Fourth Industrial Revolution Skills Required for Secondary School Students from the Perspectives of Experts

Abdullah Alsewiket, Ahmad; Ahmed Alsessi, Gamal; Mostafi Mohammed Ibrahaim, Mahmood

doi:10.21608/jehs.2021.210797

Fourth Industrial Revolution Skills Required for Secondary School Students from the Perspectives of Experts

Document Type : Original Article

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10.21608/jehs.2021.210797

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Abstract:
The study aims at determining skills for the Fourth Industrial Revolution required for secondary school students from the perspectives of educational experts at the international level. For achieving that, the study adopts mixed methods design, and a sequential exploratory employed to collect qualitative and quantitative data. First phase, the exploratory way using in-depth interviews; a sample of (22) experienced participants in education who have scientific contribution on the Fourth Industrial Revolution and education, representing (11) universities, and distributed on (8) different countries. Second phase, sequential in which the information extracted from qualitative data employed onto a quantitative measurement, and applied on a sample of (39) educational experts using a questionnaire measure that represents (23) universities selected from (13) countries around the world. The results of the study indicated that secondary school students are required to obtain the following six main fields skillfully for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. They are: Digital skills, learning and creativity skills, communication skills, global citizenship skills, ethical thinking skills, personal skills, and life and career skills.

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