The personification of the service labour process and the rise of soft skills: a French case study

This article contributes to ongoing debates about soft skills among students. In 2017, the unemployment rate in Malaysia was at 3.42 percent as compared to 2.85 percent in 2014. Education system must aim towards employability and ensure quality in education to reduce the percentage of unemployment. Thus, this study aims to investigate the development of soft skills among students through co-curriculum activities in UiTM Cawangan Kelantan. The sample were 113 students from UiTM Cawangan Kelantan. Questionnaires adapted from previous research to measure the communication skill, problem solving skill, team building skill, leadership skill and soft development of soft skills among students through co-curriculum activities. SEM-PLS 3.0 were employed in this study. The findings revealed only team building skill has significant influence on developments of soft skills among students through co-curriculum activities. However, the study indicates that communication skill, problem solving skill and leadership skill are not significant towards development of soft skills among students through cocurriculum activities.

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On the Joint Use of Safety Regulation and Civil Liability to Promote Safe Management of Hazardous Operations: A French Case Study

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2422297 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Pierre Bentata

Keyword(s):

Civil Liability ◽

Safety Regulation ◽

Safe Management ◽

French Case

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Moral economy, solidarity and labour process struggle in Irish public transport

Economic and Industrial Democracy ◽

10.1177/0143831x19891235 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 0143831X1989123

Author(s):

Emma Hughes ◽

Tony Dobbins ◽

Doris Merkl-Davies

Keyword(s):

Conceptual Framework ◽

Trade Union ◽

Public Transport ◽

Qualitative Data ◽

Moral Economy ◽

Process Theory ◽

Transport Sector ◽

Competitive Tendering ◽

Labour Process

This article empirically applies Knut Laaser’s integrated conceptual framework, combining Sayer’s moral economy (ME) theory with labour process theory (LPT), to examine how two rival Irish unions engaged with an uneven moral economy and consciously sought to build collective worker solidarity during a dispute over competitive tendering and marketization. Using qualitative data from a case study of BusCo in Ireland’s public transport sector, the article enriches sociological understanding of trade union solidarity, and how it is engendered, contested and experienced.

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The Role of Engos in Environmental Litigation: A French case study

Environmental Policy and Governance ◽

10.1002/eet.1682 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 25 (6) ◽

pp. 459-473

Author(s):

Pierre Bentata ◽

Michael Faure

Keyword(s):

French Case

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Formation of Universal Competencies of Undergraduate Students of Pedagogical Directions

Profession-oriented School ◽

10.12737/1998-0744-2021-9-1-50-56 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 50-56

Author(s):

O. Minina

Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Cultural Interaction ◽

Management Skills ◽

Leadership Communication ◽

Master Degree ◽

Training Materials ◽

Teachers Training

The aim of the research was to develop and implement a teachers training master degree program with active integration of soft skills at all the stages to form students’ system and critical thinking, project management skills, teamwork and leadership, communication and cross-cultural interaction skills. To solve these problems, the program included specialized practice-orientated courses based on the principles of pedagogical ergonomics and the latest technologies (ball-rating system, workshop, case study, “agile” principle, pedagogical situations’ modeling and others). The research resulted is a unique, effective and validated program and a set of training materials to develop universal competencies of master degree students.

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Understanding Students’ Perspectives on Teachers’ Personality

International Journal of English and Applied Linguistics (IJEAL) ◽

10.47709/ijeal.v1i1.965 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1-5

Author(s):

Muhamad Taufik Hidayat

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Structured Interview ◽

Learning Motivation ◽

School Students ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Hard Skills ◽

Efl Teachers ◽

Senior High School Students

Teacher’s personal trait is critical because it may ominously affect students’ motivation in learning. However, some teachers remain unaware of its significance. It was evident in the students’ statements stating that they often had to learn with moody teachers who, as a result, ruined their learning motivation. The present study aims to explore the students’ perspectives on the EFL teacher’s personalities that influence the students’ motivation. To achieve the objective, the study utilized case study design in which the data were collected through semi-structured interview conducted to six senior high school students. The data were then analyzed by following Miles and Huberman’s (1994) framework. The results showed that all respondents shared agreement on the teacher’s personalities that they prefered. They felt happy and motivated when they learned with humble, friendly, kind, caring, patient, and humorous teachers. The results of this study may help the EFL teachers consider their personality as one of the vital aspects that could affect the students’ learning motivation. EFL teachers should pay more attention to their attitudes towards the students. In addition, the results suggest that policy makers should formulate rules that encourage teachers to not only focus on their hard skills but also their soft skills such as good personalities.

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Freshmen and Third Grade Students Perceptions on Their Soft Skills Acquirement in The Use of Collaborative Learning in English Classroom

Loquen: English Studies Journal ◽

10.32678/loquen.v10i2.693 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 45

Author(s):

Nia Nuryanti Permata

Keyword(s):

Collaborative Learning ◽

Soft Skills ◽

Third Graders ◽

Third Grade ◽

Classroom Activity ◽

The Third ◽

Qualitative Research Design ◽

Third Grade Students ◽

English Classroom

It is said that soft skills are needed to have a successful life and career for students and can be trained in classroom by conducting collaborative learning. Then, polytechnic students have collaboration learning in their English classroom activity which is useful for their soft skills achivements. However, the students which have different level can have different perceptions on it. This research tries to compare students’ perceptions on their soft skills acquirement in the use of collaborative learning in English classroom in a state polytechnic. The first group is the freshmen, meanwhile the second group is the third grade students of Diploma 3. The study employs a qualitative research design, which is a case study. The data are gained from questionnaire, then observation and interviews are used to triangulate the data. The findings show that the freshmen perceive that they acquire soft skills in 90.9%, meanwhile the third graders are in 84.9%. This concludes that freshmen soft skills acquirement is higher than the third graders. It is recommended that collaborative learning method should be continued to develop the students’ soft skills, and the type of collaborative learning should be more appropriate for different grades of students.

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