Lerios Cristal-Jade
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THE SPIRIT FRAMEWORK COMPREHENSIVE HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS
Abstract: We are living through a truly incredible historical epoch: according to futurist Ray Kurtzwail we are living through an exponential epoch because of the speed of the change we are experiencing, not only technological. This historical epoch requires the school, in order to be a true ‘teacher of Life’, to rethink the knowledge it transmits. Among the fundamental knowledge of our culture, over the last 30 years, alongside the classic technical knowledge (hard skills), the so-called soft skills or transversal skills have made more and more room for themselves: skills linked to self-awareness, communication, relationships, etc., the importance of…
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Future Skills in Education: Psychologists’ Views on the Skills of the Future from the Perspective of Individual Well-Being
Abstract: One of the contemporary challenges of education is to prepare children to deal with problems that they will face in adulthood – but many of these problems are not yet known. To address this situation, frameworks for education have been developed relating to the skills needed. Most of these frameworks focus on the presumed needs of the future labour market. This paper describes a survey in which future skills were examined in terms of the individual’s ability to lead a successful, balanced and fulfilling life. During the survey, we reviewed the relevant frameworks (based on the relevant literature) and…