Acciones para el desarrollo sustentable y la calidad de vida, perspectiva de estudiantes Universitarios

Abstract

Objective: To identify most valuable transferable skills and the existing correlation between sex and transferable competencies. Methodology: Exploratory, cross-sectional research, through a survey consisting of 27 variables, with a descriptive and correlational analysis to a non-probabilistic sample, for the convenience of 240 participants. Contribution: The transferable skills survey had a Cronbach Alpha of 0.89. The competences mostly used by the population studied were: knowledge (133), attitude (107), capacity (102) and management (168). Spearman's correlation between sex and transferable competences was used, observing in which men with a very low level of correlation were identified, but statistically significant: planning (r=-.15 p=.01), ability to transmit knowledge (r=.13 p=.03), gain knowledge of other areas (r=-.18 p=.005), face challenges (r =-.29 p=.000), teamwork (r=.14 p= .02) and with a similar level of correlation and significance, women obtained the following results: skills (r=.212 p=.001), attitude (r=.13 p=.033), organization (r=.25 p=.000) and ICT (r=.17 p=.007). Identifying which transferable competences most often employ both men and women allows to know the transferable competencies that they use less and can be an opportunity for better school performance in distance education.