This study mainly examined two hypotheses: the first, based on Benedict’s argument that Japanese culture is a “culture of shame,” is that Japanese interpersonal competences are facilitated by shame but not guilt, the second, narcissism inhibits use of the Japanese interpersonal competencies. The respondents were 408 Japanese university students. NPI-S, TOSCA-3, and JICS were applied for assessi...

In this work we have compared the self-perceived competences of future chemistry teachers who are pursuing teacher training courses in all regions Brazil taking following factors into account: sex, age and Brazilian region origin. A quantitative exploration was adopted data were collected using Self-Perceived Competences Teachers Initial Chemistry Training (SPCTICT) instrument, composed 21 item...

All organizations target a leading position in the market they operate in. To attain this leading position, it is essential to correctly balance the associates’ rational and emotional competences. Hence the pertinence of instruments which allow the measurement of the associates’ level of emotional competences. This paper describes the process that this specific method adopted in the cross-cultu...

Across Europe, the concept of 'key competences' has gained importance in recent years both at policy and school level. Key competences are considered essential skills and attitudes for young Europeans to succeed not only in today's economy and modern society but also in their personal lives. They are defined at EU level and comprise the following: 1) ability to readily and easily communicate in...

This research seeks to analyse and propose a solution to support classroom-based teaching in the Department of Chocó, Colombia, which is located in a rural area and has been the subject of many social projects for the development of its people. Due to the disparities in different regions of the country, the education sector is forced to look for new working environments that are suitable for ru...

The increasing availability of new technologies in an ever more digitalized world has gained momentum in practically all spheres of life, making technology-related skills a key competence not only in professional settings. Thus, schools assume responsibility for imparting these skills to their students, and hence to future generations of professionals. In so doing, teachers play a key role with...

<p style="text-align:justify">Foreign language teaching in the Slovenian educational context begins first grade (age 6). Many studies report a lack of qualified teachers at this stage learning around world and numerous authors emphasise misconception that basic linguistic didactic knowledge is sufficient for children. All three public universities are aware problem offer pre-service in-se...

National curricula need to change drastically to comply with the competences needed for the 21 century. In this paper eight frameworks describing 21 century competences were analysed. A comprehensive search for information about 21 century competences was conducted across the official websites of the selected frameworks, resulting in 32 documents that were analysed in detail. Travers and Westbu...

Teacher expertise research uses different approaches, among them competence models. The model of mathematics-specific professional in this study differentiates action-related and reflective competence, which pertain to types demands according dual processing theories should positively impact teaching quality. cross-sectional with early childhood teachers investigates the structure teacher its r...