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Building up Undergraduate Skills – empirical evidence from a Portuguese University
| dc.contributor.author | Oliveira, Eva | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sottomayor, Miguel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Meireles, A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Martins, A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rocha, M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-18T10:01:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-18T10:01:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study presents preliminary results of the PSP Project, addressing students‟ soft skills development within the context of HEI. Theoretical framework is grounded in Person-Environment Fit theories (Rounds & Hesketh, 1994), and also in Evans (2001) starfish model. Study 1 aimed to identify Economics and Business graduates‟ Market-Valued Skills Profile, collecting data through semi-structured interviews with HR managers and former students focus groups. Study 2 assessed students‟ confidence level regarding skills using a self-report questionnaire (Miles & Grummon, 2006). Career development representations were also assessed (Savickas, 2002; Gonçalves, 2006). Additional data was collected through open-ended questions focusing on work and other extracurricular experiences. Results from Study 1 highlight soft skills as multidimensional construct where different interrelated skills contribute to graduates‟ employability. Study 2 reveals students‟ positive self-perception regarding those skills, although limited vocational experiences were reported. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.citation | Oliveira, E., Sottomayor, M., Meireles, A., Martins, A. Rocha, M. (2010). Building up Undergraduate Skills – empirical evidence from a Portuguese University. Working Papers: Management. N.º 2, 23 p. | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/25231 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | no | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Soft Skills | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Career development | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | higher education students | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | employability | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Building up Undergraduate Skills – empirical evidence from a Portuguese University | pt_PT |
| dc.type | working paper | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | workingPaper | pt_PT |
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