Including Soft Skills in the School Curriculum for Secondary School Students

Abstract

This research aims to investigate including soft skills in the school curriculum for secondary school students. It seeks to identify the soft skills appropriate to include in the school curriculum for secondary school students. It also attempts to discover methods for including soft skills in the school curriculum for secondary school students. It used the descriptive survey. There are many methods for including skills in the school curriculum, whether through the modular method or offering a course specialized only in soft skills, or through the integration method or what is also called the bridging method. Given the nature of soft skills and their density in curricula at the secondary level, the researcher suggests including soft skills in the school curriculum. It is vital to include soft skills in the curriculum for secondary school students. This is done by taking advantage of the list of soft skills found in the current research. Methods of embedding soft skills through integration or study units can be done.