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MODIFICĂRI ALE COMPETENȚELOR SOCIALE ÎN CADRUL EDUCAȚIEI UNIVERSITARE
DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL COMPETENCES IN UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

Author(s): Natalia Musienco
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Psychology
Published by: Universitatea Liberă Internațională din Moldova
Keywords: competence; social competence; social skills; students

Summary/Abstract: This article reflects several aspects of the concept of social competence. Itreflects the construction of social competence and the difficulty of homogenizing opinions about it,the structural components of social competence and different definitions that show the multitude ofaspects included in the concept. The issue of defining social competence is attracting more attentionfrom researchers in different geographical areas. Thus, some define social competence as a systemof knowledge about social reality and self, a complex system of social skills and interaction,behavioral scenarios in typical social situations that allow rapid and appropriate adaptation,decision making, taking into account the current situation, acting on the principle "here, now and inthe best way", in order to extract the maximum possible from the circumstances. Others interpretsocial competence as the possession of cognitive, emotional and motor skills, which in certainsituations lead to favorable and long-term effects of the ability to predict and manage the positiveand negative consequences of life events. The complexity of the concept was the starting point inconducting the study on the development of social skills to young people in university education

  • Issue Year: 1/2020
  • Issue No: 3-4
  • Page Range: 234-246
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Romanian