ERIC Number: EJ1035268
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0307-5079
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Differences between the Personal, Social and Emotional Profiles of Teaching and Computer Engineering Professionals and Students
Pertegal-Felices, María L.; Castejón-Costa, Juan L.; Jimeno-Morenilla, Antonio
Studies in Higher Education, v39 n7 p1185-1201 2014
The evidence suggests that emotional intelligence and personality traits are important qualities that workers need in order to successfully exercise a profession. This article assumes that the main purpose of universities is to promote employment by providing an education that facilitates the acquisition of abilities, skills, competencies and values. In this study, the emotional intelligence and personality profiles of two groups of Spanish students studying degrees in two different academic disciplines--computer engineering and teacher training--were analysed and compared. In addition, the skills forming part of the emotional intelligence and personality traits required by professionals (computer engineers and teachers) in their work were studied, and the profiles obtained for the students were compared with those identified by the professionals in each field. Results revealed significant differences between the profiles of the two groups of students, with the teacher training students scoring higher on interpersonal skills; differences were also found between professionals and students for most competencies, with professionals in both fields demanding more competencies that those evidenced by graduates. The implications of these results for the incorporation of generic social, emotional and personal competencies into the university curriculum are discussed.
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Computer Science Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Intelligence, Teacher Education, Personality Traits, Interpersonal Competence, Teachers, Professional Personnel, Foreign Countries, Likert Scales, Personality Measures, College Students, Statistical Analysis, Multivariate Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: NEO Personality Inventory
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