دور كليات التربية بالجامعات اليمنية في تنمية مهارات القرن الحادي والعشرين اللازمة لدى طلبتها

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The study aimed to examine the role of colleges of education in Yemeni universities in developing the twenty-first century skills among students.

The skills include critical thinking and problem solving; creative thinking; effective communication and cooperation with others; flexibility; adaptation and change management; self and continuous learning; leadership and working with a team; taking responsibility and making decisions; using technology efficiently; understanding and interacting with diverse cultures; and work and self-management.

The followed the descriptive and analytical method, using a questionnaire that was distributed to a random sample of (408) students selected from the fourth level of the Faculties of Education in four public universities: Sana'a, Hajjah, Amran, and Hodeidah.

The study results revealed a medium role that the colleges of education in Yemeni universities play in developing the twenty-first century skills among their students.

The skill of effective communication and cooperation with others received the highest attention, while the skills of work, self-management and the skills of using technology efficiently received the lowest level of attention.

The study concluded with a number of conclusions, including absence of a vision for the challenges and requirements of the twenty-first century and lack of support provided to colleges to purchase facilities and equipment.

The study recommended that the colleges of education should pay more attention to developing the twenty-first century skills, especially work and self-management skills and the efficient use of technology.