SOFT SKILLS NO ENSINO DE GRADUAÇÃO EM CIÊNCIAS CONTÁBEIS
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https://doi.org/10.4270/ruc.2022109Palavras-chave:
Soft Skills, Ensino de Ciências Contábeis, Habilidades Contábeis, Profissional ContábilResumo
Este artigo apresenta como as habilidades não técnicas, denominadas Soft Skills, estão sendo contempladas no ensino superior de Ciências Contábeis. Desenvolveu-se um conjunto de etapas para realizar a investigação deste tema, triangulando diferentes fontes de dados relativas à problemática de pesquisa traçada. Na Etapa 1, realizou-se uma Revisão Sistemática da Literatura (RSL), na qual foram identificadas 16 Soft Skills que embasam este estudo. Na Etapa 2, utilizou-se de pesquisa documental, a partir de 12 Projetos Pedagógicos de Cursos (PPCs) de graduação em Ciências Contábeis. Nas Etapas 3 e 4, foram aplicados questionários, utilizando a técnica de coleta Survey, com dez coordenadores de Curso e 142 estudantes de graduação em Ciências Contábeis de Instituições de Ensino Superior públicas e privadas. Foram realizadas análises estatísticas utilizando o software IBM SPSS Statistics©. Os resultados apresentam as principais Soft Skills abordadas nos cursos de graduação em Ciências Contábeis e a percepção de coordenadores de curso e de estudantes em relação ao grau de importância e ao nível de desenvolvimento das Soft Skills no período de formação. Os resultados contribuem no campo profissional, evidenciando potencializar determinadas Soft Skills na formação dos profissionais contábeis, tais como: “Inteligência emocional” e “Persuasão”. No campo acadêmico, a pesquisa amplia os estudos sobre Soft Skills no ensino contábil, trazendo quais competências não técnicas são percebidas como importantes para a atuação do profissional contábil: “Trabalho em Equipe”, “Comunicação Eficaz” e “Resolução de Problemas”. Por fim, no aspecto pedagógico, a pesquisa apresenta um panorama de como os projetos pedagógicos de Ciências Contábeis estão contemplando as Soft Skills em seus currículos, o que pode auxiliar os Núcleos Docentes Estruturantes (NDEs) na elaboração de projetos pedagógicos que potencializem o desenvolvimento das Soft Skills nos estudantes de contabilidade.
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