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Competences of Flexible Professionals: Validation of an Invariant Instrument across Mexico, Chile, Uruguay, and Spain

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Conchado Peiró, A.; Carot Sierra, JM.; Vázquez Barrachina, E. (2020). Competences of Flexible Professionals: Validation of an Invariant Instrument across Mexico, Chile, Uruguay, and Spain. Sustainability. 12(12):1-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125224

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Title: Competences of Flexible Professionals: Validation of an Invariant Instrument across Mexico, Chile, Uruguay, and Spain
Author: Conchado Peiró, Andrea Carot Sierra, José Miguel Vázquez Barrachina, Elena
UPV Unit: Universitat Politècnica de València. Departamento de Estadística e Investigación Operativa Aplicadas y Calidad - Departament d'Estadística i Investigació Operativa Aplicades i Qualitat
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[EN] The purpose of this study was to validate and test latent mean differences in a second-order factorial structure for self-assessed competences across four Spanish-speaking countries (Spain, Chile, Mexico, and Uruguay). ...[+]
Subjects: Cross-cultural research , Competences , Invariance , Bologna , Latin America , Spain
Copyrigths: Reconocimiento (by)
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Sustainability. (eissn: 2071-1050 )
DOI: 10.3390/su12125224
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MDPI AG
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125224
Project ID:
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC//AML%2F19.0902%2F04%2F16909%2FII-0546-A/EU/EL PROFESIONAL FLEXIBLE EN LA SOCIEDAD DEL CONOCIMIENTO/
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP6/506352/EU/The flexible professional in the knowledge society new demands on higher education in Europe/REFLEX/
Thanks:
This research was funded by the European Commission, grant number AML/19.0902/04/16909/II-0546-A, and grant number CIT2-CT-2004-506352.
Type: Artículo

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