Social competence research: a review

A large body of research on social competence or social skills exists in psychology, educational sciences and human resource management. In professional contexts, social competencies are mostly seen as general abilities, independent of specific workplace requirements. But in the case of vocational education and training, it is necessary to define social competence as a personal capacity which also allows acting in accordance with learning and workplace requirements. The issue of specificity versus generality of social competence still needs to be clarified. A related question pertains to the d... Show more

Authors: Seeber, Susan; Wittmann, Eveline

Published: Cham, Switzerland, Springer International Publishing AG, 2016

Resource type: Book chapter

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