Twenty-First Century Skills Education in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China: Inquiry Project-Based and Collaborative Teaching/Learning Supported by Wiki

The study aimed to examine the role of colleges of education in Yemeni universities in developing the twenty-first century skills among students. The skills include critical thinking and problem-solving; creative thinking; effective communication and cooperation with others; flexibility; adaptation and change management; self and continuous learning; leadership and working with a team; taking responsibility and making decisions; using technology efficiently; understanding and interacting with diverse cultures; and work and self-management. The followed the descriptive and analytical method, using a questionnaire that was distributed to a random sample of (408) students selected from the fourth level of the Faculties of Education in four public universities: Sana'a, Hajjah, Amran, and Hodeidah. The study results revealed a medium role that the colleges of education in Yemeni universities play in developing the twenty-first century skills among their students. The skill of effective communication and cooperation with others received the highest attention, while the skills of work, self-management and the skills of using technology efficiently received the lowest level of attention. The study concluded with a number of conclusions, including absence of a vision for the challenges and requirements of the twenty-first century and lack of support provided to colleges to purchase facilities and equipment. The study recommended that the colleges of education should pay more attention to developing the twenty-first century skills, especially work and self-management skills and the efficient use of technology. Keywords: role, education college, skills, twenty-first century, Yemeni universities.

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Twenty-First-Century Skills

Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning ◽

10.1007/978-1-4419-1428-6_6085 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 3353-3353

Keyword(s):

First Century ◽

Twenty First Century ◽

Twenty First Century Skills

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10.1108/00400911011068441 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 52 (6/7) ◽

pp. 489-498 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Ghazi Ghaith

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Exploratory Study ◽

First Century ◽

Twenty First Century ◽

Twenty First Century Skills

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10.1007/978-981-10-2481-8_8 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 163-192 ◽

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Keyword(s):

First Century ◽

Assessment Instruments ◽

Twenty First Century ◽

Twenty First Century Skills

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Design Thinking Research ◽

10.1007/978-3-642-31991-4_5 ◽

2012 ◽

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Paradigm Shift ◽

Design Thinking ◽

First Century ◽

Education Practice ◽

Twenty First Century ◽

Twenty First Century Skills

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Classics and Twenty-First-Century Skills

Forward with Classics ◽

10.5040/9781474295987.ch-017 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 231-242

Author(s):

Arlene Holmes-Henderson

Keyword(s):

First Century ◽

Twenty First Century ◽

Twenty First Century Skills

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