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The Improvement of Employability Among Higher Education Students: The use of Emotional Intelligence as an Educational Strategy

One of the basic objectives of the implementation of the European Higher Education Area is the achievement of employability in students based on quality higher education focused on learning skills. More and more college students need to acquire, develop and update a solid background at different lev...

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Published in:Procedia, social and behavioral sciences social and behavioral sciences, 2014-08, Vol.139, p.380-386
Main Author: Navas, Mª del Carmen Ortega
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Language:English
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Summary:One of the basic objectives of the implementation of the European Higher Education Area is the achievement of employability in students based on quality higher education focused on learning skills. More and more college students need to acquire, develop and update a solid background at different levels (theoretical, practical and emotional). Indeed, the emotional components relating to the skills demanded by the current labour market play an important role in the achievement of a better and productive personal and professional career for students. Interest in emotional intelligence in the world of education and organizations is growing. There is a slow but progressive trend to consider it as a determining factor in productivity and employability. The use of emotional intelligence facilitates the affective-behavioural balance essential to facing the needs required by the current society. Emotional intelligence as an educational strategy contributes to enhancing emotional skills and employability in the labour activity. Uno de los objetivos básicos de la implantación del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior es el logro de la empleabilidad en los estudiantes en base a una enseñanza superior de calidad centrada en el aprendizaje de competencias. Los estudiantes universitarios necesitan adquirir, desarrollar y actualizar, incluso cada día más, su sólida formación en diferentes niveles (teóricos, prácticos y emocionales). Precisamente, los componentes emocionales conforme a las competencias que demanda el mercado laboral actual, desempeñan un papel importante en el logro de una mejor y productiva trayectoria personal y profesional de los estudiantes. El interés por la inteligencia emocional en el mundo de la educación y las organizaciones es un hecho creciente. La tendencia a ser considerada, lenta y progresivamente, como un factor determinante en la productividad y empleabilidad se está incrementando. El uso de la inteligencia emocional facilita el equilibrio afectivo-conductual esencial para enfrentar las necesidades requeridas en la sociedad actual. La inteligencia emocional como estrategia educativa contribuye a potenciar las competencias emocionales y la empleabilidad en la actividad laboral.
ISSN:1877-0428
1877-0428
DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.08.021