Habilidades blandas en los currículos de Educación Superior

• Guadalupe del Rosario Bravo-Cedeño https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9758-293X
• María Eugenia Intriago-Cedeño https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8024-4691
• Maritza Elizabeth Vélez-Vélez https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3074-9456
• Elena Paola Pico-Macías https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4687-8295

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31876/rcs.v30i.42838

Abstract

La relevancia de las habilidades blandas en la educación superior ha cobrado consenso en la academia, resaltando su importancia para el desarrollo integral de los estudiantes y su preparación ante los retos laborales. La finalidad de este estudio es analizar las habilidades blandas en los currículos de instituciones de educación superior. La metodología adoptada se enmarca dentro de un enfoque cualitativo, orientado a la comprensión profunda de las dinámicas asociadas a la integración de habilidades blandas en la educación superior a través de un diseño documental y de un tipo de investigación descriptivo y explicativo. Entre los hallazgos más relevantes destaca la necesidad de implementación de un currículo que promueva el desarrollo escalonado de habilidades blandas que refleja un compromiso con la formación de individuos capaces, no solo de sobresalir académicamente, sino también de liderar, innovar y resolver desafíos en el ámbito profesional. Se concluye que competencias como la comunicación efectiva, el trabajo en equipo, la resolución de problemas, el liderazgo y el pensamiento crítico, son esenciales para la interacción efectiva, la adaptación a mercados laborales cambiantes y el aumento de la empleabilidad y desempeño profesional de los graduados.

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