The acquisition of teamwork skills in university students through extra-curricular activities
| Autor: | Mercedes Mareque, Iago Portela-Pino, Elena de Prada Creo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Medical education
Teamwork media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Soft skills 050301 education Interpersonal communication Accidental sampling Education Variety (cybernetics) Promotion (rank) 0502 economics and business Business Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) Group work Life-span and Life-course Studies Adaptation (computer science) Psychology 0503 education 050203 business & management media_common |
| Zdroj: | Education + Training. 63:165-181 |
| ISSN: | 0040-0912 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/et-07-2020-0185 |
| Popis: | PurposeThis study aims to determine whether university students are successfully acquiring or improving skills related to teamwork through a variety of extra-curricular activities, such as sports, music, volunteering, international group work experiences and professional practices.Design/methodology/approachDescriptive statistics have been calculated to evaluate the normal behaviour of the variables. Accidental sampling was used via a cross-curricular study with a quasi-experimental design. An analysis of means was performed using the Student's t-test.FindingsThe results show the students to have highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, followed by adaptation and decision-making skills. The lowest scores corresponded to coordination and leadership skills. On the other hand, a significant correlation was established between extra-curricular activities and the acquisition of essential teamwork skills.Originality/valueThis study can confirm the important relation between extra-curricular activities and the acquisition of the teamwork skills that play a vital role in the overall development of our students, as well as for their integration into the job market, with particular emphasis on the acquisition of leadership skills which students are most lacking in, but which have shown to improve with any of the proposed activities. The promotion of the extra-curricular activities by the University, could greatly support our students' soft skills acquisition and complement their education. |
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