SOFT SKILLS EN LA DOCENCIA DE PREGRADO EN CIENCIAS CONTABLES

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https://doi.org/10.4270/ruc.2022109

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Soft Skills,, Enseñanza de Ciencias Contables, Habilidades Contables, Profesional Contable

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Este artículo presenta cómo las habilidades no técnicas, denominadas Soft skills, están siendo contempladas en la educación superior en Ciencias Contables. Se desarrolló un conjunto de pasos para llevar a cabo la investigación de este tema, triangulando diferentes fuentes de datos relacionados con el problema de investigación planteado. En el Paso 1 se realizó una Revisión Sistemática de Literatura, en la cual se identificaron 16 Soft skills que sustentan este estudio. En la Etapa 2, se utilizó la investigación documental de 12 Proyectos Pedagógicos de Curso de la carrera de Ciencias Contables. En las Etapas 3 y 4 se aplicaron cuestionarios, utilizando la técnica de recolección (survey), con diez coordinadores de curso y 142 estudiantes de licenciatura en Ciencias Contables de Instituciones de Educación Superior públicas y privadas. Los análisis estadísticos se realizaron utilizando el software IBM SPSS Statistics©. Los resultados presentan las principales Soft skills abordadas en los cursos de pregrado en Ciencias Contables y la percepción de los Coordinadores de Curso y Estudiantes en relación al grado de importancia y el nivel de desarrollo de las Soft skills durante el período de formación. Los resultados contribuyen en el campo profesional, mostrando el potencial de ciertas Soft skills en la formación de profesionales contables, tales como: “Inteligencia Emocional” y “Persuasión”. En el ámbito académico, la investigación amplía los estudios sobre Soft skills en la enseñanza de la contabilidad, trayendo que las habilidades no técnicas son percibidas como importantes para el desempeño del profesional contable: "Trabajo en equipo", "Comunicación efectiva" y "Resolución de problemas". Finalmente, en el aspecto pedagógico, la investigación presenta un panorama de cómo los proyectos pedagógicos de Ciencias Contables están contemplando Soft skills en sus currículos, que pueden ayudar a los Centros de Enseñanza Estructurantes (END) en la elaboración de proyectos pedagógicos que potencien el desarrollo de Soft skills. Habilidades en Estudiantes de Contabilidad.

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2023-07-07

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