Assessment of generic competences in citizen security teachers

Abstract

The generic competences available to the teaching who train graduates in citizen security is one of the main challenges for higher education institutions that offer this career, as it implies that they not only have the knowledge in the contents, but also develop skills and values ​​that complement their academic activity. Based on the above, it was thought to carry out the study presented here, which had the objective of knowing the assessment that teachers of the degree in citizen security give to the competencies that they consider most important for their performance. The research is descriptive, cross-sectional, the data was analyzed with the quantitative method. Eighty percent of the teachers who teach virtual classes participated in the aforementioned career. The results indicate that teachers value interpersonal competence as the most important, followed by procedural ones such as planning and teaching management, as well as communication; It was observed that those related to innovation and teamwork were the least scored, which represents the absence of social skills and creativity on the part of the respondents.