Title | ||
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The relation between 21st-century skills and digital skills: A systematic literature review. |
Abstract | ||
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Innovation starts with people, making the human capital within the workforce decisive. In a fast-changing knowledge economy, 21st-century digital skills drive organizations' competitiveness and innovation capacity. Although such skills are seen as crucial, the digital aspect integrated with 21st-century skills is not yet sufficiently defined. The main objectives of this study were to (1) examine the relation between 21st-century skills and digital skills; and (2) provide a framework of 21st-century digital skills with conceptual dimensions and key operational components aimed at the knowledge worker. A systematic literature review was conducted to synthesize the relevant academic literature concerned with 21st-century digital skills. In total, 1592 different articles were screened from which 75 articles met the predefined inclusion criteria. The results show that 21st-century skills are broader than digital skills – the list of mentioned skills is far more extensive. In addition, in contrast to digital skills, 21st-century skills are not necessarily underpinned by ICT. Furthermore, we identified seven core skills: technical, information management, communication, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking and problem solving. Five contextual skills were also identified: ethical awareness, cultural awareness, flexibility, self-direction and lifelong learning. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2017 | 10.1016/j.chb.2017.03.010 | Computers in Human Behavior |
Keywords | DocType | Volume |
21st-century skills,Digital skills,Digital literacy,Labor,Systematic literature review | Journal | 72 |
ISSN | Citations | PageRank |
0747-5632 | 8 | 0.64 |
References | Authors | |
0 | 4 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
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Ester van Laar | 1 | 9 | 1.66 |
Alexander van Deursen | 2 | 329 | 23.35 |
J. A. G. M. VAN DIJK | 3 | 53 | 6.24 |
Jos de Haan | 4 | 8 | 0.98 |