integrating Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) and the Job Demands–Resources (JD–R) model. It tests whether personal engagement explains...

... re-use rights only Soft skills Hard skills Self-esteem Career attitudes Experiential learning programs Redesigning 21st-century education systems is a critical priority, as the modern labor market increasingly demands graduates equipped with a broad set of competencies to address...

...). Although the benefits of enhancing employability skills are well-established, challenges persist (Nemy et al., 2016). These include the need to balance technical and soft skills, address the diverse needs of individual students, and ensure that curriculum modifications comply with institutional...

..., and research terms were defined. The search, conducted in September 2023, encompassed five databases, excluding medical or health sciences education. Design/methodology/approach This systematic literature review paper comprehensively examines studies on soft skill development methods in higher education...

... of 94 highly relevant papers. Then, a combination of bibliometric analysis and in-depth content analysis of the top ten most-cited papers was conducted to examine research trends in this field. Findings “Soft skills” are identified as the strongest citation bursts between 2014 and 2016...

...Nagarajah Agilan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine employers’ perspectives on developing the soft skills of business graduates via university–industry partnership in a “developing country” context. Design/methodology/approach Informed by the interpretivist paradigm, a qualitative...

...Iraia Urkia-Basterra; Ainara Imaz Agirre; Paula Álvarez-Huerta Purpose The purpose of this systematic literature review is to identify which soft skills are developed during work-based learning (WBL) programmes in higher education contexts. Additionally, the study sought to identify strategies...

...Zelda S. Bisschoff; Liezel Massyn Purpose The paper aims to close a literature gap by proposing a comprehensive conceptual soft skills competency framework for enhancing graduate intern employability through the cultivation of employability capital. Design/methodology/approach The study...

... analysis and financial reporting projects into the accounting curriculum can improve the comprehension of AI’s use in accounting data analytics, allowing the student to enhance their soft skills, such as critical thinking, necessary for accounting students thinking beyond theoretical knowledge (Sinnewe...

... 10 01 2024 23 01 2024 25 01 2024 Communication appeared as a top competency in much of the literature. This competency is also closely associated with others, such as management and leadership (Karacan-Ozdemir and Ayaz, 2021). In a study conducted to explore soft skills expectations...

.... Michael Jones can be contacted at: michaeljones5660@gmail.com 07 01 2021 23 05 2021 20 07 2021 23 07 2021 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Automation Colombia Future of work Technology Soft skills Latin...

... undergraduates Ethnography Communication skills Presentation skills Soft skills For decades engineering has been the top career choice for students across India. One primary reason for this consistent choice is the immense opportunity for growth it presents. In the last three decades, the arrival...

... learning for educators, industry and students'. Capability development Soft skills Work integrated learning Tourism and hospitality Curriculum design/development Janine Williamson is the corresponding author and can be contacted at: janinewilliamson179@gmail.com 11 04 2020...

... 2019 26 11 2019 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Competency for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Interdisciplinary education Engineering college education Education reform Soft skills Social competencies Table II...