Defining skills for the future: What’s in a name?

Paul R Weldon

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Abstract

Despite ongoing global interest in the skills needed for life and work in the 21 st century, there remains a lack of agreement on such basic questions as what constitutes these general capabilities, how they should be grouped and what terms should be used to refer to them.

Original languageEnglish
JournalDiscover - Higher education
Publication statusPublished - 30 Apr 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 21st century skills
  • Employment
  • Higher education
  • Schools
  • Vocational and adult education

Disciplines

  • Adult and Continuing Education
  • Higher Education
  • Vocational Education

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