10.4225/03/5b207eea0c3a3
Kendall Edens
Kendall
Edens
Social skills and learning: A systematic literature review
Monash University
2018
social skills
learning
2018-06-13 02:18:14
Thesis
https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/Social_skills_and_learning_A_systematic_literature_review/6502667
This thesis involves a systematic literature review investigating social skills and learning. Both students and education have changed over recent times. The methodology used is qualitative, mainly looking at the perspectives of expert educational theorists. There is a growing concern that schools neglect the possible need for social skills and there is a suspicion that schools are far too consumed by academic outcomes. This main question under investigation is: Do social skills affect learning? Two key experts will be analysed: Vygotsky, a Soviet psychologist, and secondly, Goleman, a contemporary psychologist. Analysing the research available, the findings will be detailed and synthesised.