Project-Based Thinking as A Key Competence of the 21st Century and The Openness of Hungarian Secondary School Students to It

Abstract

Projects and thinking in projects is one of the key competences of the 21st century and a buzzword of our era. It is very important that today's education system should recognise the need for project-based thinking and project-based education. The objective of our study is to investigate the perceptions and aptitude of secondary school students to think in projects and to work in teams within a defined framework. We would like to raise awareness of the importance of this by looking at the other side, i.e., the participants' views on the subject. In addition, we want to define the competences on which we can build for a successful future participation in the labour market on the part of the students, and which we consider important to develop through the different subjects. Our work is based on the results of a primary research among secondary school students in Hungary, highlighting some of the determinants of working in projects.