The new professional profiles highlight the need to incorporate competences such as self-regulation, communication or growth mindset in the academia. Not only is this important for employability; a step further is needed. It's necessary to equip learners with knowledge, skills and attitudes that help them become agents of change and shape sustainable futures in our current complex society. Within the framework of an agreement signed between the University of Granada (UGR), Spain, and, one of the leading real state firms in Spain, Cívitas, a course and a parallel study have been launched that will provide research and training in these competences at a degree level. It is part of the Sustainable Human Development Training Pathway of the Vice-Rectorate for Equality, Inclusion and Sustainability. The main objective of the study is to test whether participating in a competence-based course can improve students' cognitive, emotional and personal traits as well as academic performance. Together with this main purpose, the present study also aims to compare the effects of two competence-based programs on the students' ability to improve specific aspects of cognition, emotional intelligence, creativity or academic performance among others. Both programs involve training sustained attention and an accepting and open attitude though they differ in several aspects of their methods, intention and aims. Drawing conclusions from the research and outcomes, pedagogies which are best suited to develop theses competences at the Higher Education level will be suggested. Assessment and certification of this kind of competences will also be proposed.
Age range
18 Years
Sex
ALL
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Change on the Spanish Short Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SSSRQ)
Timeframe: Baseline, 4 months
Change on Guilford's Alternative Uses Test (GAU)
Timeframe: Baseline, 4 months
Change on the Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ)
Timeframe: Baseline, 4 months
Change on the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS)
Timeframe: Baseline, 4 months
Change on the Mind Wandering questionnaire (MW)
Timeframe: Baseline, 4 months
Change on the Basic Empathy Scale (BES)
Timeframe: Baseline, 4 months