Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Creativity and Communication Skills among School Students: A Review Paper

Abstract

Economies are increasingly more globalized and digitalized than ever before. This signaled and challenged the current education systems to alter and train future employees for a more dynamic, complex, and fast-paced 21st-century workforce. The main purpose of this review paper is to highlight existing studies on key soft skill competencies of 21st-century known as the “4 Cs” critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and communication among school students and to explore various frameworks about 4 Cs in the current literature. This review paper also provides suggestions for future research in this area.

Aligning Maritime Education: Enhancing Industry Relevance Through Lecturer Internship Programs

“…The quality enhancement is not only targeting the students but also lecturers as the main drivers of higher education in Indonesia. Therefore, Higher Education HR, especially lecturers, are also required to have the 4Cs characteristics, namely Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Creativity, Communication, and Collaboration (Stanikzai, 2023). This particular type of character must go through a structured and consistent process before appearing.…”